WSU opens $28M Engineering Center to support education, innovations

Thursday, May 7, 2009 | Source: Model D
Wayne State is rolling out the welcome mat to engineers in the form of a new research center.

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Wayne State University opened the $28 million, 82,500-square-foot Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center on April 27. The building, located on Warren at Anthony Wayne Drive (a.k.a. Third Street), is intended to couple traditional university research opportunities with an opportunity for students, faculty and even small companies to launch a business.

"We're moving toward taking inventions in engineering and moving them to commercial ventures," says Ralph Kummler, dean of the College of Engineering. "Most of these businesses will stay here -- in part because it is economical for faculty and students to rent (equipment and space) back from us." Kummler hopes WSU's relationship with TechTown will aid in that incubation and help keep engineers in Detroit after graduation.

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