August 1, 2017, Vol. 23, No. 24

John Wheeler’s untimely death provides impetus to educate youth, spread word of professions in forestry and natural resource management.

A program to educate high schoolers about professions in forestry and natural resource management. A playground in the woods. A white oak to provide a shady spot for students to sit. All of these were done . . . [ Full Story ]

Mi-STAR (Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform project) has received state and national recognition as a strategic STEM education program that ensures a good return on investment.

The Michigan Department of Education and Change the Equation STEMworks has announced  that they have added Mi-STAR to the STEMworks national database.

Mi-STAR is a partnership of universities, . . . [ Full Story ]

Cheap, plastic toys—no manufacturer necessary. The 2020 toy and game market is projected to be 5 billion, and 3-D printing brings those profits home.

People have scoffed that 3-D printers are simply toys themselves. But they probably didn’t realize how much money is made off playthings. Do-it-yourself (DIY) manufacturing—making goods at home with a 3-D . . . [ Full Story ]

It was Michigan Tech’s ”wonderful reputation” that first got the attention of Audra Morse. That reputation was enough to convince her to leave Texas Tech to lead Michigan Tech’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

On July 1, Audra Morse began her tenure as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University. . . . [ Full Story ]

A good thing has come from the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

Some of the proceeds from the penalties assessed are being used to fund environmental research, including a project involving Michigan Technological University and five other universities.

Louisiana State University (LSU) is leading the research to study how . . . [ Full Story ]

During the Women in Robotics Summer Youth Program at Michigan Technological University this week, 23 girls going into sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth grades will learn to program, wire, troubleshoot and construct two robots, the GUPPIE and . . . [ Full Story ]

The PAAMEE program recruits promising high school students to study renewable and conventional energy.

If someone says, “When life hands you lemons…” most people respond with lemonade. Not engineers; they’d say batteries.

Likewise, not all teenagers would be willing to give up their Saturdays. But for young men interested in engineering careers, PAAMEE takes a . . . [ Full Story ]

Celebrate the Women of Michigan Tech. T-shirts available in black, pink and gray. Show your pride, Huskies. Purchase here.

A private cocktail party with Michigan Tech’s Executive Chef, Eric Karvonen. A photo shoot with Brockit Photography. A women’s basketball VIP experience. All of these items are featured as winning items during the Women . . . [ Full Story ]

Pete Cattelino, associate director of strategic industry partnerships, retired from Michigan Technological University on July 27. Cattelino is a 1974 Michigan Tech forestry graduate and has been a Husky for nearly his entire career. In 2003 he spearheaded Tech’s largest STEM education event series, YES Expo in Detroit’s Ford Field attended by hundreds of corporate sponsors . . . [ Full Story ]

Dan Bluhm ’12, a Michigan Tech alumnus in audio production and sound technology, was featured in an article in Live Sound International Magazine. See here.

Sponsored by the Keweenaw Chapter of the Michigan Tech Alumni and Friends, the Keweenaw Royale Raffle proceeds will support scholarships for students in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties to attend Michigan Tech.

New office. Michigan Tech pennants. Jenna Joestgen ’10 and her fellow alumni at Plexus show their Husky pride. How do you show your Michigan Tech pride at the office, Huskies?

Alumni at General Motors got together for breakfast on July 19 and heard about the many facets of GM’s involvement with Michigan Tech. From recruitment efforts to research and manufacturing outreach, Huskies at GM are making a difference.

The annual Ford–Michigan Tech Alumni Pasty Picnic was bigger than ever. It was a hot day for . . . [ Full Story ]

Find links to videos, articles, and updates on your favorite Husky teams HERE.

The Keweenaw National Historic Park and the Quincy Smelter Association recently began offering tours at the Quincy Smelter, located on Portage Lake across from the Houghton waterfront. The smelter was shut down in 1971. Stepping in those buildings on a recent tour was going back in time. Have you been to the smelter? Or were . . . [ Full Story ]

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