Humanity + Technology - "Finding Nature in the Games We Play" 

What if starting up a game could offer us as meaningful a natural experience as going outdoors? Games, especially digital ones, are frequently dismissed as frivolous, arcane, or violent, and people tend to picture those who play them as antisocial boys sitting hunched indoors. But research shows that games are played by nearly everyone, often together with others, and increasingly, that they are played wherever we go. This lecture contends that games today offer unique and playfully persuasive opportunities not only to engage directly with environmental issues, but also to foster moments of empathy, loss, care, experimentation, and optimism – ways of seeing and dealing with our troubled world anew.

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Human-Centered Environmental Controls: Humanity+Technology/CoAD lecture: September 17, 6 p.m. 

Dr. Choi’s research focuses on developing an integrated human-centered framework for intelligent environmental control in a building. 

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Idea Factory: "Radical Inclusion in Tech" by Dr. Marlo Rencher 

Please join the College of Arts and Sciences for the first Idea Factory lecture of the 2020-21 year.

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LTU in nation's top third for student services spending 

Lawrence Technological University ranks in the top one-third of private, nonprofit, four-year colleges in spending on student services, according to a new survey from the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Lawrence Tech suspends university-sponsored travel to nations at highest risk for coronavirus 

Lawrence Technological University’s commitment to the health and safety of its community has led the University to cancel all university-sponsored travel to countries the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies as Level 2 or 3 risks for coronavirus.

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It's a busy Homecoming Week at LTU 

Homecoming Week is at full swing at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, with a full slate of activities leading up to Saturday’s football game and soccer matches.

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LTU takes second place in its Grand Prix 

Lawrence Technological University’s Formula SAE car finished second among nine participating schools in its 11th annual Grand Prix Saturday, organized by LTU’s Blue Devil Motorsports student racing organization.

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LTU adds eSports arena 

Lawrence Technological University has turned a former meeting room into a high-tech haven for video game players in a fast-growing student competition called eSports.

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Lawrence Tech to build next phase of athletic complex 

Lawrence Technological University has received approval from the City of Southfield for the next portion of a phased buildout of its outdoor athletic stadium.

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