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Going Global: LTU’s Worldwide Partnership Count Passes 30 Universities

Going Global: LTU’s Worldwide Partnership Count Passes 30 Universities 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
By Jessica Strachan
C&G Newspapers

Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria and rapidly expanding, but 23-year-old native Azubike Ononye knew his vision and practice as an architect-in-training would be even better if he could see the way worlds were constructed outside of his own. read more

Lawrence Tech to Host Two Digital Humanities Events September 27-28

Lawrence Tech to Host Two Digital Humanities Events September 27-28 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University will host back-to-back conferences on the digital humanities: Network Detroit: Digital Humanities Theory and Practice, on Friday, Sept. 27, and the Great Lakes THATCamp 2013 (the Technology and Humanities Camp) on Saturday, Sept. 28. read more

Lawrence Tech Hosts Sustainability Conference September 27-28

Lawrence Tech Hosts Sustainability Conference September 27-28 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The ninth annual sustainability conference, Sustainability Strategies for People, Profit & Planet, will be held at Lawrence Technological University on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28. The conference is presented by Michigan Interfaith Power & Light and Lawrence Tech’s Center for Sustainability. read more

$20 Million Anonymous Gift- Largest Ever in Lawrence Tech’s History

$20 Million Anonymous Gift- Largest Ever in Lawrence Tech’s History 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has received an anonymous $20 million gift to support its “Proud Heritage, Bold Future” capital campaign. It is the largest cash gift in the 4,500-student private university’s 81-year history. read more

Lawrence Tech Earns ‘Best in the Midwest’ Designation

Lawrence Tech Earns ‘Best in the Midwest’ Designation 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has earned the Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” designation for the fifth year in a row based on academic excellence and a student survey.

Lawrence Tech was among the 155 colleges in the 12-state Midwest Region and 643 colleges overall – representing 25 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges – selected for the “2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region” list. read more

Dow and Wood Named Trustees of Lawrence Technological University

Dow and Wood Named Trustees of Lawrence Technological University 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
Vincent G. Dow

Vincent G. Dow

Vincent G. Dow, vice president and chief engineer of distribution operations at DTE Energy in Detroit, and Cary B. Wood, president, CEO, and director of Sparton Corporation, based in Schaumburg, Ill., have been named to the Board of Trustees of 4,500-student Lawrence Technological University.

Cary B. Wood

Cary B. Wood

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Lawrence Tech receives $40 million in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software

Lawrence Tech receives $40 million in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has received an in-kind software grant with a commercial value of $40 million from Siemens PLM Software. It is one of the largest in-kind grants in the university’s history.

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Eat to the Beat

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Eat to the Beat July 11. 2013

Eat to the Beat July 11. 2013

The “Eat to the Beat”concert series takes place once a month during the summer until September 13. All concerts are open to the public are free to attend. A variety of food vendors selling hot food and cold beverages are on hand to serve those in attendance.

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Robots and High School Students Present July 19 Concert at Lawrence Tech

Robots and High School Students Present July 19 Concert at Lawrence Tech 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
A dozen high school students will be joined by robots in performing a musical program on Friday, July 19, at 3 p.m. at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road in Southfield.
The free concert, which will be held in Room M219 of the Buell Management Building at LTU, will be the final project of the weeklong “Robotics and Music Camp” starting July 15. read more

State Transportation Officials View Bridge Research at LTU

State Transportation Officials View Bridge Research at LTU 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
LTU State Transportation Officials

Transportation officials from eight states traveled to Lawrence Tech in June to review the progress on research being conducted at LTU’s Center for Innovative Materials Research under the direction of Dean of Engineering Nabil Grace (kneeling second from right).

Transportation officials from eight states recently met at Lawrence Technological University to view progress on a three-year study to evaluate alternative materials and a new design for a new approach to building longer-lasting and corrosion-free highway bridges.

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