| Michigan Tech Tops the Nation in Women Earning Engineering PhDs - 6/16/2009 Michigan Tech's College of Engineering graduates a higher percentage of women with PhDs in engineering than any other engineering school in the nation. Increased Research Means More State Funding for Michigan Tech - 2/11/2008 Increases in research at Michigan Tech pay off in Governor's proposed higher education budget. Changing Faces: National Science Foundation Grant Will Help Michigan Tech ADVANCE - 9/15/2008 Michigan Tech has received a large NSF grant to improve its hiring processes and provide mentorship for faculty. NSF Awards $4 Million to Michigan Tech to Build Earth Science Teaching Model in Grand Rapids - 4/22/2009 Grant enables Michigan Tech to partner with Grand Rapids Public Schools to design a science teaching model. Michigan Tech to Host State's First Summer Transportation Institute - 5/8/2009 Michigan Tech is the first university in the state to receive a federal grant to host a National Summer Transportation Institute for high school students. Michigan Tech Faculty Rated Among the Most Productive in the Nation - 11/19/2007 Michigan Tech's forestry faculty ranked first among research universities for their scholarly productivity last year, and geological and mining engineering faculty ranked sixth. Michigan Tech overall was in the top 20 of universities specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Michigan Tech Receives Stimulus Funding for Teacher Education - 6/5/2009 Nearly $1 million for improving high school science and math education Michigan Tech President Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee - 3/7/2008 President's higher education budget testimony focuses on STEM degrees. |