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 “Kettering In The News” is a sampling of news stories recently published on Kettering University, its employees, alumni, students and friends. “Kettering in the News" is published monthly by the Office of PR & Communications at Kettering University in Flint, Mich. Send questions to Patricia Mroczek at pmroczek@kettering.edu and visit the Kettering University PR & Communications news archives at: http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/recentstories.jsp.
September media totals (1,043) almost beat August’s all-time high of 1,064. September’s media activity was highlighted by pre-story coverage on the Financial Summit, awards handed out at the President’s Appreciation Dinner and Alumni Weekend, and several alumni promotions. Here are this month’s media highlights:
WJRT TV 12, Sept. 28
Alcohol education: http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7036954
A few samples of the 100 media/news servers that announced the Financial Summit
CBS MoneyWatch.com: http://finance.bnet.com/bnet/?GUID=10228649&Page=MediaViewer&ChannelID=3191
Crain’s Detroit Business: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/crainsdetroit/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090929005256&newsLang=en
MarketWatch: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kettering-university-to-host-financial-summit-oct-10-in-flint-2009-09-29
MorningStar: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kettering-university-to-host-financial-summit-oct-10-in-flint-2009-09-29
Wall Street Select: http://investor.wallstreetselect.com/wss/?GUID=10228649&Page=MediaViewer&ChannelID=3191
USAgnet, Sept. 21
Birch Run event: http://www.usagnet.com/state_headlines/state_story.php?tble=MI2009&ID=715
St. Petersburg’s Times (Florida), Sept. 22
Elite engineering courses: http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/river-ridge-highs-new-engineering-program-excites-students/1038101
Robots For The Win, Sept. 21-22
Part 1: http://robotsftw.com/2009/09/kettering-first-competition-part-one-lunacy/
Part 2: Kettering FIRST Competition Part Two: The People | Robots - For ...
About 100 media/news servers reported on the 10th annual Kettering Kickoff, Sept. 19-22
Associated Press
Automation Alley: http://www.automationalley.com/autoalley/Automation+Alley/News+Room/Press+Releases.htm?ItemId=10302
Banana 101.5 Radio (Flint)
Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-highschoolrobotic,0,7325380.story
CNBC.com
Davison Flagstaff
Flint Journal
Grand Blanc News
Great Lakes IT Report/WWJ: http://www.wwj.com/Detroit-Area-Teams-Win-Kettering-FIRST-Kickoff/5258161
Kalamazoo Gazette
Kettering follow-up story: http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2927
Reuters
Robotics and Machine Learning
Science Letter
Terry Bankert posts
TV 6 (Lansing)
TV 9 & 10 (Cadillac): http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=171386
TV 11 (Toledo, Ohio)
TV 12 (Flint)
TV 25 (Flint/Saginaw)
TV 28 (South Bend, Ind.): http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=11160433
WKUF Radio (Flint)
Flint Journal, Sept. 19
A park for ‘Chevy in the Hole’: http://blog.mlive.com/flint-city-beat/2009/09/chevy_in_the_hole_could_become.html
Engineering News, Sept. 18
Edgar Lourencon '87 new managing director of GM Africa: http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/gm-names-lourencon-as-africa-md-to-succeed-koch-2009-09-17
Kids Today
Continuing coverage of child safety seat research with Dr. Janet Brelin-Fornari: http://www.kidstodayonline.com/article/CA6697135.html
Green Car Congress, Sept. 16
Larry Burns ’75 to retire: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/09/burns-20090916.html
Work starts on biogas project, Sept. 15
Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-flint-biogas,0,792269.story
CNBC.com
Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20090915/METRO/909150377/1361/Work-starts-on-Flint-biogas-project
Flint Journal: http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/09/city_of_flints_biogas_plant_co.html
WNEM TV 5
Flint Journal, Sept. 15
3 faculty visit Sweden for biogas project: http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/09/city_of_flints_biogas_plant_co.html
The nine Alumni Awards handed out at Bulldog Days Weekend were picked up by more than 70 media/news servers, Sept. 14
CNBC: http://www.cnbc.com/id/32845636/print/1/displaymode/1098/
Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2009/09/14/businesswire129013836.html
Zocalo (Mexico), Sept. 14
