Michigan Tech News Archives

March 25, 2019

Ecologists Track Isle Royale Moose

Isle Royale National Park is a remote island in Lake Superior. Credit: Sarah Hoy

A research team, including ecologists from Michigan Technological University, fitted radiocollars on 20 moose this February to better understand the island’s population. . . . Read More

March 21, 2019

Michigan Tech Formalizes Commitment to Grand Traverse Region

Michigan Tech and representatives from Michigan's Grand Traverse have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding. Photo by Getty Images.

Michigan Technological University signs Memorandum of Understanding to explore and develop collaborative opportunities in northern Michigan’s Grand Traverse. . . Read More

March 14, 2019

Power by the People: Renewable Energy Reduces the Highest Electric Rates in the Nation

Michigan residents could see substantial savings if they produce their own electricity
with solar photovoltaic panels.

Coal is the primary fuel source for Midwest electric utilities. Michigan Technological University researchers found that increasing renewable and distributed generation . . . Read More

March 13, 2019

Tech Chemist Reviews UN Report on the Environment

Sarah Green is a researcher in the Great Lakes Research Center.

The report warns that human health is in dire straits without urgent actions to protect the environment. Sarah Green, professor of chemistry at Michigan Technological. . . Read More

March 08, 2019

Break-ing the Rules

Middle school students from North Carolina react to one of the displays by Michigan
Tech's Mind Trekkers at a STEM festival in 2018. About 40 Michigan Tech undergraduate
and graduate students will volunteer to work the festival again this year during spring
break.

Thousands of Michigan Technological University students will be away from campus during spring break, March 8-17. For many it will be an adventure of a lifetime. . . . Read More

March 01, 2019

Next Phase of H-STEM Complex Planning and Design Moves Forward

The Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees approves planning and design
expenditures for the H-STEM Complex.

University Board of Trustees approves expenditures for planning and design of H-STEM Complex. . . . Read More

February 25, 2019

Huntoon Honored by Science Teachers Group

Michigan Tech Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Jacqueline Huntoon
has received a lifetime achievement award from the Michigan Science Teachers Association.

Michigan Technological University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Jacqueline Huntoon has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from a statewide science . . . Read More

February 20, 2019

Dream Team: Bosch and Mind Trekkers Team Up to Deliver Ultimate STEM Experience

Michigan Tech's Mind Trekkers has partnered with Bosch to deliver The Bosch Experience
to K-12 students.

A year ago, Bosch partnered with Michigan Technological University’s Mind Trekkers to spark creativity and imagination in K-12 students. The result? A unique program . . . Read More

February 20, 2019

Capturing and Converting Carbon Dioxide into a Useful Product

What if we could not only capture carbon dioxide, but convert it into something useful?

Carbon dioxide is a troublemaker. So it’s a good idea to remove it from power plant emissions — and it may have an extra economic benefit. . . . Read More

February 18, 2019

Jobs versus Death Toll: Calculating Corporate Death Penalties

For every coal mining job in the U.S. one American dies every year from coal-fired,
electricity-based air pollution. For every tobacco job, four Americans die from direct
and second-hand smoke exposure.

Is there a threshold an entire industry crosses when it does more harm than good? Michigan Technological University researchers set out to examine the question with . . . Read More

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