Summer Institute for Grade 4-12 Teachers Date: July 24 – 28, 2017 Application deadline June 15, 2017 TEACHER REGISTRATION FORM | EVENT | VIEW THE FLYER Program Investigate product life cycle, building design, renewable energy sources, low impact site design, water reuse, smart transportation and food systems with cutting edge research scientists and engineers at Michigan Technological . . .
Two hundred students in grades 4-8 participated in the 19th Annual Western Upper Peninsula Science Fair on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Michigan Tech’s Memorial Union Ballroom. Projects entered in the Western UP Science Fair were on public display from 4:45-5:45 pm in the 2nd floor ballroom of the MUB. VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM
High School Students Can Win A FREE 6-Day Trip to: Explore Natural Resources & Engineering at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!! Mon. – Sat, June 26 – July 1st, 2017 (includes free transportation, meals & lodging) STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM ONLINE | STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM PRINT | VIEW THE FLYER . . .
Alternative spring breaks combine the suspension of studies with something extraordinary. There have been some pretty exciting excursions in the past and this year is no exception. Among them is: National Society of Black Engineers Again this year, members of the Tech chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in collaboration with the . . .
Using the outdoors as a classroom is a great way to get students excited about science and make connections to the real world! Since 2001, the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Math & Environmental Education, in partnership with the Center for Science & Environmental Outreach at Michigan Technological University, offers outdoor learning experiences in . . .
VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) — Michigan Technological University wants more girls to become engineers. So they held a Girls Engineering and Exploration Day Feb. 25. Girls and their parents were invited to learn about careers in engineering and try real engineering challenges. Read more and watch the video at WLUC TV6, by . . .
Middle school girls from across the western Upper Peninsula will get a taste of the excitement of science and engineering during Michigan Tech’s annual Get WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) workshop on Tuesday (Feb. 21, 2017). This year’s event will be held in the Wood Gym in Tech’s Student Development Complex. The students will . . .
Engineering Exploration Day for Middle & High School Girls! FREE! Open to girls in grades 7 – 12 and their parents Saturday, February 25 from 10:00 am – 1:30 pm at Michigan Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center Celebrate Engineers Week! Come find out what engineering is all about! Try some fun hands on activities led . . .
Five Transportation and Engineering after school classes are underway at the Great Lakes Research Center and four area schools. The instructors are all young women engineering students in mechanical, civil, and biomedical engineering. The After School STEM Club activities take place over eight weeks from January 23 to March 3, 2017. Students are designing boats, . . .