October 24, 2017, Vol. 24, No. 4

At its regular meeting on Friday, October 20, 2017, Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees approved a five-year state capital outlay plan and capital project request including three projects: phase one and two of a H-STEM engineering and health technologies complex and integrated student maker spaces.

Phase 1 of the H-STEM Engineering and Health Technologies Complex . . . [ Full Story ]

Alumni and long-time donors Richard and Joyce Ten Haken are donating million toward a new School of Business and Economics building project at Michigan Technological University.

They have also announced plans to give another multi-million dollar gift through their estate, to support SBE infrastructure, faculty and students.

“A building would be a clear signal . . . [ Full Story ]

Methane produced by manure and food waste in landfills doesn’t have to go to waste. Using anaerobic digesters, the gas can be harnessed for energy.

Methane is far more damaging as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide—25 times more so. The gas, which is produced by decomposing organic materials in the absence of air, not . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Technological University is leading a .8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to understand alcohol’s effects on sleep, blood pressure and brain activity.

When a drink at the local watering hole turns into five or six, what are the effects on our brains and hearts? How does too much to drink affect how . . . [ Full Story ]

An idea for a breast cancer screening device took the top prize in the 2017 Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition held Saturday in the Van Pelt and Opie Library.

The pitch for “ICanID,” by biomedical engineering graduate student Suhel Shaikh, actually captured two prizes. He won the top prize for Most Actionable Business with a . . . [ Full Story ]

Carbon dioxide measured by a NASA satellite pinpoints sources of the gas from human and volcanic activities, which may help monitor greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.

Late last month, a stratovolcano in Bali named Mount Agung began to smoke. Little earthquakes trembled beneath the mountain. Officials have since evacuated thousands of people to prevent . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Tech researchers contribute to follow-up studies of the binary neutron star merger observed by the LIGO & Virgo projects.

Albert Einstein proposed his general theory of relativity in 1916, predicting the existence of gravitational waves, which are often called “ripples” in the space-time continuum.

Gravitational waves are created by cataclysmic events in space including . . . [ Full Story ]

Alumni and friends in the San Diego area gathered for Husky Happy Hour at the Half Door Brewing Company on Thursday, October 12. Many thanks to volunteers Cole Cook ’15 and Mike Binder ’75 for helping to plan and host the event.

The Board of Directors of TMP Architecture, Inc. recently promoted Stacey L. Kesler to an Associate of the firm.

Kesler has worked in the accounting department of TMP for 18 years and is currently the Director of Accounting. She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree from Michigan Technological University in 1999. Stacey . . . [ Full Story ]

Alumni, friends, and family from the Chicago area gathered to cheer on our volleyball Huskies in the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament earlier this month. Volleyball went 1-2 at the crossover tournament. The Huskies won their fourth straight match Friday with a 3-0 sweep of Bellarmine. Tech fell 3-0 to Drury later . . . [ Full Story ]

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Simply get a free quote on Liberty Mutual Auto, Home, or Renters Insurance between September 1st and November 30th and we will donate to the Michigan Tech Traditions of Giving Scholarship Fund. . . . [ Full Story ]

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This photo from Homecoming 1964 features an eating contest. What are your favorite memories from Michigan Tech Homecoming? Share them with us.

The August 29, 2017 newsletter photo of the Black & Veatch Ann Arbor alumni inspired those of us who are Michigan Tech alumni working in the HDR Ann Arbor office to take our own picture. HDR is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, which is reflected in our banner. Our office has . . . [ Full Story ]

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