Michigan Tech News Archives
Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Give $1 Million to School of Business and Economics
Alumni and long-time donors Richard and Joyce Ten Haken are donating $1 million toward a new School of Business and Economics building project at Michigan Technological University. . . . Read More
Michigan Tech Board Approves H-STEM Building Project Request
At its regular meeting on Friday, October 20, 2017, Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees approved a five-year state capital outlay plan and capital project request. . . Read More
How Do People at Michigan Tech Experience Life at the University?
Working, living and learning at Michigan Technological University is shaped by the attitudes, beliefs, experiences and perceptions of the students, faculty and staff. What are those attitudes. . . Read More
It’s Out There: Return to the Paulding Light
The Lake Superior region is known for haunted ship tales. But the legend of the phantom railroad brakeman who walks the night, his swinging lantern visible from a dead-end road in Ottawa. . . Read More
Cosmic Collisions
Michigan Tech researchers contribute to follow-up studies of the binary neutron star merger observed by the LIGO & Virgo projects. . . . Read More
Is It Gonna Blow? Measuring Volcanic Emissions from Space
Carbon dioxide measured by a NASA satellite pinpoints sources of the gas from human and volcanic activities, which may help monitor greenhouse gases responsible for climate change. . . . Read More
Suhel Shaikh Wins Elevator Pitch Competition
An idea for a breast cancer screening device took the top prize in the 2017 Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition held Saturday in the Van Pelt and Opie Library. . . . Read More
New NIH grant Will Study Alcohol’s Effects on the Nervous System
Michigan Technological University is leading a $1.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to understand alcohol’s effects on sleep, blood pressure and brain activity. . . . Read More
Bio-methane Transforms from Landfill Waste to Energy Source
Methane produced by manure and food waste in landfills doesn't have to go to waste. Using anaerobic digesters, the gas can be harnessed for energy. . . . Read More
Black and White and Red All Over
The Keweenaw Peninsula shoreline tells a billion-year-old story forged in fire, sculpted by ice. Geoheritage tours teach visitors and residents how to read the variegated cliffs, long-tailed. . . Read More