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n The hybrid ideal
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n Regional office moving to campus
Kettering has formed a partnership with the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center and will offer regional services to small businesses in Genesee and Lapeer counties. This, along with the hiring of a new director of the Kettering University Fuel Cell and Advanced Technology Incubator, could help the Flint and Michigan economies prosper through new business opportunities.
n From racecar driver to humanitarian
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A $75,000 grant from the U.S. headquarters of Mentor Graphics Inc. based in Wilsonville, Ore., helps Kettering University researchers develop computer models that allow automakers to design and evaluate hybrid drive trains that might make hybrids more cost efficient.
Student Keely Albers is more than just a Kettering University student—she’s a young woman with a self-described “need for speed” and desire to help others.
8 n Alumni News 10 n Class Notes 18 n Annual Report Correction: Mary Schafer (Heidenga) ’81 recently joined Synthes as vice president of Global Operations. She and her husband, Joseph Schafer ’75 moved to West Chester, Pa., for her new post. On the cover: The new Chevrolet Volt concept sedan powered by the E-Flex System is GM’s next-generation electric propulsion system. The Volt is a battery-powered, four-passenger electric hybrid vehicle that is chargeable by plugging it into a 110-volt outlet for six hours a day. When fully charged, the Volt provides 40 city miles of electric vehicle range. Photo: Copyright 2007 GM Corp. Used with permission, GM Media Archive.
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