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Some Michigan hospitals are making flu shots and other vaccines mandatory for employees. The flu shot or the pink slip? This year that will be the choice for some Michigan health care workers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A laser developed at the University of Michigan is designed to melt fat without burning surrounding tissue. It could potentially be used to treat acne, researchers say.

In a month, the fastest solar cars will meet in Australia for a 14-hour race to determine the speediest sun-powered vehicle. After a disappointing finish in 2010, Stanford's team thinks they have what it takes

In this Q&A with Inc.com, SBA chief Karen Mills talks about loan levels, a $1 billion injection of capital in small business--and numbers-centric leadership. As head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Karen Mills focuses on fueling the economy through small business growth.

He also announced the SBA will double its investment in rural small business over the next five years. President Barack Obama told an audience in rural Iowa that economic recovery must be led by small businesses and entrepreneurs and "isn't going to be driven by Washington." Obama was opening a forum on the rural economy at Northeast Community College in Peosta on his second of three days travelling by bus through the Midwest. Tuesday he also announced that the Small Business Administration will double its current rate of investment in rural small businesses to $350 million over the next five years.

A social movement is underway in downtown Detroit.

Thanks to a new social media-centered marketing campaign, Whole Foods will become the first national retail chain to celebrate Ramadan. Whole Foods has become the first prominent supermarket chain to run a Ramadan marketing campaign--and they're hoping Muslim customers will return the favor as they break fast. Even though Muslims traditionally forego meals during the day, lavish evening Ramadan meals could mean big bucks for the natural foods giant ..

In 2010, Sean Bandawat acquired Jacob Bromwell, a specialty housewares company that's been in existence since 1819.

In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect, we look at what might happen if interest in soccer continues to grow: TV deals, a World Cup victory, and the American Dirk Nowitzki. 1. The Rise Of The Other Football U.S.

A franchisee organization claims Edible Arrangements imposed system-wide changes that violated its franchise agreement. A Connecticut judge ruled that a lawsuit against Edible Arrangements, a franchising company that creates fresh fruit arrangements, may proceed in the U.S

The company is so ubiquitous it has no incentive to "delight" users. Wikipedia topped the social media sites for customer satisfaction.

A Chicago agency is finding that the best way to tackle a conundrum, no matter how big, is to put the best and brightest together to think it through.

(PhysOrg.com) -- "People want to understand phase transitions in a finite system by quantum simulation," Luming Duan tells PhysOrg.com. Duan is a professor at the University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor

Record heat is gripping the East Coast of the U.S. Also hot?

In the last five years or so, weather changes have taken a toll on Michigan's roads. Heavy rains have overpowered drains, causing water to spill onto the road and wash whole sections away