Grace Turner
Grace Turner is associate editor of DBusiness magazine, DBusiness Daily News, DBusiness Tech and Mobility News, Detroit 500, and Michigan Makers. Along with writing for these publications, she maintains the magazine’s online content and manages DBusiness’ internship program. She received the Mentor of the Year Award from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2019 for her work with interns. Before working at DBusiness, Turner was the education reporter at the Times Herald in Port Huron. While a student at Oakland University, she was managing editor of The Oakland Post and president of the university’s Society of Professional Journalists chapter. She also served as a content writer and project coordinator at the Oakland University Communications and Marketing department. Turner has degrees in journalism and French and was awarded Oakland University’s College of Arts and Sciences Meritorious Achievement Award, given to two students graduating from Oakland’s College of Arts and Sciences each semester. In her spare time, Turner enjoys traveling, practicing circus arts, painting, drawing, reading, and sewing formal gowns.
Tickets for Detroit’s North American International Auto Show on Sale
The 31st North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), to be hosted in January 2019 at Detroit’s Cobo Center, started selling tickets Thursday. Tickets for The Gallery, Industry Preview, Charity Preview, and Public Show are available.
MSU in East Lansing Uses Campus to Test, Develop Advanced Mobility
Michigan State University in East Lansing Thursday announced it is transforming its 5,200-acre campus into a live, connected ecosystem to drive mobility research and development. The campus has vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, connected traffic signs, and designated test areas, among other features.
J&B Medical Founder Honored by Great Lakes Women’s Business Council
Mary Shaya, co-founder and president of J&B Medical Supply in Wixom, was honored by the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council at the sixth annual Diversity Honors Awards Luncheon with the Michigan Women’s Business Enterprise of the Year award.
MSU in East Lansing Named Foundational Partner of Center to Bring Scientific Discovery to...
East Lansing’s Michigan State University was named a foundational partner of the Advancing Research and its Impact on Society Center (ARIS), which received $5.2 million from the National Science Foundation. The center is housed at the University of Missouri and is designed to bring scientific research to the masses.
Ford Motor Co. Unveils Lighter GT Carbon Series
Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn Tuesday unveiled its 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series, which is the lightest car in the company’s GT lineup. It features more visible carbon fiber than any previous model, as well as optional accent colors.
Dykema Report: Optimism for Mergers, Acquisitions Highest in 14 Years
Dykema, a large law firm in Detroit, today announced respondents to its 14th Annual M&A Outlook Survey expressed the highest level of optimism for the mergers and acquisitions market in the survey’s history.
Troy’s Delphi Technologies to Expand Portfolio in North America
Delphi Technologies, which has its North American headquarters in Troy, is expanding its product portfolio in fuel handling, steering and suspension, and engine sensors.
Ann Arbor’s U-M to Invest $45M in Biosciences Research
Five large bioscience projects and four small ones, all based at Ann Arbor’s University of Michigan, will receive up to a combined $45 million from the school’s Biosciences Initiative grant. The multiyear initiative will include the hiring of 30 tenure-track faculty and a one-time investment of $150 million.
Researchers at East Lansing’s MSU Create Computer Simulation to Design Cancer-fighting Nanoparticles
Researchers from Michigan State University in East Lansing Monday announced they have created a computer simulation to help design drug-delivery nanoparticles that carry cancer-fighting medicines directly to tumors while minimizing the potential side effects on healthy cells.
Kraig Biocraft in Ann Arbor Develops New Silkworm Strain, Stronger Spider Silk for U.S....
Ann Arbor’s Kraig Biocraft Laboratories today announced it has developed a strain of genetically engineered silkworms that better match the physical properties required for applications in protective textiles. The change is part of the company’s work with the U.S. Army.
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