Groundbreaking for the Gene A. Hesterberg Hall and the Sam Horner Hall took place on April 23, 1999. The expansion will more than double the space available to the School of Forestry and Wood Products, from 48,000 to 98,000 square feet.

Other news events

Genetically modified trees grow faster, environmentally friendly (CNN interactive, July 28, 1999)

"Tin Worms" Dig Electronics (Popular Mechanics, Oct. 1998)

An MTU Alumnus (@ Boeing) in the News

Dow Environmental Science and Engineering Building
and Ford Historic Sawmill Dedications Video and
Seaborg Lectureinaugurates the Nobel Grove

MTU Featured Here on Science Coalition site

From The Detroit News:
Demand outpaces supply of engineers (1/20/98)

University Relations

Michigan Tech Campaign Receives Estate Gift (10/4/99)

Ford Donates $3 Million to Michigan Tech (10/4/99)

Researchers Find High Levels of Mercury in Native Ore Deposits (9/27/99)

Wege Foundation Grant Supports Environmental Programs at MTU (9/16/99)

Nobel Prize Winner to Speak at Michigan Tech (9/8/99)

Virtual Lab to Become a Reality (9/7/99)

Knight Foundation Supports Arts Outreach at Michigan Tech (8/25/99)

Gaylords Donate to Michigan Tech (8/25/99)

Michigan Tech Among Nation's Elite Public Universities (8/24/99)

Gates Family Endows Professorship at MTU (8/3/99)

Nortel Exec to Address MTU Alumni (7/30/99)

Macks Endow Bioengineering Chair (7/30/99)

New Aspen Could Revolutionize Pulp and Paper Industry (7/28/99)

MTU Professor Develops Class for All Learning Types (7/20/99)

MTU Researchers Study Settling (7/9/99)

MTU Robotics Team Finishes Best Ever (7/8/99)

Michigan Tech holds tuition hike to 3 percent (7/7/99)

School of Business establishes Center to honor Professor Emeritus Tidwell (7/2/99)

Honeywell donates software to Michigan Tech (7/1/99)

Study focuses on effects of timber cutting on animals (6/24/99)

Michigan Tech president to host reception in Norway (6/23/99)

Carnahan Endowed Chair Announced (6/22/99)

MTU Honors Mining Engineers (6/22/99)

Researchers Study Lake Superior Ice Dynamics (6/8/99)

MTU Team Finishes Eighth in SAE Competition (6/3/99)

Michigan Tech to Offer New Programs (5/24/99)

Klungness Spring Commencement Speaker (5/20/99)

MTU to Honor Alumni at Spring Commencement (5/19/99)

Seniors Receive Merit Awards (5/14/99)

MTU Center Awarded $1 Million Grant (4/26/99)

Forestry Groundbreaking April 23 (4/16/99)

Chavis Wins Donovan Award (4/15/99)

Michigan Tech researchers to improve aluminum stamping (4/13/99)

Workshops for Loggers Scheduled (4/9/99)

MTU Researcher Seeks Safer Explosives (4/2/99)

Midyear Commencement Speech: Astronaut Jerry Linenger (11/22/97)