Michigan Tech is one of the eight research universities in the State of Michigan and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
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24 Facts About Michigan Tech
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Michigan Tech restarted many PhD programs and created a focus on research.
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Michigan Tech then moved back to Houghton to work on a chemistry degree, which she received in 1933 and two years later received a master's degree in chemistry from this school.
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Michigan Tech was made an associate professor by 1928, a full professor by 1935 and the head of geography and languages by 1937.
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Michigan Tech worked in the library and taught meteorology to assist with pilot training sessions to students during WWII.
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Michigan Tech's presence encouraged many young ladies to apply for special student status and take classes at the school and ultimately allowed women to receive degrees at this school.
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Michigan Tech became the academic advisor to all female students and thoroughly enjoyed the role of "mother" that she was able to play here to all of her students.
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Not only was she the first female to receive a degree from Michigan Tech, she was the first female trustee and requested that a scholarship be established to help other female students to finance their education.
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Michigan Tech was the first female from Michigan Tech to be inducted into the Alpha Sigma Mu honorary fraternity of the International Metallurgical Society.
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Michigan Tech graduated in 1967 from Michigan Tech with the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
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Michigan Tech became well known within IBM as a skilled systems engineer working in data communications.
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Michigan Tech was a graduate of Houghton High school and entered MTU in 1952.
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Today Michigan Tech has seven women's varsity sports including basketball, cross country, Nordic skiing, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and soccer.
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The Michigan Tech Trails are nationally recognized for the quality or skiing, consistency of grooming and variety of terrain.
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Since 1954, the Ford Center has been an outdoor and environmental education center utilized by Michigan Tech students enrolled in forestry, ecology, wildlife ecology, and natural resource management.
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Michigan Tech has been named one of the state's four nationally recognized research universities along with the University of Michigan, Michigan State, and Wayne State.
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Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, natural and physical sciences, computing, business and economics, technology, environmental studies, arts, humanities, and social sciences.
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Michigan Tech ranked 172nd of 600 US colleges and universities in research and development expenditures in 2007.
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Michigan Tech currently recognizes more than two hundred student organizations, including:.
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Michigan Tech is currently host to twelve fraternities, including three international and three local fraternities.
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Michigan Tech competes primarily in the NCAA's Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the men's hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
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Michigan Tech has both an official fight song and an official Alma Mater.
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