Michigan Tech Homepage Photo Archive

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Women's History Month - Ella Lucille Wood became the first full-time female faculty member in 1936. Beginning her career with Tech in 1927, she was responsible for establishing the Language and History Department, the first sorority, and the International Club. Is there a woman who changed your life? Share your story with us on Facebook.

Women's History Month

Black History Month - Michigan Tech celebrates the rich culture and traditions of black Americans during Black History Month with programming featuring educational, artistic, and social events.

Black History Month

Opportunity Knocks - You answer the door to an entrepreneurship program and an environment for testing your ideas. Believing an idea could be better has motivated an undergraduate student to launch a sustainable sunglasses company.

Opportunity Knocks

Hard Evidence - Researchers look for cold, hard facts as they seek to unlock mysteries of processes happening at the base of glaciers—processes that can have profound effects on an entire ecosystem.

Hard Evidence

#MTUWC - This year's winning snow statue in the fraternity division was Tau Kappa Epsilon's escape to London. Celebrate Winter Carnival with us wherever you are on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

#MTUWC

#MTUWC - The brooms are shaped flat, bat, or spooned and styled to rock the rink. Watch this broomball video and celebrate Winter Carnival with us wherever you are on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

#MTUWC

#MTUWC - Find your balance, focus, and fling your team member down the ice bowling lane. Celebrate Winter Carnival with us wherever you are on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

#MTUWC

#MTUWC - Beards Competition contestants wow judges with full facial hair presented with a flare. Celebrate Winter Carnival with us wherever you are on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with #MTUWC.

#MTUWC

#MTUWC - When it snows, we don't hide inside. We celebrate it: on the trails, under skis, or atop epic statues. Celebrate Winter Carnival with us wherever you are on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with #MTUWC.

#MTUWC

Sweep-Smart - Our students know their way around the ice and how to survive with a broom, ball, and a good pair of kneepads. Watch them on our webcams or join the fun at the student-alumni broomball invitational.

Sweep-Smart

Auditory Atrium - Imagine studying to the sounds of crashing waves and bird calls. It's possible thanks to a new soundscapes project in the U.J. Noblet Forestry Building Atrium—a joint venture by faculty in the the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, the Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts.

Auditory Atrium

Shining a Light in Space - If you sweep a laser pointer across the Moon fast enough, you can create spots that actually move faster than light. Now, Physics Professor Robert Nemiroff says that this theoretical curiosity could be useful in learning about asteroids, variable stars, and other objects in space.

Shining a Light in Space

Pow Day - Winter is here, the snow is fresh, and the trails are downy white—it's the perfect time to go cross country skiing or snowshoeing. Buy a pass for Michigan Tech, Maasto Hiito, Chassell, and Swedetown Trails, and get ready to hit the powder.

Pow Day

Holiday Lights - Happy holidays to you and yours, from all of us at Michigan Tech.

Holiday Lights

Caps Off to You - Students today, graduates tomorrow, Huskies forever. Congratulations to the students, families, and friends participating in Michigan Tech's Winter Commencement!

Caps Off to You

Welcome to Finals - It's finals week at Michigan Tech—so grab a sunny seat at the Van Pelt and Opie Library and get ready to tackle those notes. (And don't forget to get some sleep, too.) Congratulations on reaching the end of the semester, and enjoy your hard-earned break!

Welcome to Finals

Inside the N-Lab - Students in Professor Tejin Yoon's Human Neuromechanics Lab (n-lab)—part of the Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology—study neuromuscular fatigue, functional brain activation during exercise, balance and gait, and more.

Inside the N-Lab

Laser-Focused Research - Biomedical optics and imaging research in the Department of Biomedical Engineering focuses on the development of lasers and other light sources for medical imaging, diagnostics, and treatment.

Laser-Focused Research

Winter in the Air - Last week's early-season snow storm left us measuring in feet, not inches—and we love it! Since the snow's here early, take advantage: hit the Tech Trails, and get those skis and boards ready for the opening of Ripley.

Winter in the Air

Music Makers - Cue the strings, percussion, and brass: members of Michigan Tech's Jazz Lab Band and Research and Development Big Band—just two of Tech's many music and voice ensembles—rehearsed together before a Rozsa backstage jazz showcase performance last week.

Music Makers

Smart Business - Students in Michigan Tech's School of Business and Economics have opportunities not often found at other business schools—the chance to market engineering design projects, manage a $1.5 million investment portfolio, and more. Check out SBE's latest edition of Impact Magazine for news about the School's people and programs.

