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Yesterday | WNDU-TV South Bend

Rowing wheelchair opens Michigan Tech's trails

Wheelchair users will be rowing their way around the trails at Michigan Technological University, thanks to a team of senior engineering students.

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Sat Dec 19, 2009

WisInfo

Winkel wins scholarship

High school senior Nicklaus Winkel has won an Air Force ROTC Commander's Leadership Type 1 Scholarship to attend Michigan Technological University.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Airport's energy and Earth-friendly efforts may save $900,000 a year

For Detroit Metro Airport, 2010 is shaping up to be a green year. Michigan's busiest airport and Delta Air Lines' second-largest hub will be embarking on a number of initiatives designed to reduce its energy use and help the environment.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Mon Dec 14, 2009

WTOM-TV Traverse City

University Turns Green

One vehicle at a time, Michigan Technological University's fleet is turning green.

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Sun Dec 13, 2009

Science Daily

Logging effects vary based on a forest's history, climate

Despite heavy logging in portions of the forest nearly 80 years ago, the distribution of trillium plants on the secondary forest floor was similar to that of undisturbed areas.

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Related Topix: Purdue University

Fri Dec 11, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Schools do prepare some Detroit students for a successful future

Katila Howard, 20, is juggling two majors at the University of Michigan while working in Washington, D.C., this semester, helping research reports that may circulate in the hallways at Capitol Hill.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, Family, Kids

Wed Dec 09, 2009

WisInfo

Wisconsin students plan massive snowball fight

MADISON - Forget studying for finals, doing homework or getting some rest. Handed an unscheduled day off after a blizzard dropped more than a foot of snow on campus, University of Wisconsin-Madison students planned a massive snowball fight Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Madison Metro, University of Wisconsin Madison, World Records, Oregon, WI

Tue Dec 08, 2009

UPI

Climate, history affect logging recovery

U.S. researchers said they have determined climate and restoration efforts can affect how forests recover from logging.

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Sat Dec 05, 2009

TwinCities.com

What's Next: When you like your job but get another offer, how do you figure out what to do?

Editor's note: This may be the worst economy in memory, but tens of millions of workers continue to tackle decisions big and small that shape their careers.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN, Eagan, MN, Florida Institute of Technology, Computers

Wed Dec 02, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Study finds logging effects vary based on a forest's history, climate

A Smoky Mountain forest's woodland herb population has shown that climate may play a role in how forest understories recover from logging, according to Purdue University research.

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Related Topix: Purdue University, Life, Recipes

Tue Dec 01, 2009

State of Michigan

MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Reconciling Upper Peninsula Power...

The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a settlement agreement reconciling Upper Peninsula Power Company's 2008 power supply costs.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Paper, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, SmurfitStone Container

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Michigan Tech study aids power grid cooperation

A Michigan Technological University engineer is leading a $350,000 study of how to keep power-hungry components from crashing smaller electrical grids.

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Related Topix: Houghton, MI

Sun Nov 29, 2009

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Michigan Tech study aids power grid cooperation

A Michigan Technological University engineer is leading a $350,000 study of how to keep power-hungry components from crashing smaller electrical grids.

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Construction Equipment Guide

AGC of Michigan Honors 2009's Brightest & Best in Lansing

The O.L. Pfaffman Construction Industry Scholarship was given to Amanda Malburg, a civil engineering junior at Michigan Technological University.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Construction, Ferris State University, Bay City, MI, Eastern Michigan University

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Wausau Daily Herald

New album, new start for Birnamwood native

It'll be a homecoming concert when singer/songwriter/musician Mark Harrod performs in Birnamwood this weekend.

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Related Topix: Birnamwood, WI, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Marathon County, WI, University of Wisconsin Madison, Antigo, WI

Thu Nov 26, 2009

WXOW

Mich Tech student seeks secret of warbler decline

As many as half a million tiny golden-winged warblers used to make the annual round trip flight from Latin America to the Midwest.

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Related Topix: Green Bay Metro

Tue Nov 24, 2009

State of Michigan

DELEG Bureau of Energy Systems Awards Grants for Biomass Demonstration Projects

NOVEMBER 24, 2009 - Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth Director Stanley "Skip" Pruss announced today that $74,296 in grants have been awarded for biomass energy demonstration projects.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy, Michigan, Agriculture, Science

Mon Nov 23, 2009

MediLexicon

Deciphering The Metabolism Of Sexual Assault Drug

It's a naturally occurring brain chemical with an unwieldy name: 4-hydroxybutyrate . Taken by mouth, it can be abused or used as a date-rape drug.

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Related Topix: Case Western Reserve University, Chemistry, Science, Health

Thu Nov 19, 2009

R & D

Researchers begin to decipher metabolism of sexual assault drug

It's a naturally occurring brain chemical with an unwieldy name: 4-hydroxybutyrate . Taken by mouth, it can be abused or used as a date-rape drug.

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Related Topix: Case Western Reserve University, Chemistry, Science

Wed Nov 18, 2009

CSIRO Publishing

390 Isolation and Adipogenesis of Grizzly Bear Mesenchymal Stem Cells

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; B Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA; C Abstract During winter hibernation, grizzly bears do not eat but instead rely on internal fat stores as a primary source of metabolic energy.

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Related Topix: Urbana, IL, Champaign Metro

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