Professor emeritus Eugene Huang, who retired as a professor of transportation engineering at Michigan Tech and was a former dean of the Graduate School, passed away June 14 in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
He was 103.
Read more in Huang's obituary.
Status Silencing: The Fear of Reprisal for Speaking Up
Why do people who know better stay silent in the face of damaging behaviors? Through engaging stories, this article in the journal Studies in Symbolic Interaction discusses how the angry expression of power over others is enabled through the silencing of those with lower status who witness its expression.
Status silencing uses the fear of reprisal for speaking up with different viewpoints and/or about inappropriate behaviors. Gendered roles associated with leadership and power can create forms of toxic masculinity. Thus, status silencing and toxic masculinity are reasons why bystander intervention does not always occur when it should.
As the article's authors note, patriarchy works best when it goes unrecognized — this article may help individuals better recognize these harmful dynamics when they happen on campus.
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Department of Computer Science faculty and students presented two posters and a paper and facilitated a workshop at the 26th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), conducted online June 26 to July 1.
“A Visualization for Teaching Integer Coercion,” a poster presented by James Walker with Steven Carr, Ahmed Radwan, Yu-Hsiang Hu, Yu Chin Cheng, Jean Mayo and Ching-Kuang Shene, was one of three posters to receive the conference’s Best Paper Award.
Read more about the award-winning paper and the additional poster and paper presented at ITiCSE on the Computing News Blog.
Michigan Tech Athletics is offering its annual early bird hockey season ticket sale until Aug. 8.
Tickets can be purchased online at buyhuskiestickets.com, by calling the Michigan Tech Central Ticket Office at 906-487-2073, or by visiting in person Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Read the full announcement on the Michigan Tech Athletics website.
Ph.D. students Ann Varghese and Shobhit Chaturvedi (Chem) and Tatyana Karabencheva-Christova (Chem) are co-authors of a paper published in the Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry.
The paper is titled "A synergy between the catalytic and structural Zn(II) ions and the enzyme and substrate dynamics underlies the structure-function relationships of matrix metalloproteinase collagenolysis."
Gregg Fields of Florida Atlantic University is also a co-author of the paper.
This research is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R15GM132873.
Zhanping You (CEGE/MTTI) is the principal investigator (PI) on a project that has received a $396,031 research and development grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
The project is titled "New Hot Rubber Overlays and Tire Derived Aggregates Construction in Bay County and Clare County."
Qingli Dai, Dongdong Ge and Dongzhao Jin (CEGE/MTTI) are co-PIs on this potential 18-month project.
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Jonathan Oleson (ME-EM) is the PI on a project that has received a $5,000 student fellowship grant from the University of Michigan, Michigan Space Grant Consortium.
The project is titled "A Machine Learning Model for Mechanics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Space-Composite Materials."
Susanta Ghosh (ME-EM) is a co-PI on this potential one-year project.
Michigan Tech’s geospatial engineering and technology programs were the focus of an xyHt feature article. Audra Morse, Jeffery Hollingsworth, Joe Foster and graduate student Erin Jean (CEGE) were quoted.
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Joshua Pearce (ECE/MSE) was interviewed for a Mothering magazine article on National STEAM Day.
Get Vaccinated, Continue Washing and Sanitizing Hands
While Michigan Tech is at Health and Safety Level One, face coverings and daily symptom monitoring are no longer required. However, those who wish to continue wearing a face covering are encouraged to do so.
The MTU Flex Task Force also encourages University community members to get their vaccinations and continue with handwashing and hand-sanitizing practices.
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Climate Action Field School Announced
Applications are now being accepted for the Lake Superior Climate Action Field School. Participants will take part in an experiential training program of virtual workshops, community site visits and events in coastal communities around the Lake Superior Watershed in summer 2021.
The field school is being developed in partnership with the Lake Superior Living Labs Network, Lakehead University, University of Minnesota Duluth, Michigan Technological University, Algoma University and community partners and scholars across the Lake Superior Watershed.
It will support a diverse group of people poised to become regional and national climate leaders, and will be implemented using a hybrid, virtual and on-site design that will consist of hubs in four locations:
Participants in each hub will join together in person daily for field trips, conduct independent site visits, digitally document their experiences and connect and share across hubs virtually for workshops.
This is a free, in-person program open to ages 18 and older. Details about the field school and the application process are available online. Applications are being accepted until July 16.
For more information about the field school or the Lake Superior Living Labs Network, contact Erika Vye (GLRC) at ecvye@mtu.edu.
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Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Parent & Child Aquatics levels are being offered at the SDC Pool for ages 6 months to 3 years...
*****Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics levels are being offered at the SDC Pool for ages 4 to 5 years old. Social...
*****Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-4 are being offered at the SDC Pool. Social distancing will be...
*****Come make a splash this summer in Junior Huskies Swim Clinic! This program provides additional attention and competitive guidance to proficient swimmers ages 6-17 who are...
*****Adult Huskies Summer Swim provides additional attention and competitive guidance to swimmers ages 18 and older who are looking to improve their swimming skills and fitness...
*****conScience: Michigan Tech Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Jared Anderson, present a series of three recorded mini-concerts in historic sacred spaces in the Copper...
