December 6, 2016, Vol. 23, No. 7

Mark Calabria was a fit 56 and an active outdoorsman. “I thought he was messing with us, pretending to be someone who didn’t know how to ride a bike,” Mario recalls.

Then the fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Michigan Technological University noticed that his father’s eyes had rolled back into his head.

As his younger . . . [ Full Story ]

Kids coloring books are misleading; connecting the dots is not a matter of dozens of points, but rather hundreds of thousands of points. To connect the dots of soil carbon responses to warming, ecologists brought their data together from Michigan Technological University and many other universities, led by Yale and the Marine Biological Laboratory.

The . . . [ Full Story ]

There are few absolutes in life, but Will Cantrell – professor of physics at Michigan Technological University – says this is one: “Every cloud droplet in Earth’s atmosphere formed on a preexisting aerosol particle.”

And the way those droplets form – with scarce or plentiful aerosol particles – could have serious implications for weather and . . . [ Full Story ]

Traditionally, honors programs at colleges and universities require a high grade point average (GPA) for admission and continued involvement. With Pavlis now in its third year, Dean Lorelle Meadows along with her faculty and staff believe more than ever that a student’s potential for success is much more than a reflection of their GPA.

In . . . [ Full Story ]

The Talking Heads once warned that you might find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile asking, “How did I get here?” In the not-too-distant future, listening to your car may help you prevent such a predicament.

Research led by Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon, an associate professor of cognitive and learning sciences and computer science . . . [ Full Story ]

Do you long for the days of playing broomball on a frozen rink in the middle of a Copper Country winter? Gather up your team and dust off your gear, you’ll have your chance to relive the glory at the Alumni-Student Broomball Invitational over Winter Carnival 2017! A Tech tradition since 2009, this two-day tournament . . . [ Full Story ]

As we approach the end of the 2016 calendar year, we want to take a moment to remind our alumni and friends that there is still time to make an annual contribution in support of Michigan Tech—and receive a 2016 tax deduction on your federal tax return (if you itemize.)

You can phone the Michigan . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Tech Magazine’s latest issue in mailbox, Huskies. Check out the digital version with enhanced content HERE.

The Rekhi Innovation Challenge is a crowdfunding competition through Superior Ideas to help promote and support student innovation and entrepreneurship. This year’s competition has just over a week left so go support your favorite team today! superiorideas.org/projects/enterprise

As an alumni, you may have participated in Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Programs (SYP) in the past or perhaps you remember seeing SYP students on campus while they worked on cool hands-on projects.

These programs have been around since 1972 and offer students a chance to perform chemical diagnostics, make movies, and launch hand-built . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Tech handed No. 13 Bemidji State its first WCHA loss of the season with a 2-1 victory last Saturday (Dec. 3) night at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Michael Neville scored the game winner with 3:19 left on the third period clock to secure Tech’s 10th win of the season.

“It was . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Tech freshman goaltender Angus Redmond was named the WCHA Rookie of the Month for November on Thursday (Dec. 1).

After assuming the starting reins in the last series of October, Redmond was between the pipes for all eight games in November and backstopped Michigan Tech to an NCAA-best six wins and a .812 . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Tech Athletics will host the Central Super NCAA/Junior Qualifier skiing meet on Saturday December 17th and Sunday December 18th at the Tech Trails.

Volunteers are needed to help work the event and can people can sign up for either all or part of the event. Those interested in helping out during at least . . . [ Full Story ]

The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team suffered a tough 68-65 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss to Walsh University last Saturday afternoon in the SDC Gymnasium. The Huskies built a 12-point lead in the first half, but were unable to hold off a second-half charge by the Cavaliers.

“It was a rough way to . . . [ Full Story ]

The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team tipped-off the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference portion of the 2016-17 schedule with an impressive 92-89 win at home over Walsh University. The Huskies had never beaten the Cavaliers, who were averaging just over 92 points per game coming into the weekend.

“Our goal wasn’t to slow the . . . [ Full Story ]

With fall sports behind us and hockey season in full swing, it’s a good time to remember the Huskies Pep Band. Long on tradition and short on formality, here’s a good look at its history.

Were you in the Pep Band? Have a favorite memory to share with your fellow Huskies?

Good morning,

I was really excited to see the information about the Prince’s Point cleanup in the newsletter. I don’t really have a specific story to share, more just some information about Prince’s Point cleanups. I work for the Alliance for the Great Lakes; we have a volunteer program in which volunteers adopt beaches throughout . . . [ Full Story ]

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