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Michigan Tech volleyball's Lina Espejo-Ramirez has been named the GLIAC Setter of the Week.
Espejo-Ramirez averaged 9.58 assists and 2.92 digs per set during the Huskies' 4-0 sweep of the Otter Invitational in California over the weekend — with all four wins in straight sets. She was named to the all-tournament team.
Espejo-Ramirez had a pair of double-doubles at the tournament, including a Tech career-high 33 assists while adding 11 digs in MTU's 3-0 sweep of Cal State Dominguez Hills. She tallied 115 assists, 35 digs, eight kills, six blocks and four aces on the weekend.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.
After sweeping the Otter Invitational in California over the weekend, Michigan Tech volleyball rose to No. 19 in this week's AVCA Division II Coaches Poll.
The No. 19 ranking is the highest for the Huskies since 1996. Tech was ranked No. 23 in the 2022 Preseason Poll and ended 2021 at No. 22.
The Black and Gold will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, for Parkside's Hampton Inn Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 3-4). Tech opens against Upper Iowa (2 p.m. ET) and McKendree (6 p.m.) on Friday, and then wraps up the weekend versus Illinois Springfield (10 a.m.) and Minnesota Crookston (6 p.m.) Saturday.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.
Michigan Tech football starts the season at home tomorrow (Sept. 1) on Teacher Appreciation Night at Kearly Stadium. Local educators can buy a ticket and get one free by using the code HuskiesLoveTeachers at BuyHuskiesTickets.com.
Michigan Tech football welcomes University of Wisconsin-Platteville at 6 p.m. to kick off their 2022 campaign. Last season, the Huskies finished 5-2 in the GLIAC for third place in the conference.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.
Assistant Professor Kathryn Perrine (Chem) presented at the fall 2022 American Chemical Society meeting, held Aug. 21-25.
Perrine presented with co-author and graduate student Chathura de Alwis on specific cation effects on the direct CO2 capture at the air/electrolyte/iron interface.
This work was supported by the NASA Michigan Space Grant Consortium award NNX15AJ20H, the NSF CHE 1725818, the Michigan Tech 2020 Research Excellence Fund and the David J. and Valeria Pruett Graduate Research Fellowship.
Perrine also presented the group’s research on the interaction of monochloramine solutions on iron interfaces in complex environments. Students who participated in the project are acknowledged: graduate students Chathura de Alwis and Subash Pandey, as well as undergraduate students Danica Lemmons, Ryan Mackie and Drew Kolodge.
This work is supported by the NSF CHE 2108316. Lemmons is also supported by the Rebecca Sandretto and Susan Stackhouse Summer Research Fellowship.
Kellie Raffaelli (DOS) and junior Kevin Hoefer (operations and supply chain management) were quoted by WLUC TV6 in a story about Michigan Tech’s first day of fall 2022 classes and Welcome Week activities.
In the story, WLUC TV6 wished the best to all students as they begin this new school year.
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Travis White (GLRC) was quoted by BusinessNorth, Radio Results Network and Mirage News. The outlets picked up a Michigan Tech News story about a Smart Ships Coalition workshop coming to the Great Lakes Research Center on Sept. 15-16.
The workshop will touch on regulating autonomous and intelligent maritime systems, the coalition and the Marine Autonomous Research Site at the GLRC.
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Guy Meadows (GLRC) was quoted by PBS Wisconsin in a story about Concordia University’s $12 million seawall, which has adversely affected the neighboring shoreline.
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The September/October 2022 issue of Rocks & Minerals mentioned Michigan Tech and the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum in an entry in the Museum Notes section.
The entry announced the John and Phyllis Seaman Endowment for Curation at the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum and the establishment of a Student Support Fund in honor of former curator Jean Peterman Kemp Zimmer ’39 and John “Jack” Seaman's sister, Jeanne Seaman Farnum.
The announcement included a photograph of Jack and Phyllis, along with John Jaszczak (Mineral Museum/Physics) and Bill Roberts (ADV).
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The Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the ongoing regional blood shortage in the Upper Peninsula.
A blood drive hosted by Student Leadership and Involvement and the Red Cross is planned at the MUB Ballroom today and tomorrow (Aug. 31 and Sept. 1) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Instructions on how to participate in the blood drive were published Aug. 22 in Tech Today.
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Lansing’s 100.7 WITL-FM mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the 10 best colleges in Michigan, as ranked by Niche.com. MTU was No. 3 on the list.
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ABC 10 ran a story about registration being open for Michigan Tech’s 2022 Parade of Nations.
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Michigan Tech Dining Services was mentioned by the Daily Mining Gazette in a story about this year’s Houghton County Fair.
Dining Services purchased hogs raised by Jordan Holombo of Chassell.
Zoom Licensing Update
Michigan Tech has updated our educational license with Zoom.
Faculty, staff and students will need to log in at the Michigan Tech Zoom Account page to relicense their account to retain access to all the features of our University Zoom license, e.g., unlimited duration for Zoom meetings.
If you have any questions, we can help. Contact IT at it-help@mtu.edu or call 7-1111.
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Catherine Rono, Melody Li Welcomed as Write-D Facilitators
Writing in the Discipline (Write-D) and the Departments of Biological Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; and Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering welcome Catherine Rono and Miaomiao (Melody) Li as Write-D facilitators beginning in the fall 2022 semester.
Write-D provides a dedicated time and space for graduate students to get work done and receive support on writing projects within their discipline, such as manuscripts, research proposals, etc. Guest speakers from the department and industry visit to present briefly on research, writing and publishing tips.
Current Write-D departments and facilitators include:
Questions? Contact Write-D Coordinator Sarah Isaacson at sisaacso@mtu.edu.
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The Fall 2022 Blood Drive will be on August 31st and September 1st from 10 AM until 4 PM in the Memorial Union Building Ballroom. The American Red Cross recommends everyone...
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The first week back can be a long one. Stop by the MUB circle for a pick-me-up with Snack Break! SLI staff will be distributing a variety of grab-and-go snacks while supplies...
