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    Tomorrow’s Needs: Education

    This is the eighth in a series of opinion pieces from leaders around campus on the role that Michigan Tech innovators will play to define the world’s emerging needs. On March 11, 2020, while Michigan Technological University students were enjoying spring break, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. In an unprecedented effort, Michigan Tech faculty, staff and administration worked together to move all instruction online, accomplishing in less than a week a feat that would have previously been dismissed as impossible. While the move to remote work and learning posed significant challenges, it also showed us that institutions of higher education can adapt to change quickly if necessary, and that we can achieve things in remote learning (such as conducting lab and field courses) that seemed previously out of reach.

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August 30, 2024
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The 2024 Upper Peninsula Medical Conference (UPMedCon) will be held at Michigan Technological University. The event brings together medical practitioners, researchers and students for a weekend . . .

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Michigan Technological University, a leader in higher education growth and innovation, is partnering with MeetYourClass (MYC) on a GenZ-friendly approach to college enrollment, student engagement and community . . .

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