Michigan Technological University News

Michigan Technological University Portage Lake Golf Course will be the 2009 host of the 83rd Ladies UP Tournament July 19 - 22.

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! "The economy is based on trust," said Dean Johnson, associate professor of finance at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.

Jody Kositzky and Daniel Schaub, both of Howell, announce their engagement. The future bride is the daughter of Joan and Ross Rhoads of Escanaba, and Neil and Cheryl Kositzky of Venice, Fla.

Sarah Linsley of Onondaga has been named to the Alma College Dean's List for the winter 2009 term.

Seco Tools has announced the appointment of veteran employee and metallurgy expert Don Graham as Manager, Education Services.

PAROWAN - As professors and students from Michigan Technological University wrap up their six-week archaeological excavation into the lives of the pottery-skill honing Davenport family, their presentation to Parowan residents Friday showed a deep connection with the town and a 'positive energy' toward their field.

WASHINGTON: Jet fuel's grave carbon emissions can be reduced by about 84 per cent by refining it from the seeds of a lowly weed, which is a cousin to the cabbage, says a Michigan Technological University researcher.

The hows and whys of rainfall have been pondered for about as long as human beings have walked upright, but now a team of researchers thinks it has discovered something everyone else missed: Some raindrops fall faster than they should.

HOUGHTON, Mich. - Michigan Technological University has released the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester, recognizing Lakeshore area students who achieve grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher.

Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. honored the achievements of nearly 900 graduates May 2 at Spring Commencement.

IBM has opened a new centre to devoted to the development of the next-generation rail systems in China.

De Pere residents Diego Charles, Travis Jansen, Thomas Kohlmann and Jeff Piaskowski received degrees from Michigan Technological University at its spring commencement May 2. Charles earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering.

Amonk, NY, and Beijing, China - 11 Jun 2009: Today IBM opened a new Global Rail Innovation Center that will bring together the world's foremost industry leaders, researchers and universities to advance next-generation rail systems.

And no raindrop can fall faster than its "terminal speed" - its speed when the downward force of gravity is exactly the same as the upward air resistance.

Six girls from the Battle Creek area were among the 14 honored by Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan with the Girl Scout Gold Award at a ceremony held May 13 at the Kalamazoo Program and Training Center.

PAROWAN - A project that set its roots 10 years ago as part of one associate professor's dissertation has led to a major Southern Utah heritage discovery on how one English settler family survived during the mid-1800s. The fruits of this project are in the form of a 19th century Parowan pottery workshop, as eight students from Michigan ...

Astronomical event in Kalamazoo "Best Astronomy Images of 2009" is being presented at the Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, 600 W. Vine St., Suite 400.

AIEA - The Hawaii Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs named Aiea resident Samantha Bernard as its 2009 Youth of the Year at its Award and Recognition Luncheon at the Pacific Club in Honolulu.

My thesis research brought me to the small, rural town in Nicaragua, where I have been working with my advisor, John Geirke, to identify geological lineaments from satellite imagery that will improve groundwater exploration and siting of wells in this rugged terrain.

When Evanston's city council offered its Early Retirement Initiative last year, 11 of the city's 12 senior officials left office.