Smart Business

Go Huskies! - It was a sweet Halloween victory: the Michigan Tech Hockey Huskies defeated the Michigan Wolverines 4-1 Friday at a sold-out John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Catch the rematch on Saturday night—tickets are limited, so get them while you can!

Go Huskies!

Hockey Huskies - No. 17 Michigan Tech hosts No. 15 Michigan for its home-opening hockey series this weekend. With two ranked teams, the Wolverines in town for the first time since 1983, and the Stanley Cup in the building Friday, tickets will go scary-fast—so get yours now!

Hockey Huskies

Hockey vs. Michigan - No. 17 Michigan Tech hosts No. 15 Michigan for its home-opening hockey series this weekend. With two ranked teams, the Wolverines in town for the first time since 1983, and the Stanley Cup in the building Friday, tickets will go scary-fast—so get yours now!

Hockey vs. Michigan

Happy Halloween! - 'Tis the season of creepie-crawlies and clever costumery. Here at Michigan Tech, we get into the spirit: a costume dance party, the annual Muck Run, and even Halloween-themed yoga. Join the fun—it will definitely be more treat than trick!

Happy Halloween!

Evolving Ultrasounds - Michigan Tech researcher Jingfeng Jiang and his team have created a computer-generated "virtual breast"—3D software that could reduce inaccurate ultrasounds by helping healthcare professionals learn how to better read elastography images.

Evolving Ultrasounds

Mighty Mascot - A year of planning, 823 personalized engraved pavers, and 1,600 pounds of bronze: it all led to the creation of Huskies Plaza, a grand new gathering space for Michigan Tech students, alumni, families, and friends. Watch the arrival and unveiling of #BronzeBlizzard.

Mighty Mascot

Portage in Autumn - Autumn in the Keweenaw means moody skies, changing leaves, and last call for kayaking, biking, and other warm-weather activities. Follow our Instagram for more great photography.

Portage in Autumn

Powered by 3D - Associate Professor Joshua Pearce brings the power of 3D printing to the people—undergraduate students, to be precise. His class of fifty showed off their hand-built printers, making it the largest university class ever to do so. Power to the people!

Powered by 3D

Homecoming Ahoy! - It's a Homecoming tradition that's totally Tech: Students design and build the roughest, toughest cardboard boats they can dream up, then hit the water to compete and see whose boat stays afloat. We captured this year's fierce and funny event on video—check it out!

Homecoming Ahoy!

Homecoming Ahoy! - It's a Homecoming tradition that's totally Tech: Students design and build the roughest, toughest cardboard boats they can dream up, then hit the water to compete and see whose boat stays afloat. We captured this year's fierce and funny event on video—check it out!

Homecoming Ahoy!

Homecoming Ahoy! - It's a Homecoming tradition that's totally Tech: Students design and build the roughest, toughest cardboard boats they can dream up. Then, they hit the water to compete and see whose boat stays afloat.

Homecoming Ahoy!

Homecoming Ahoy! - It's a Homecoming tradition that's totally Tech: Students design and build the roughest, toughest cardboard boats they can dream up. Then, they hit the water to compete and see whose boat stays afloat.

Homecoming Ahoy!

Sweet Research - Student research assistants working in Professor Tarun Dam's Mechanistic Glycobiology Lab study lectins and glycoconjugates—"sweet" research that could lead to the development of more effective drugs and vaccine strategies.

Sweet Research

Welcome back! - The new semester is off and running, but lectures and labs aren’t the only places to be. Welcome Week, an annual celebration of the return of our students, brings plenty of Husky pride to campus.

Welcome back!

Sparking Up New Friends - There's always s'more to do during Orientation. New first-year students warmed up fireside at a Prince's Point meet-and-greet—part of Michigan Tech's weeklong Orientation Program.

Sparking Up New Friends

Color me Excited - First-year students enjoyed a massive dance party in the middle of campus—and got soaked from head to toe with paint—as part of Michigan Tech’s weeklong Orientation Program. How’s that for a get-to-know-your-roommate activity?

Color me Excited

Banana Split-tastic - What's better than a 500-foot-long banana split? Pretty much nothing! New first-year students enjoyed the ice cream extravaganza as part of Michigan Tech's weeklong Orientation program.

Banana Split-tastic

Welcome to Tech! - Orientation week is here, the start of fall classes is just around the corner, and we're so excited to welcome all new and returning students to campus. 2014–15 is going to be an awesome year—go Huskies!

Welcome to Tech!