Grace Lieblien ‘83: http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/Grace-D.-Lieblein-La-mujer-detras-de-General-Motors/
Flint Journal Editorial, Sept. 13
Flint … a city bouncing back: http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/09/the_world_flocks_to_flint_for.html
WJRT TV 12, Sept. 13
Soap box derby: http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7013110
Media placements topped 90 for President’s Appreciation Dinner Awards, Sept. 11
CNBC: http://www.cnbc.com/id/32799194
DirektBroker (Germany): http://www.direktbroker.de/news-kurse/details/International-News/University+++Kettering+Univers/20509896
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS148746+11-Sep-2009+BW20090911
See Kettering’s coverage at: http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2924
Flint Journal, Sept. 11
Mott Park event: http://www.mlive.com/living/flint/index.ssf/2009/09/mott_park_event_aims_to_streng.html
150 media reported alumnus Richard Stanley is new president of a lithium battery co., Sept. 10
CNBC
Easy Energy (New York)
Portland Business Journal (Oregon)
Sacramento Business Journal
St. Louis Business Journal: http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/prnewswire/press_releases/national/Indiana/2009/09/10/NY73434
Flint Journal Editorial, Sept. 10
Firearms don’t belong in the Ivory Tower: http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/09/calling_them_out_firearms_dont.html
Student Bill Woycik’s thesis project was the installation of a wind turbine on the AB, Sept. 9-10
Alternative Green Power
Flint Journal: http://blog.mlive.com/higher-education/2009/09/kettering_university_senior_he.html
WJRT TV 12: http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7006314
WNEM TV 5: http://www.wnem.com/video/20819870/index.html
Tulsa Business Journal, Sept. 9
Alumnus Norm Szydlowski is new CEO at SemGroup, LP: http://www.tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=63858609.329703.644566.9915239.7135199.862&aID2=49573
Triplepundit.com (San Francisco), Sept. 8
Clean Tech Training: http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/09/clean-tech-training-for-all/
Post & Courier (South Carolina), Sept. 7
Executive Items – Medical: Cynthia Williams has joined Health Sciences South Carolina as project manager for the electronic Institutional Review Board.
EDN (Electronic Design News)
Jamie McLaughlin: http://www.edn.com/article/CA6685961.html?industryid=47038
Flint Journal, Sept 4
Soap Box Derby: http://blog.mlive.com/higher-education/2009/09/kettering_university_students_2.html
Free Republic, Sept. 4
Discussion of bill on concealed weapons: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332400/posts
Flint Journal, Sept. 4
Discussion of bill on concealed weapons:
http://blog.mlive.com/higher-education/2009/09/bill_to_allow_concealed_weapon.html
WJRT TV 12, Sept. 4
Mini police station in neighborhood: http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=6999386
Flint Journal, Sept. 4
Mini police station in neighborhood: http://blog.mlive.com/flint-city-beat/2009/09/flint_mayor_police_chief_pledg.html
Saginaw News, Sept. 4
Alumnus Robert Page discusses World War II: http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/09/a_veterans_story.html
At least 75 media/news servers announced that Kettering faculty and students will present at the IEEE Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conference, and here’s a small sampling:
Auto Channel: http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/09/02/476196.html
Automation Alley, Sept. 3: http://www.automationalley.com/autoalley/Automation+Alley/News+Room/Press+Releases.htm?ItemId=10207
BioBusiness Channel: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/genpublishing/?GUID=9956761&Page=MediaViewer&ChannelID=3191
Flint Journal Editorial, Sept. 3
Crime casts shadow on Flint bright spot: http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2009/09/ketteringarea_crime_casts_a_sh.html
Flint Journal, Sept. 1
Flushing Observer
Great Lakes IT Report/WWJ: http://www.wwj.com/-Father-of-Asian-Electric-Vehicles--Visiting-Michi/5145871
Mlive.com
(Pre-Story): The “father of the electric vehicle” will offer public lecture at Kettering: http://blog.mlive.com/higher-education/2009/09/asias_father_of_electric_vehic.html
Media hits in 2009: September, 1,043; August, 1064; July: 470; June: 737; May: 580; April: 487; March: 886; February: 562; January: 241 (January-September 2009 total = 6,070) (2008 total: 3,448)
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