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Michigan Tech's team at the 2011 National Student Steel Bridge Competition

Steel Bridge Team Takes Second in the Nationals

June 1, 2011
By Marcia Goodrich

Competition draws 48 schools from across US and Canada

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Bob Mark, professor of practice, School of Business and Economics

Campus Mourns Business Professor Bob Mark

May 23, 2011
By Dennis Walikainen

Bob Mark, professor of practice  in the School of Business and Economics, died on May 23, 2011 after a stroke.

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Shawn Bretting, a Senior Capstone Design team member, explains his team's Fernstrum keel cooler dynamic fatigue resistance project.

Students' Creative Problem Solving Helps Tech Alumni Tackle Engineering Issues

May 5, 2011
By Jennifer Donovan

Menominee engineering company run by alumni and Senior Capstone Design students at Michigan Tech team up.

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AACSB

AACSB Extends School of Business and Economics Accreditation

April 5, 2011
By Dennis Walikainen

The School of Business and Economics has received an accreditation extension from AACSB International.

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Jodhbir Singh makes his pitch

Students Pitch a Business with a Difference

March 31, 2011
By Dennis Walikainen

Student-created businesses were offered a chance at prize money and free consulting services as part of the second annual Business Plan Competition.

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Norman Augustine is the featured speaker at Michigan Tech's 2011 Spring Commencement.

Norman Augustine—Engineer, Businessman, STEM Advocate—To Speak at Michigan Tech Spring Commencement

March 17, 2011
By Jennifer Donovan

Norman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin and STEM education advocate, will speak at Spring Commencement.

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Mary Christiansen, a graduate student in civil & environmental engineering, at work in the lab.

Michigan Tech Graduate Engineering Programs Move Up One Position in US News Rankings

March 15, 2011
By Jennifer Donovan

Michigan Tech's graduate engineering programs move up one position in US News rankings.

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Aaron Wendzel holds up his arms in victory, while Phil Hohnstadt, center, and Tom Venturino display the team’s first place plaque.

Blast Off! Tech Students’ Winning Satellite to Be Launched into Orbit

January 20, 2011
By Marcia Goodrich

Oculus-ASR takes a gold in Air Force's Nanosat 6 competition

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Michigan Tech's entry in the 2010 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge

2011 Clean Snowmobile Team Tests New Catalytic Muffler

January 18, 2011
By Marcia Goodrich

A new weight-loss strategy

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Growth spirals on graphite crystals. Colors are generated by the optical microscope to reveal the features. Patrick Jaszczak image.

An Element of Nobel-ity: Michigan Tech’s Carbon Connection

December 8, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

Tech provides rare graphite crystals to leading labs—and Nobel winners

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