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Technological AchievementsMTU Earns Accolades for IT Programs and Grows Its Research OfferingsBy Brian Warkoczeski, December 2006
To find the "most wired" school in the state of Michigan, you'll need to drive to the northern-most public university
in the state, according to PC Magazine. Michigan Technological University (MTU), located in Houghton,
was named on the magazine's 2007 Top 20 Wired Colleges list.
MTU ranked seventh in the list compiled by PC Magazine and The Princeton Review, which
surveyed close to 240 universities about such topics as the availability of online learning,
faculty computer training, music downloading policies, and hardware and software provided to students.
Villanova University topped the list, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Indiana University.
Students Get Real-World Experience
PC Magazine cited Michigan Tech's IT programs, which allow undergraduates to gain experience
in IT and system administration at the earliest stages of their careers.
Also, PC Magazine acknowledged MTU's Blue Marble Security Group, part of the university's Enterprise Program.
Through the program, teams of students provide real-world solutions to industrial and governmental sponsors. Blue Marble
clients include the state of Michigan and Rockwell Collins.
MTU Extends Research with Altarum Institute AcquisitionIn addition to its leadership in information technology, Michigan Tech has established itself at the forefront of
advanced research. In October 2006, Michigan Tech entered into an agreement with Altarum Institute of Ann Arbor to purchase
its Environmental and Emerging Technologies Division.
The division's strengths in sensors and signal processing and in earth sciences enhances
some of the university's most active research programs.
Early Adopter of Advanced Technologies
In 1999, Michigan Tech became an active member of the Internet2 community, connecting
to Internet2 via Merit Network.
In 2000, MTU began participating in the
Internet2 Early Adopters Project.
In preparation for the project, MTU determined that its campus was ready to begin
implementing directory services and campus-wide authentication services.
They developed an LDAP-based directory service and person entry
containing information, as well as, other IT solutions and strategies.
MTU also takes an active role in the
Internet2 and
National Science Foundation Middleware Initiative.
MTU hosts an Internet2 LDAP Analyzer
to help people deploy enterprise class directory services. Other Internet2 initiatives that Michigan Tech is currently involved with
include multicast, distributed storage (I2-DSI), and digital video.
The university uses several Internet2 applications for research and collaboration,
such as Remote Sensing, Remote Microscopy, Real Time Supercomputer Processing, and
Many Body Perturbation Problem Analysis.
More About MTUMichigan Tech provides students with a basis for careers in engineering,
the sciences, forest resources, computing, arts and human
sciences, technology, and business.
Approximately 6,500 students from around the United States and 70 nations
attend the university while pursuing associate,
bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D degrees.
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