The Fall 2024 semester was a productive one at Lawrence Technological University, with LTU attracting several major grants for research, celebrating its successes, and adding new research and academic programs.
Among the highlights:
LTU added new benefits for its valued alumni: The ability to audit LTU courses at a low cost of $400 per class, and a 35 percent tuition discount for some of its career-boosting graduate programs, including Master of Business Administration, Master of Information Technology, Master of Healthcare Administration, Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science in Business Data Analytics, Master of Art in Design and Technology, Master of Engineering Management, and a combined MBA/Master of Engineering Management.
LTU’s College of Health Sciences added a new online Doctoral Program in health sciences.
LTU received a grant from the PNC Foundation to establish a new Motorsport and Mobility Center, which will include outreach to Detroit and surrounding K-12 schools.
A DENSO North America Foundation grant to LTU will fund new research into integrating acoustic data into autonomous driving systems.
LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator and three industry partners will collaborate on a $2.4 million federal project to develop lower-energy, greenhouse-gas-free porcelain enamel and paint curing for manufacturing.
In ceremonies, LTU celebrated national awards for its Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, and the seventh straight national championship in self-driving cars for its team at the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition.
LTU also hosted the first-ever meeting of the board of its Healthcare Violence Reduction Center, an interdisciplinary effort to reduce violence experienced all too often by healthcare providers.
More information about all these events can be found at www.ltu.edu/news.
Winter 2025 promises to be a busy semester as well, with lectures and seminars on a wide variety of topics available to the general public.
And don’t forget that Southfield is a college town, and that means college sports! LTU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are in full swing at the Don Ridler Field House, men’s volleyball will start in February, and lacrosse in March, including LTU’s nationally ranked women’s team. Check out the schedules at ltuathletics.com.
