LTU, partners in federal project for more efficient industrial coatings, paints
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University, its Centrepolis Accelerator manufacturing business accelerator and three industry partners will collaborate on a $2.4 million federal project to develop lower-energy, greenhouse-gas-free porcelain enamel and paint curing for manufacturing. The project was one of just 16 awarded nationwide, part of a $38 million program of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency […]
EGLE grant to focus on research into recycling ‘critical minerals’ from batteries
The College of Engineering will provide key research and other services to a new grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to boost new technologies for the recovery and recycling of the critical minerals in end-of-life batteries. LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator will manage the grant of nearly $2.3 million to fund a […]
NSF grant to boost external partnerships for research
The College of Engineering will be an integral part of a new $400,000, three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) grant awarded to LTU to boost research capacity with industry partners. Liping Liu, CoE associate dean for graduate studies and research, is a co-principal investigator on the grant. Principal investigator […]
LTU IGVC self-drive team receives RoboNation champion banner, $3,000 award
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Autonomous Campus Transport (ACTor) team, seven-time defending champion in the Self-Drive category of the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, was honored with the 2024 RoboNation championship banner during a campus ceremony. Alongside the banner, LTU received a $3,000 check for its first-place win in the IGVC Self-Drive competition. RoboNation, a robotics education […]
LTU’s Healthcare Violence Reduction Center Announces Partnerships with University of Michigan Health-Sparrow and University of Michigan Health-West
Lawrence Technological University’s Healthcare Violence Reduction Center (HVRC) is partnering with University of Michigan Health-Sparrow and University of Michigan Health-West to support the center’s growth in creating interventions to reduce and mitigate workplace violence incidents. The groundbreaking initiative aims to promote research and develop and implement solutions based on real-world experiences that can be replicable […]
LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator gets $2.28 million grant for ‘critical minerals’ recycling
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has been awarded $2,282,667.67 through the Critical Minerals Grant program, part of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget. This funding, provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), supports Centrepolis’ efforts to advance innovative solutions for the recovery and recycling of critical minerals, […]
LTU, partners launching Healthcare Violence Reduction Center
SOUTHFIELD—Workplace violence in the healthcare industry has been on the rise for more than a decade. According to studies, more than 50 nurses a day are attacked in the United States, 40% of healthcare workers say they have experienced workplace violence in the past two years, and 85% of emergency room physicians say that workplace […]
Centrepolis, EGLE to hold webinar on clean energy projects in underserved communities
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, will hold a webinar July 31 on “Partnering with Underserved Communities on Clean Energy Projects and Manufacturing.” According to Centrepolis Accelerator CEO Dan Radomski, the webinar “will provide insights into significant federal and local government programs […]
LTU connected car research session ends with successful demonstration, presentation
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s summer autonomous and connected car research program for undergraduate students from around the nation wrapped up its successful third year Tuesday, with seven students making a final presentation after successfully programming two cars to drive themselves around a test track in an LTU parking lot. Students participating in this year’s session, funded […]
LTU gets $1.7 million federal grant to improve rural healthcare
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has received a $1.7 million five-year federal grant to improve the availability of healthcare in rural areas of Lower Michigan. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, will place second-year students in LTU’s Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program in rural […]
