A rock garden of a different kind is taking shape at Michigan Technological University.
The new Mining Boulder Garden will highlight the Upper Peninsula's mining heritage and Michigan Tech's role in the industry. It comes at a time when interest in mining is on the rise and Michigan Tech is reviving its mining degree program. 
Michigan Tech scientist Xiaoqing Tang has discovered how a miniscule fragment of genetic material can help cells make insulin. Her work may eventually lead to new therapies for the treatment of diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 26 million Americans.
With one final go-around in the current iteration of the WCHA, Michigan Tech seems poised to compete at the top level of the nation's toughest league.
Contributions to Michigan Tech help fund many important areas, none more so than our students. They receive financial assistance in the form of scholarships and fellowships, often thanks to alumni and friends of Michigan Tech. Generations of Discovery: the Campaign for Michigan Tech is targeting support for students to ensure they can continue their studies here. All the campaign priorities are on the website.
It took mankind millennia of painstaking trial and error to breed hardier, healthier food crops. "We can't wait that long to develop better crops for biofuels," says plant geneticist Victor Busov. So he's using 21st century tools to identify the genes that make a poplar a better biofuel tree.
Northern night skies have recently been alive with light. Those shimmering curtains get their start about 93 million miles away, on the sun. An aurora borealis (aurora australis in the Southern . . . [read more]
In a new collaboration, researchers from Michigan Techological University’ and Portage Health are working together to study sleep disorders, focusing on sleep apnea. Based in Portage Health’s Sleep Disorders Center in . . . [read more]
In an 1880s sandstone warehouse in Calumet, artist Ashok Agarwal is creating visual and aural beauty. Working in the dark, chilly structure, he is winding strings on the soundboard of . . . [read more]
Homecoming recess begins at 3pm on Friday, October 12. The Homecoming Football Game will be held on Saturday, October 13 . . .
Bathe in the luxurious beauty of Russian exoticism as the KSO performs works by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich. From the . . .
A hilarious "who done it" that pokes fun at 1940s movie thrillers and campy musical comedies. The creative team responsible . . .
10/06/12—Freshman Alex Petan netted a hat trick in his collegiate debut to help Michigan Tech defeat Brock 6-2 in exhibition . . . [read more]
10/06/12—Michigan Tech vs Brock Game Highlights [read more]
10/06/12—The Miner’s Cup will return to Houghton after Michigan Tech defeated Northern Michigan 41-17 in GLIAC football today at the . . . [read more]
Don Lehman came to Michigan Tech in 1959 to get an education and play football. He did both, earning MVP honors in 1962 and graduating in 1963 with a bachelor's in civil engineering.
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