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What’s A Michigan Tech Education Worth?
According to 2013 rankings recently released by PayScale, Michigan Technological University’s graduates rank 18th in the nation among 437 public universities in the return on investment from their degrees.
Michigan Tech’s Peace Corps Program Ranked No. 1
Michigan Technological University ranks as the top Peace Corps Master’s International (PCMI) university nationwide for the eighth consecutive year.
Alumni Gifts Fund Two Major Learning Initiatives at Michigan Tech
Michigan Technological University is launching two major initiatives aimed at improving student success and providing faculty with new tools for enhancing student learning. Both efforts are made possible through generous gifts from alumni.
Michigan Tech Board of Control Approves Budget, Tuition Rates
Michigan Technological University’s board approved a balanced $172.5 million budget and tuition hikes of 2.9 percent for in-state undergrads.
Michigan Tech Studies Wolf-Dog Encounters In Bear Hunting
Bear hunters will tell you that a good way to attract a bear is to put out bait. And in 10 states, including Michigan and Wisconsin, that’s perfectly legal. Hunting dogs are another useful technique in the bear-hunter’s toolkit, and 17 states say that’s just fine.
Michigan Tech Scientist’s Discovery Could Lead to a Better Capacitor
A new process for growing forests of manganese dioxide nanorods may lead to the next generation of high-performance capacitors.
Two Michigan Tech Teams Take Sustainable Designs to Washington, DC
Two interdisciplinary teams from Michigan Technological University are competing in the EPA’s annual Sustainable Design Expo — one to improve the world’s air by improving biomass cookstoves, the other to improve treatment of potentially deadly aluminum processing waste.
MTU To Host Women’s Engineering Conference
Michigan Technological University’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapter has won a bid to host the 2014 SWE Region H Conference.
The Mechanical Engineer and the Sunken Treasure
As a farm boy growing up in northern Michigan, Mike Milosh dreamed of the sea and the adventures of Captain Nemo and Mike Nelson of the TV show Sea Hunt. He even worked on plans for a one-man submarine. So when a real-life adventure presented itself, he didn’t have to think twice.
MTU Prof’s 3D Printing Designs Slash Optics Lab Costs
Just as open-source design has driven down the cost of software to the point that it is accessible to anyone with an Internet connection, open-source designs and 3D printing are driving down the cost of making scientific equipment.
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