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Most Scientists Agree: Humans are Causing Global Climate Change 16 May 2013 | 05:00 am
Do most scientists agree that human activity is causing global climate change? Yes, they do, according to an extensive analysis of the abstracts or summaries of scientific papers published over the p...
Michigan Tech Research Institute Receives Radar Defense Contract 15 May 2013 | 04:46 pm
The Michigan Tech Research Institute in Ann Arbor, Mich., has signed a six-month, $1 million contract with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to conduct research in adaptive rada...
Demonstrating Physics and a Passion for Teaching 15 May 2013 | 01:46 pm
Sports can be tough to understand. There are rules that govern what’s going on, but explaining them to someone unfamiliar with the game can be daunting. Physics poses a similar problem. We experience ...
Students, Teachers Gather at Tech to Learn about Lake Superior 14 May 2013 | 04:30 pm
More than 200 teachers and students from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario are coming to Michigan Technological University this week for the 10 th Biennial Lake Superior Youth Symposium. Stu...
Study: Art Strengthens Community Ties in Calumet 10 May 2013 | 08:44 pm
Art has long fostered human connection. Now a Michigan Technological University social sciences professor and her class are examining how art is working as a social glue in Calumet. Students in Richel...
What's A Michigan Tech Education Worth? 9 May 2013 | 07:55 pm
What’s a university education worth? That’s a question often asked by students, parents and legislators. According to 2013 rankings recently released by PayScale, Michigan Technological University’s ...
Michigan Tech Launches 3D Printers for Peace Contest 8 May 2013 | 07:33 pm
What would Ghandi do with a 3D printer? Or Albert Schweitzer? Or Mother Theresa? Michigan Technological University is inviting anyone who thinks they might know the answer to enter the first 3D Printe...
Making Aha Moments: Mind Trekkers and Industry Join Forces to Bring STEM Alive for Kids 7 May 2013 | 08:36 pm
A steady stream of students flowed through double doors where dozens of interactive science demonstrations waited, each vying for attention with plumes of nitrogen gas, unexpected booms and even an oc...
Michigan Tech's Peace Corps Program Ranked Number 1 in the Nation 7 May 2013 | 11:00 am
Michigan Technological University ranks as the top Peace Corps Master’s International (PCMI) university nationwide for the eighth consecutive year. With 35 PCMI graduate students currently serving as ...
Commencement 2013: The Last Day, the First Day 6 May 2013 | 08:57 pm
“The future is already here; it’s just not very evenly distributed” – President Glenn Mroz, quoting novelist William Gibson Twice a year we celebrate all of the wisdom developed behind closed doors an...
