Michigan Tech students have developed two inexpensive, functional prostheses—an artificial knee and an artificial foot—especially for India's poor. After traveling to the subcontinent, they are optimistic that their innovations will make a difference. 
Where there's iron, there's rust, and industrial archaeologist Tim Scarlett is teaming up with chemical engineer Gerard Caneba to devise a way to prevent rust from ruining valuable iron artifacts—from hand tools to water pumps.
Contributions to Michigan Tech help fund many important areas, none more so than our students. They receive financial assistance in the form of scholarships and fellowships, often thanks to alumni and friends of Michigan Tech. Generations of Discovery: the Campaign for Michigan Tech is targeting support for students to ensure they can continue their studies here. All the campaign priorities are on the website.
Millions of children die every year in Africa of water-borne diseases. Now a Michigan Tech scientist has developed a cheap, simple way to purify even the muddiest water.
Is a college education worth the price? You betcha, according to PayScale.com, a web site that analyzes the costs of a degree and payback in future salary. See comparisons in return on investment at Michigan Tech and more than 800 other colleges and universities.
Gene Klippel has been named dean of Michigan Tech's School of Business and Economics. He will take over the position on July 1. Klippel replaces Darrell Radson, who left the . . . [read more]
Lanrong Bi and Nazmiye Yapici are shining new light on the hidden processes within cells. For their groundbreaking research, Bi, an assistant professor of chemistry at Michigan Technological University, and . . . [read more]
John Velat, director of Michigan Tech’s Tribal Technical Assistance Program, has just returned from Washington, DC, Dallas, Seattle, and New York, where he traveled the high road to help Native . . . [read more]
A handful of musical artists, all passionate about country music, will come together to share their talents with the community . . .
Memorial Day recess, one day only. Classes will resume on Tuesday, May 29.
Bridgefest was organized to celebrate the anniversary of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, which officially opened in 1959. The Bridge . . .
05/13/12—Michigan Tech's Nathan Saliga broke his own school record in the 400-meter hurdles to finish fourth in a time of . . . [read more]
05/11/12—Michigan Tech's Dylan Anderson qualified for the NCAA Div. II Track and Field Championships after running a school-record time of . . . [read more]
05/09/12—Molly Wiltzius broke her own school record in the discus with a toss of 145-0 to finish fifth at the . . . [read more]
Damoder "Pati" Reddy understands better than most the value of education. It was education, made possible by his family's sacrifices and his own hard work, that took him from a poor village in India to a successful career in California.
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