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2010 Archive

Forest science PhD student Carley Kratz at work in the field

Two Michigan Tech Students Granted DOE Graduate Fellowships

August 13, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

Colin Gurganus and Carley Kratz are among the 150 fellows selected from among 3,300 applicants.

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Travis Pierce, director of housing, greets alumni and members of the campus community at the open house for Michigan Tech's new Residential Apartment Building

Living the Suite Life: Michigan Tech Unveils New Residential Apartment Building

August 9, 2010
By Danny Messinger

Alumni and members of the campus community toured Michigan Tech's new Residential Apartment Building at the open house celebration, held during Alumni Reunion. 

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Aaron Hemme took this photo of an in situ oil burn over the source of the Gulf oil spill.

Biology Alumnus Puts Education to Work over the Gulf

August 6, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Hemme has been peering out of MH-60 helicopters and C-130 transport aircraft for weeks, searching for oil floating on the Gulf of Mexico.

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McGruff the Crime Dog and Blizzard T. Husky

National Night Out a Hit at Daniell Heights

August 6, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

Featuring McGruff the Crime Dog and Blizzard T. Husky

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Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz and State Rep. Mike Lahti at the groundbreaking of the Great Lakes Research Center

Great Lakes Research Center: An Investment in the State, the Nation and the World's Freshwater Resources

August 5, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

A center of freshwater research and education on the Lake Superior watershed

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railveyor 1

Simple Design Equals Smaller Footprint: Rail-Veyor System for Mining (and More?)

August 5, 2010
By Dennis Walikainen

Tech Alum Mike Dibble creates a cool, new rail-veyor system for moving ore and more.

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princeton review midwest

Michigan Tech Rated A Best in the Midwest; Among Nation’s Top Universities Again by Princeton Review

August 4, 2010
By Dennis Walikainen

Princeton Review ranks Michigan Tech a top midwestern university in 2011 Edition of Best 373 Colleges.

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Mackinac Bridge, photo courtesy of the Mackinac Bridge Authority

Michigan Tech Prof Helps Mighty Mac Gain National Recognition

August 3, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

Bridge now a ASCE National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark

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Pasty Picnic 2009

Alumni Reunion to Feature Hockey, Local History, Outdoor Adventure

July 29, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

Thursday-Saturday, August 5-7, 2010

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John Johnson

Johnson to Chair National Academies Committee

July 26, 2010
By Marcia Goodrich

Will review Phase 2 of the 21st Century Truck Partnership Program

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