Big Data - Students in Michigan Tech's Data Science MS program use the Immersive Visualization/Sonification Studio to bring their research to (full-scale) life.

Big Data

Husky Love - Michigan Tech has wrapped up another successful Alumni Reunion. We thank all of our awesome alumni for visiting, exploring, reconnecting, playing—and showing Blizzard some love! The event may be over, but the memories aren't; read others' and share yours today.

Husky Love

Welcome Alumni! - Get ready for a pasty-making (and eating!), nature-walking, athletics-playing, family-friendly good time at Michigan Tech's Alumni Reunion, August 7–9.

Welcome Alumni!

Night Lights - Think you need a sub-zero night in the Arctic to see Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights? Think again. Around these parts, we know that the elusive lights often dance on deep, dark summer nights. Wait for a clear night, head to the beach, and get ready to gaze.

Night Lights

Pretty in Pink - Summer is nigh, and Michigan Tech's master gardener has made campus bloom. Take five minutes to step outside and breathe deeply of the lush, fragrant foliage.

Pretty in Pink

Sustainable Steel - Students and faculty in Michigan Tech's Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel Center (ASISC) conduct industry-sponsored research to make iron- and steel-making a more sustainable practice.

Sustainable Steel

Among the Gardens - When you're done with lab or class, pull up an Adirondack and relax in Tech's lush campus gardens. Summer is in full bloom and we love every warm, fragrant, breezy second of it.

Among the Gardens

Paddling Prince's - A university with its own beach? It's pretty crazy (in the best possible way). Rent a paddleboard from the Outdoor Adventure Program and head down to Prince's Point—the little cove of Keweenaw Waterway beach located right on Tech's campus.

Paddling Prince's

Summer of Science - . . . and backpacking, rocketry, engineering, and orienteering. Michigan Tech's Summer Youth Programs are weeklong camps and explorations for students in grades 6–11—each hands-on, adventurous, and tons of fun.

Summer of Science

Trails in Bloom - 56 km of hiking and biking trails and 20+ km of singletrack—all encased in lush woodlands right on Michigan Tech's campus. Beginner-level to expert, the Tech Trails have something to offer all walkers, hikers, runners, and mountain bikers.

Trails in Bloom

Happy Birthday, Bridge! - For one June weekend each year, the communities of Houghton and Hancock come together in celebration of the Portage Lake Bridge—the iconic structure that connects our two great cities, which officially opened on June 25, 1960. Learn more about the bridge's history, and join in the weekend's festivities.

Happy Birthday, Bridge!

The AUV Team - Michigan Tech researcher Nina Mahmoudian and her team of student researchers are working to build a better autonomous underwater vehicle.

The AUV Team

Aerial Artistry - In Michigan Tech's visual and performing arts department, students can learn to fly—literally. Through our innovative aerial dance and flight workshops, students learn the ropes (or, rather, silks) of rigging, choreography, costuming, and beyond.

Aerial Artistry

All-American - Undergraduate mechanical engineering major Jani Lane became the fourth All-American in Michigan Tech track and field history with a seventh-place finish in the 1500 meter run at the 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday. His time of 3:48.84 was the second best time in school history. Congratulations Jani! Photo courtesy of RunMichigan.com

All-American

Season Opener - A sure sign that summer is in the air: Michigan Tech's Portage Lake Golf Course has officially opened for the season. Get ready to hit the greens on our 18-hole course—and don't forget, Tech students play for free through the Experience Tech initiative.

Season Opener

Spring Rush - ...And we're not talking about Greek life. Around these parts, when the snow finally melts, our local waterfalls absolutely roar. Take a video tour of the area's most popular (and breathtaking) falls.

Spring Rush

Astonishing Science - Can you stick a skewer through a balloon without popping it? Michigan Tech Mind Trekkers can! The group's hands-on STEM road show brings the mystery and excitement of science to kids across the nation—including more than 350,000 attendees at last week's USA Science & Engineering Festival and Expo in Washington, DC.

Astonishing Science

Caps Off to You! - (Cue Pomp and Circumstance) The latest batch of alumni is set to walk the stage at Commencement on Saturday, May 3. Can’t be there? You can live-stream our graduation ceremonies.

Caps Off to You!

Heartfelt Circuit - A heart monitor designed by students in Michigan Tech's Blue Marble Security Enterprise could help youth learn about circuitry, technology, and biomedical engineering. Find out how you can help.

Heartfelt Circuit

Festival of Colors - The Michigan Tech Indian Student Association's campus Holi Night celebration included food, dance, games—and plenty of wearable color.

