Outreach

Michigan Tech is succeeding in attracting international students rfrom Brazil, China, and Thailand.

 A recent report from NAFSA--the Association of International Educators--shows that international students pump tens of millions of dollars into the economy every year. For Michigan Tech, the effects on Houghton and the surrounding communities are easy to spot.

WGGL-FM, Houghton-Hancock's public radio station, has changed its programming, adding more news shows and Science Friday. Michigan Tech is an educational sponsor of WGGL.  

Football fans across the nation will meet some of the Michigan Tech engineering students and the hand-cranked cycles they designed and built for wounded veterans. The cycles will be unveiled during the 2012 Army-Navy game. 

The 23rd annual Parade of Nations celebrates the diversity of the Houghton-Hancock community on Sept. 22, 2012.

Measure would require that 25 percent of Michigan’s electricity be generated using renewable energy sources by the year 2025

Young students representing more than 10 nations are attending summer Youth Programs at Michigan Tech. From forensic science crime scene investigation to aerospace engineering to digital photography, global citizens easily find programs to suit their talents and interests.

John Velat travels the high road to help Native American communities attain safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation.

12 High School Enterprises present their work at a High School Enterprise Showcae in Detroit, sponsored by Michigan Tech and General Motors.

A karate master can break a brick with his bare hands, and children visiting the Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers exhibit at the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival at the Washington Convention Center this weekend can hurl a ping pong ball right through a soda can—learning for themselves the physics of air pressure.