EMU gets $1M gift from Jack Roush
YPSILANTI—Eastern Michigan University announced the receipt of a $1 million gift from automotive entrepreneur Jack Roush, EMU alumnus and chairman of the board of Roush Enterprises, and founder, CEO, and co-owner …
Michigan’s Ross business school gets $1M gift for sustainability, poverty alleviation
ANN ARBOR–The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan has received more than $1 million as a result of a gift from the Applebaum Family Philanthropy …
Pontiac High School implements new STEM program with industry partners
PONTIAC—The Flagstar Bank Foundation announced a “significant” contribution to the SME Education Foundation to implement an SME PRIME program at Pontiac High School. The Flagstar Foundation joined the Ralph C. Wilson …
Siemens donates cash, hardware, software for LTU industrial engineering lab
SOUTHFIELD – Siemens Corp., the United States subsidiary of the German industrial automation giant Siemens AG, has given $75,000 in cash, hardware and software to Lawrence Technological University. The university …
MSU receives $5 million commitment for engineering scholarships
EAST LANSING – A graduate of Michigan State University, whose only hope of completing his college education in the 1960s was a scholarship, is paying it forward with a $5.3 …
$2M Gift To Fund Bridge Research At MSU
EAST LANSING — The largest single donation ever given to Michigan State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will enhance research focused on the nation’s strained transportation infrastructure. A …
Michigan Tech Alum House Gives $2.3M For Professsors, Grad Assistants
HOUGHTON — Recipients have been named for two professorships endowed by Dave House, an alumnus and longtime supporter of Michigan Technological University. The House Family Foundation gave $1 million to …
Michigan Tech Alum Donates $2M To Mechanical Engineering
HOUGHTON — An alumnus of Michigan Technological University who made a $2 million gift to his alma mater’s Physics Department just months ago, has made an identical gift to another …
Michigan Tech 3-D Printer Recycling Effort Wins Ford Grant
HOUGHTON — “It’s an octopus,” says Open Source Hardware Enterprise team member Ian Peoples, holding up a previously finished model as a nearby 3-D printer nozzle continues to lay down …
Five Michigan Projects Among Ford College Community Challenge Winners
DEARBORN — The Ford Motor Co. fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Co., is awarding $250,000 in Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3) grants for student-led projects. The program …