The Honors House, building number 82 on the campus map and formerly the Ruppe House, is a next-door neighbor of the University Residence on Woodland Road. The headquarters for Michigan Tech’s Honors Institute, the Honors House is home to nine honors students and provides ample space for the group’s operations. The remaining four beds are filled by non-honors students who have returned to campus after at least one year of study.

The idea of converting the Ruppe House—previously used for . . .]]>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:35:52 -0700 http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/september/story97732.htmlA brighter, better, longer-lasting dental implant may soon be on its way to your dentist’s office.

Dental implants are posts, usually made of titanium, that are surgically placed into the jawbone and topped with artificial teeth. More than dentures or bridges, implants mimic the look and feel of natural teeth. While most dental implants are successful, a small percentage fail and either fall out or must be removed. A scientist at Michigan Technological University wants to lower that rate to zero using nanotechnology.

“Dental implants can greatly improve the lives of people who need them,” said Tolou Shokuhfar, an assistant professor of mechanical . . .]]>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:55:31 -0700 http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/september/story97329.htmlWith 264 companies registered for the Fall Career Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 24, their 900 recruiters run the gamut from new to returning to never-miss-a-fair.

Among the new companies, according to Jim Turnquist, director of Career Services, is Chevron. Although they have recruited and hired on their own on campus, this year they’ve joined the Career Fair and expanded their search.

“In the past, they focused on geology, but this year they are looking for many different engineering fields: chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical,” Turnquist says. “That’s a big plus.”

Back after a hiatus from recruiting is Procter and Gamble. They are scouting for . . .]]>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 07:00:23 -0700 http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/september/story97203.htmlWhen Michigan Technological University launched its Generations of Discovery capital campaign in 2006, announcing a goal of $200 million, there were some doubters. Remember 2006—when the housing bubble burst and the stock market was heading for its 2008-09 crash, kicking the country into a major recession?

But Michigan Tech did it—and then some. At a campaign celebration at the University’s Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 19, 2013, Campaign Chair Dave House announced that Michigan Tech has raised $215,366,353, much of it in planned gifts that will be coming in over the next 10 to 25 years.

House, a Michigan Tech . . .]]>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:00:09 -0700 http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/september/story97310.htmlIn 2006, Michigan Technological University was basking in Guinness glory, having nabbed three wintery world records. But records are made to be broken: one by one, each toppled in the intervening years, and those radiant moments of victory faded into memory.

Last winter, a hardy band of mechanical engineering students had had enough. That was when Michigan Tech’s ASME student chapter pledged to bring at least one of the University’s long-lost Guinness World Records back to Houghton.

They ruled out the snowball fight. “The record is 5,000 people, and we cannot do that,” said Parshwa Patwa, who organized the effort. The newest snow . . .]]>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:36:01 -0700 http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/september/story97105.htmlMichigan Technological University’s Board of Control heard some good news about this fall’s enrollment at its regular meeting today

John Lehman, associate vice president for enrollment, marketing and communications, presented the fall enrollment figures to the Board.  He said that female enrollment figures are up, brushing 26 percent. In the College of Engineering, there are 906 women students, an all-time high. 

Graduate student numbers also rose for the fifth straight year, making the Graduate School’s enrollment of 1,359 the largest in the University’s history, Lehman noted. 

Freshman ACT scores and high school GPAs are also at an all-time high, and domestic ethnic . . .]]>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:30:34 -0700 http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/september/story96892.htmlMichigan Technological University, like other public universities in the state, submitted its official fall enrollment numbers to Lansing this week. The news was very good.

Michigan Tech has 1,252 first-year students, the largest freshman class since 2008.  The average ACT score and high school GPA of those students are at an all-time high, at 26.7 and 3.66.  

Graduate student numbers also rose for the fifth straight year, to 1,359. 

“I want to thank everyone all across  campus for the work they do to attract the highest quality students,” said President Glenn Mroz. "The results of their efforts speak for themselves.”

Total undergraduate enrollment . . .]]>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:27:18 -0700 http://blogs.mtu.edu/mechanical/2013/09/10/aerodynamic-vibration-reduction-of-wind-turbine-blades/Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:45:25 -0700 http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/september/story96647.htmlMichigan Technological University’s undergraduate programs in all disciplines rose in a ranking of public national universities, coming in at 57^th in the nation, according to the 2014 US News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today. Last year, Michigan Tech ranked 58^th among public national universities.  Tech also moved up in the overall rankings of all universities--public and private--to 117th this year from 120th last year.  

“This is movement in the right direction,” said President Glenn Mroz. “We know we provide an outstanding undergraduate education, and employers do as well. But it’s encouraging that our peers and higher education leaders . . .]]>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:22:14 -0700 http://blogs.mtu.edu/mechanical/2013/08/29/michigan-technological-university-remains-top-peace-corps-master%E2%80%99s-international-graduate-school-nationwide/Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:35:24 -0700