LTU Master of Architecture program gets full 8-year accreditation renewal
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Master of Architecture program, part of its College of Architecture and Design, has received a full 8-year accreditation renewal from the National Architectural Accrediting Board. Dale Allen Gyure, chair of the LTU Department of Architecture, said the LTU program received NAAB’s full eight-year accreditation, valid through 2031, “and we’re very happy about that.” […]
LTU professor wins NSF grant for student travel, professional development
LTU associate professor Ahad Ali (center, in tan jacket) shows off the university’s industrial engineering laboratory to guests. SOUTHFIELD—Ahad Ali, associate professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics, and Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Technological University, has been awarded a $14,995 grant from the National Science Foundation to support travel and professional development […]
LTU to offer graduate certificate in intraoperative neuromonitoring
SOUTHFIELD—In a continuing expansion of its health education programs, Lawrence Technological University will begin offering a graduate certificate in intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in the Summer 2024 semester. The three-semester, 35-credit-hour program will include 30 weeks of supervised clinical experience in operating rooms through LTU’s relationship with industry partners Comprehensive Care Services Inc. (CCS) of Plymouth and […]
LTU offering certificate program in leadership
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University will again offer a five-week certificate program in leadership during January and February. Certificate classes will be held Thursdays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15 and Feb. 22. The program facilitator is Patricia Castelli, professor in LTU’s College of Business and Information Technology. The […]
LTU to celebrate new Bachelor of Science in Concrete Technology and Management degree in Friday ceremony
SOUTHFIELD—Concrete is the world’s most-used construction material—its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminum combined. Modern civilization, from buildings to bridges, is made largely of concrete. Now, Lawrence Technological University is adding a new degree that will teach students the science and engineering of concrete, as well as […]
LTU wins $440,000 grant for summer programs for community college scholars
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has won a six-year, $440,000 Michigan College-University Partnership Research Scholars program grant that will bring community college students to LTU in the summers to study a wide variety of topics. Principal investigator on the grant is Sibrina Collins, executive director of STEM education in LTU’s College of Arts and Sciences. The grant furthers existing […]
State Department of Education grants available for teams in LTU’s Robofest
SOUTHFIELD–The Michigan Department of Education has made grants available for the formation of teams in Robofest, the annual robotics competition established by Lawrence Technological University. The grants became available after Robofest became an approved provider for the Michigan Department of Education Robotics Competition Grant Program, funded through Section 99h of the state School Aid Act. […]
Lawrence Tech professor named ‘Engineering Unleashed Fellow’
SOUTHFIELD—The Kern Family Foundation has named Lawrence Technological University engineering Associate Professor Elin Jensen as an “Engineering Unleashed Fellow” for 2023. Foundation officials said the designation recognizes leadership in undergraduate engineering education, as evidenced by Jensen’s participation in foundation activities and its encouragement of an entrepreneurial mindset among engineers. Jensen chairs the Department of Civil […]
Princeton Review: Lawrence Tech among nation’s best
SOUTHFIELD–Lawrence Technological University has again been listed among the nation’s top colleges by the academic publisher Princeton Review. LTU is included in “The Best 389 Colleges,” the company’s annual list of top colleges and universities in the nation, now available at bookstores and online. The Princeton Review chose the colleges based on data it collects […]
Calling all innovators: $250,000 in prizes available for the best industrial decarbonization solutions
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Whirlpool Corporation, Gerdau, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Breakthrough Energy, announced the launch of the Industrial Decarbonization Innovation Challenge. The challenge aims to discover and support groundbreaking technologies and startups focused on decarbonizing the […]
