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Software to Saudi FutureTruck Ford Motor Company Sun Rays
Software developed at Michigan Technological University is being used in Saudi Arabia to help engineers calculate preliminary cost estimates of road construction projects.
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After nine months of hard work, Michigan Tech's FutureTruck team took their show to the Arizona desert, where they competed against 14 other teams and the 100-plus degree heat.
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Ford Motor Company recently gave MTU its second $600,000 installment toward the support of a $3 million, 5-year business plan designed to prepare students for jobs in the auto industry.
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This fall, MTU students living in the residence halls will be the first college students in the world to have Sun Rays--the ultimate in portable campus computing--right in their rooms. More-->

Research [Top]

Grants and Gifts [Top]

MTU Researchers Study New Methods for Sensing Biological Agents (12/18/00)

Wolf-Moose Study Makes National Wildlife Cover (12/1/00)

MTU Engineers Earn Landmark Award for Water Treatment Design Approach (11/13/00)

Researchers at Michigan Tech Study Ways to Recycle Aluminum Wastes (10/19/00)

Michigan Tech a Partner in NSF Engineering Research Center (9/29/00)

Researchers Test New Method for Stripping Concrete Structures (7/18/00)

Michigan Tech, Trout Unlimited Cooperate to Benefit Local Fisheries (5/11/00)

Saudi Arabian Government Adopts Software Developed at MTU (5/10/00)

Michigan Tech Grabs a Major Role in Largest Scientific Collaboration (5/8/00)

New Genes Protect Trees from Insects, Disease (4/24/00)

MTU Researchers Study Value of Lake Superior Shoreline (4/5/00)

Guide Could Help Industries, Communities (3/31/00)

Isle Royale Wolves Doing Well (3/8/00)

Researchers Designing HIV Home Test Kit (3/7/00)

Researchers Discover 10,000-year-old Forest (2/21/00)

Michigan Tech Receives Grants (11/27/00)

Whirlpool Foundation Grant Supports
   
MTU Minority Outreach Programs (11/9/00)

DNR Grant Supports MTU Studies (10/30/00)

Dow Corning Provides Fellowship at MTU (8/24/00)

NSF Gives MTU $1.5 Million for Teachers' Earth Science Institute (8/24/00)

Dow Corning Provides Fellowship at MTU (8/24/00)

Ford Gives Michigan Tech Second Installment Towards 5-year, $3 million Business Plan (6/29/00)

Rekhis Give $5 Million to Michigan Tech (6/20/00)

New Endowed Scholarship Fund Established (6/13/00)

D&N Establishes Business Scholarship (3/27/00)

Engler Praises Thompsons' $3.6 Million Gift to Michigan Tech (1/16/00)

Butvilas' Gift Boosts MTU Fund Drive (1/16/00)

GM Provides $200,000 for MTU Partnership Project (1/31/00)

Seaman Museum Receives Major Gift (1/7/00)

 



Awards and Recognition [Top]

Other News [Top]

Michigan Tech Inducts Seventeen New Members to the Academy of Materials Science and Engineering (11/27/00)

Employee Excellence Award Winners Named (9/18/00)

Jurgensen and Sutherland: Dual Teaching Research Award Winners (9/18/00)

Johnson to Receive Teaching Award (9/18/00)

MTU Team Takes Two Awards at FutureTruck (6/16/00)

Christine Wennen Awarded Geological Society of America Internship at Capulin Volcano National Monument (6/7/00)

Seely to Receive Wickenden Award (6/5/00)

Michigan Tech to Bestow Honors (5/16/00)

MTU Professor Receives Howard Fellowship (5/12/00)

Michigan Tech Wins National Award for Fundraising (5/11/00)

Houghton Couple Win Donovan Award (4/14/00)

Michigan Tech Board Member Selected as "Man of the Year" (4/12/00)

MTU Snowmobile Team Takes Two "King/Queen of the Hill" Awards (4/10/00)

Ann Arbor Student Wins Tuition Award (3/24/00)

MTU to Offer New PhD Programs (12/15/00)

Board Approves Capital Outlay Request (12/15/00)

Kimball to Receive Honorary Degree from Michigan Tech (2/113/00)

Cambrex Corporation CEO to Speak at MTU Commencement (11/13/00)

Tech Tea Time--A Concert of Ideas: Student Work from Perspective Courses (11/28/00)

Canadian Brass Christmas Show (11/28/00)

KSO Presents Messiah, Premiere of Olsson's Mass (11/27/00)

Watershed Information Sessions Set (11/14/00)

Tim Watters Steps Down as Hockey Coach at MTU (11/7/00)

MTU Establishes English Education Program (11/2/00)

Forestry Students Fight Fires Out West (11/2/00)

Winter Driving at Tech Tea Time (11/2/00)

