Going Green On The Cheap: Low Impact Development
By: Amy Kuras,
9/24/2009
Sometimes it's the little things that count. What might seem like flower gardens or stretches of grass can be valiant guardians of the health of the region's waterways. Low impact development uses native plants to minimize the impact of water overflow into lakes and streams -- and looks pretty doing it. (
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The Next Generation In Invention
By: Daniel Johnson,
6/25/2009
Meet the wunderkinds behind Titanium Expo Robotics, a company created by three high school kids from Royal Oak. Their land mine-detecting robot not only took top awards at Lawrence Tech's Robofest, it heralds a potentially game-changing industry for Southeast Michigan, while prompting deep ethical questions about where our technological innovations are headed. (
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A Better Set Of Building Blocks
By: Terry Parris Jr.,
4/9/2009
Infrastructure. It's not exactly a sexy word, but with the Obama administration's focus on rebuilding our nation's roads and bridges, innovation is in demand. Enter Lawrence Technological University, where new infrastructure inventions are an everyday way of life. (
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Retooling SE Michigan's Workforce
By: Lucy Ament,
11/20/2008
Evolve or perish has become the mantra for Michigan's economy. But what to do with generations of workers who flourished under the old system?
To borrow a recent slogan: "We are the change we have been waiting for". Metro Detroit's universities have some ideas about how to make that change. (
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Tech Transfer: Banking On SE Michigan's Universities
By: Scott Paul Dunham,
8/28/2008
There's a lot of talk about Tech Transfer but not everyone understands what it is, and what it could mean to Michigan's new economy. Metromode gives you the lowdown along with a snapshot of how U-M, WSU and Lawrence Tech intend to leverage their innovations into marketplace successes. (
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Blog/Jerry Lindman
Professor Jerry Lindman wants Metro Detroiters to consider nonprofit management as a viable career option. As the Director for the Center for Nonprofit Management at Lawrence Tech, he has a deep understanding of the professional opportunities they offer. Guess what he'll be writing about. (
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Video/Element One
Fifty Lawrence Tech students banded together to create a hydrogen fuel cell powered Formula racing cart. The result? Probably the coolest zero-emissions vehicle you've ever seen.
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