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MSU, UM, Wayne State Presidents Open URC Office In Lansing
February 5, 2010/Great Lakes I.T. Report

The presidents of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan vand Wayne State University gathered Friday to open the new office of their University Research Corridor in downtown Lansing.
To Gain Jobs, Michigan Must Get Smart, Not Try the Same Old Strategies Again
February 1, 2010/The Grand Rapids Press
Please, dear citizens, disabuse yourselves of the notion that reforming state government and reinvigorating manufacturing by themselves will restore Michigan's fortunes.
It's Students' Turn to Shape Recovery
January 31, 2010/Detroit Free Press

Everyone's familiar with the challenges we face in Michigan as we confront a dramatically declining manufacturing economy.

How to replace the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs and keep young people here?

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MPA Student Writes Million Dollar Grant to Help Michigan Workers
November 24, 2009/News at OU

Graduate student Bernice Kerner wrote a million dollar grant to help Michigan workers.
Bernice Kerner is putting her school skills to work in the real world in a big way. The Oakland University graduate student recently earned a million dollar grant to help older, laid off workers in Southeastern Michigan reenter the workforce.
Wayne State University and Community Partners Lead Charge to Extend Broadband Wireless in Midtown and Low-income Areas
November 11, 2009/Wayne State University Public Relations

DETROIT - As part of the Community Telecommunications Network (CTN), Wayne State University is providing the technical, strategic and systems support to provide Internet access for residents in two low-income Detroit neighborhoods.
MSU Leads Regional Effort to Retrain Workers for New IT Jobs
November 18, 2009/MSU News

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Nearly 40 mid-Michigan workers have gained new skills and employment in information technology, thanks to a partnership between Michigan State University, work force development agencies and area technology businesses.