Festival of Colors

Cardio Engineering - In Michigan Tech's biomedical engineering department, Associate Professor Jeremy Goldman works with student researchers to study vascular regeneration, remodeling, and pathology.

Cardio Engineering

Sunrise in Snow - The morning after a late-March snow storm, a spring sunrise sets the Minerals and Materials Engineering Building aglow. Follow the University's epic imagery and other social shares.

Sunrise in Snow

Sunny Studies - Step out of the cubicle and into the sunshine! Recent updates to Michigan Tech's J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library include wireless lounges and open-plan study areas with incredible floor-to-ceiling campus views.

Sunny Studies

Climb for the Sky - Spring daffodils are nice, but we're happier skiing, snowshoeing, winter biking, and—for adventurous types like Michigan Tech's Ridge Roamers student climbing group—scaling frozen waterfalls in the white wilderness.

Climb for the Sky

Sweet 16 Bound - For the first time in school history, the Michigan Tech men's basketball team will play for an NCAA Midwest Region title. They play Tuesday, March 18, in Springfield, Missouri—watch or listen live. GO HUSKIES!

Sweet 16 Bound

Digital Canvas - Visiting artist Tony Orrico turns art into science. His vitals and movements were tracked and plotted by researchers—then made into music.

Digital Canvas

Berries in Bloom - The colorful pop of red winterberries against sugary-white snow makes our hearts happy this time of year. Keep track of our best winter photography on Tumblr and Instagram.

Berries in Bloom

Flight of the Drone - The Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) and Tech's Intelligent Robotics Laboratory are studying how high-resolution imagery from unmanned aerial vehicles—UAVs, or drones—can help identify issues in hard-to-access locations.

Flight of the Drone

Seeking Talent - 217 companies. Thousands of interviews. Innumerable opportunities. Students of Michigan Tech: press your suits, polish your résumés, and get ready for the annual Spring Career Fair.

Seeking Talent

Purifying Peptides - In the lab of chemist Shiyue Fang, researchers have discovered a clean, fast, inexpensive way to purify peptides—short strings of amino acids that hold great promise in treating complex diseases like HIV.

Purifying Peptides

Night Lights - It's a wrap: Winter Carnival 2014 ends with a bang.

Night Lights

Mush! - Whether human or canine, it's a fact: Huskies are snow-loving mushers at heart.

Mush!

Icy Art - This year's winning Winter Carnival statue in the fraternity division was Phi Kappa Tau's icily artful rendition of Beauty and the Beast.

Icy Art

Strike! - Why do we love Winter Carnival? Because bowling is a heck of a lot more fun with human bowling balls and life-size foam pins.

Strike!

Snow Sculptacular - Snow statues are the most iconic part of Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival, and students are hard at work on their month-long creations. But they're usually happy to break from the carving, packing, and chiseling for a moment to smile for the camera—like these women from Alpha Sigma Tau.

Snow Sculptacular

It's a Sweep - Winter Carnival week opened with one of the greatest of Michigan Tech's many traditions: broomball. The fun will continue next weekend with student-alumni broomball invitational games.

It's a Sweep

Crowning Achievement - On Saturday evening, fourth-year exercise science major Janna Clement was crowned Michigan Tech's 2014 Winter Carnival Queen. The Queens coronation is just one of many events held as part of Tech's annual Winter Carnival celebration.

Crowning Achievement

Made from Metal - Until now, 3D printing has been a polymer affair—a cheaper, greener way to produce all manner of plastic goods, from cell phone cases to toys and games. Now, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor Joshua Pearce and his team have found a way to add sprockets, hammers, and brake drums to the list with a new open-source 3D metal printer.

Made from Metal

Chasing Big Air - When you've got lifts, runs, jumps, and slides on the mind, you know it's time to head to Michigan Tech's Mont Ripley and revel in the powder. The ski and snowboard hill has 24 trails, a 440' vertical drop, lit night skiing, and more. (Oh, and did we mention that Tech students ski for free? It's true.)

Chasing Big Air

Snowy & Sun-Drenched - That's how we like our campus. But whether it's clear blue or blustery, you won't find any cabin fever around these parts. The more snow we get, the better the skiing, snowmobiling, and other outdoor activities. And if there's one thing Huskies love, it's playing in the snow.

Snowy & Sun-Drenched

Photo Archive

University Marketing and Communications has made an archive of photography used on the Michigan Tech homepage available.

New photos are selected each week, but if you would like to suggest a photo to be used on the homepage, please contact Kara Sokol at kwsokol@mtu.edu or 906-487-3497.