March 2011

Three Peace Corps Master's International graduate students from Michigan Tech make a difference around the world.

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

An immigrant male wolf came to Isle Royale from Canada in 1997 and made his mark on the gene pool of wolves there.

President Glenn Mroz testifies before Michigan House and Senate higher education subcommittees in Lansing.

Michigan Tech Huskies women's basketball team won the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball semifinals Wednesday, March 23, in St. Joseph, Mo. They will play in the National Championship on Friday, March 25.

Michigan Tech joins World Water Day observance.

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

Researchers and graduate fellows--the next generation of researchers--work together to find better ways to communicate science to the public.

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

Graduate student Sinan Abood has been invited to participate in a worldwide 8-band satellite imaging competition. He will analyze the salinity of marshlands in southern Iraq.

University teams from across the US and Canada competed in the 12th Annual Clean Snowmobile Challenge. Clarkson University won top honors.

"Outstanding Chapter," Blake Lilly Prize for outreach

UW Platteville, Clarkson, Idaho, UW Madison

March is National Nutrition Month, and at Michigan Tech, students, faculty and staff are trying to eat healthy.  

Designing illusions that mimic real dangers

Sleep deprivation is common, and it can cause or exacerbate serious health problems. Jason Carter is studying sleep deprivation's links to high blood pressure and differences in the effects of sleep deprivation in men and women.