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About Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technological University, more often referred to as simply Michigan Tech, is an American public university located in Houghton, which is the county seat of Houghton County, situated in the US state of Michigan, having a population estimated at a number of little over 7000 inhabitants, during the 2000 census.

Michigan Tech was founded in 1885, to train mining engineers to operate the local copper mines. After a rough history, filled with setbacks, the university has managed to grow, being today known for academic excellence in areas such as technology, business, engineering, arts, humanities and social science, among other.

Michigan Tech currently has an enrollment approximated at a total number of more than 7000 students and it is highly ranked by significant publications such as U.S. News & World Report, which places it in the top half among ''America's Best Colleges'', also being named a ''tech powerhouse'' by the Princeton Review's ''Best 361 Colleges''.

Athletics

The athletic teams from Michigan Technological University are known as the Michigan Tech Huskies, who compete in various sports, in NCAA's Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, including in NCAA Division I, for men's ice hockey. Their mascot is Blizzard T. Husky, and their distinctive colors are gold and black.

Notable Alumni

Among Michigan Tech's distinguished alumni, there are: Melvin Calvin - Nobel Laureate and discoverer of the Calvin Cycle, David House - former Vice President of Intel, Matthew Songer - CEO and founder of Pioneer Surgical Technology, Donald G. Saari - prominent game theorist, Donald Shell - author of the Shell sort, John Vartan - millionaire Pennsylvania businessman, developer, banker, restaurateur, and philanthropist, and Kanwal Rekhi - successful businessman and entrepreneurship promoter in the Silicon Valley, among several others.