SBE Undergrad Beats the Pros in Stock Market Challenge (10/31/00)

More on Native American Heritage Month at MTU (10/30/00)

The Galapagos at Tech Tea Time (10/19/00)

Women: Want to Start Your Own Business? (10/18/00)

Career Day 2000 (10/10/00)

Janners Addresses MTU's Steps Toward
Substance Abuse Prevention (10/6/00)

Party at the Rozsa! (10/02/00)

MTU Among 100 Best College Buys (10/02/00)

UPs Largest Performing Arts Center Set to Open (9/27/00)

Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra Residency (9/26/00)

More About the Rozsa Center (9/25/00)

Colin Raye Pre-Show Country Dinner! (9/22/00)

Native American Heritage Activities (9/22/00)

Tompkins Outlines New Strengths, New Directions for Michigan Tech (9/20/00)

Michigan Tech a Best Value (9/19/00)

You're Invited: President's Convocation September 20 (9/15/00)

Author to Speak at Michigan Tech (9/6/00)

MTU Preparing for Parade of Nations Celebration (9/5/00)

Army ROTC Scholarships Available (8/24/00)

An Extra-Great Event Series on Tap for 2000-01 (8/17/00)

Last Time in the Sandbox, First Time in the Denki Furo (8/7/00)

Lot(s) More Student Parking This Fall (8/3/00)

Archival Speakers Series: Lecture on Hecla Location (8/3/00)

Jet Fighters and ROTC Cadets Particate in Alumni Reunion (8/2/00)

Alumni Reunion August 3-5: You're Invited! (7/31/00)

Michigan Tech Vice Provost Lee to Retire (7/26/00)

Bowen: "Most Productive Year in Michigan Tech History" (7/14/00)

Sun Ray at MTU: The Ultimate in Portable Campus Computing (6/30/00)

Michigan Tech Hikes Tuition and Fees to 4 Percent (6/29/00)

Tompkins to Participate in U.K. Conference (6/27/00)

Michigan Tech Board Approves Budget, Tuition Increase (5/19/00)

Michigan Tech FSAE Team at the Silverdome (5/15/00)

Attorney General Granholm Here May 25 (5/11/00)

Michigan Technological University Offers College Prep Program (5/10/00)

Commencement Ceremony Televised (5/10/00)

Carnahan to Address Michigan Tech Grads (5/9/00)

Nobel Prize Winner to Visit Michigan Tech (5/9/00)

9to5: Profile of Working Women: Policies and Best Practices (5/1/00)

9to5: We've Come a Long Way: Why, How, Where to Now (5/1/00)

Michigan Tech to Host Cinco de Mayo Celebration (4/26/00)

Take Our Daughters to Work Day at MTU (4/25/00)

MTU to Host Forestry Symposium (4/25/00)

Union Helps Mont Ripley Ski Hill (4/25/00)

The Legacy of Columbus at Tech Tea Time (4/25/00)

Will There Be a Frog Chorus this Spring? (4/20/00)

Registration Deadline Extended for K-12 Environment Workshop (4/19/00)

The Funniest Einstein-Wannabe-Who-Never-Made-It (4/17/00)

Geoscientists Use Features of Utah's National Parks for Virtual Course on CD-ROM (4/10/00)

Mroz Named Interim Dean of Forestry (4/6/00)

Food Glorious Food at Tech Tea Time (4/5/00)

Men in Tights and Tutus? It's Tutu Much Fun! (4/4/00)

Tech Arts Festival Main Event: Afro-Cuban All Stars! (3/30/00)

Teaching with the Outdoors Workshop for K-12 Educators (3/26/00)

Business School, Fraternity to Host Executive Dinner (3/22/00)

Asian Odyssey: A Photographic Diary at Tech Tea Time
Part Two: Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan (3/21/00)

Fred Winters--Forever a Favorite at Tech! (3/21/00)

MTU Alpine Ski Team Places 16th at Nationals (3/16/00)

Upcoming "Blitz Build" for Michigan Tech Community (3/16/00)

Civility, Manners, and Morals (3/15/00)

Tech Tea Time: Parking at MTU (3/8/00)

Bucking Hardwood for Maximum Log Grade and Dollar Recovery (3/3/00)

Disciple of Ali Akbar Khan to Perform at Tech (3/02/00)

Internationally Acclaimed Pianist on Great Events Series (3/2/00)

Czech Orchestra to Perform in Houghton (3/2/00)

The Peking Acrobats: A Colorful Spectacle (3/2/00)

MTU to Hold Co-op/Internship Job Fair (2/9/00)

MTU Native American Student Chapter Sponsors AISES Essay Contest (1/17/00)

Conversion to Semesters Provides Opportunity for Curriculum Innovation at Michigan Tech (1/17/00)

Troy Duster the Featured Speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Observances (1/10/00)


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