November 7, 2022

A Michigan Tech delegation led by Sarah Green (Chem) will be among more than 35,000 attendees at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP27). The annual summit is the largest climate-change-focused event in the world.

Green, who spearheaded the effort for official admittance, said observer badges are allocated based on venue capacity and previous participation.“Because of robust participation in 2019 and 2021, our quota increased from five badges to six per week,” she said. “I give priority to students in my Climate Science and Policy class, class alumni or students who have shown a serious commitment to climate action on campus."

Among the contingent of students and faculty is Shardul Tiwari (SS), who is attending as an observer but will also present at summit-related events. “We have a presence on the world stage. To have that presence is a privilege and an advantage,” he said. “For students, it’s aspirational and we are able to develop institutional capacity now that Michigan Tech is an official member.”

Learn about Tech’s participation and how to stay abreast of COP27 events at Michigan Tech News.

Get Ready for Design Expo 2023 — please save the date! Michigan Tech’s 23rd Design Expo will be held April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s event will be spread across the first floor of the Van Pelt and Opie Library and the MUB Ballroom.

Design Expo is an annual event that highlights hands-on, discovery-based learning with a showcase of Enterprise and Senior Design/Capstone team projects from all across the Michigan Tech campus. That means teams from the College of Business, College of Sciences and Arts, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, and the College of Engineering. Student teams can register starting Wednesday (Nov. 9) at mtu.edu/expo.

Design Expo Showcase
More than a thousand students will showcase their work and compete for awards. A panel of judges, made up of distinguished corporate representatives, alumni, community members and Michigan Tech faculty and staff, will view and critique project videos created by each team, then come to the Design Expo Showcase to meet the teams and ask questions live and in person.

Sign Up To Be a Judge
We welcome individuals from various professions, disciplines and backgrounds to serve as distinguished judges. In-person judging at the Van Pelt and Opie Library on the day of the event usually takes about an hour, depending on the number of volunteers. Prior to the event on April 18, judges will gain access to a digital gallery of student-created videos in order to preview the videos prior to judging.

Design Expo Social Hour and Awards Ceremony
After judging concludes at 2 p.m. April 18, everyone's invited to a social hour at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts starting at 2:30 p.m., with light refreshments, entertainment and door prizes. Then, at 3:30 p.m., we will begin the Design Expo Awards Ceremony, where student teams will be recognized — and more than $3,000 in cash will be awarded.

All Design Expo events are free and open to the public. We encourage everyone to come help us celebrate our students and their achievements!

Design Expo is hosted by the Enterprise Program and the College of Engineering. Check out team project videos from past years in the Design Expo 2022 video gallery at mtu.edu/expo.

The Aging, Cognition, and Action Lab is currently looking for healthy older adults to participate in a two-day research study.

Inclusion criteria:

• 55-90 years old.
• No medical conditions/diagnoses that impact movement.
• No significant injuries to hands or arms that impact movement.

For more information, please visit the project website or call us at 906-487-2378.

The Graduate School is assisting current and prospective graduate students who wish to apply for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) fellowships, including the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship and the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship.

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)
The DOE CSGF is open to senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students. Benefits include yearly stipends of $45,000, payment of full tuition and required fees, one 12-week practicum experience at a DOE national laboratory or site, and more. 

The application and all supporting materials are due by Jan. 18, 2023.

Eligible fields: applied mathematics, astrophysics, chemical engineering, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, life sciences, machine learning, materials science, mechanical engineering and physics.

For more information, please visit the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship website. Questions? Contact Sarah Isaacson at sisaacso@mtu.edu.

DOE NNSA Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (LRGF)
The DOE NNSA LRGF is open to U.S. citizens engaged in full-time study toward a doctoral degree who are in their second year or later. Benefits include $38,000 yearly stipends, payment of full tuition and required fees, two 12-week residencies and more.

Eligible fields: engineering and applied sciences, physics, materials, mathematics, and computational science.

The application will be available in late November. Materials are due March 15, 2023.

For more information, please visit the DOE NNSA Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship website. Questions? Contact Sarah Isaacson at sisaacso@mtu.edu.

A production system maintenance window is scheduled for Nov. 19 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The following production services will be unavailable during that time:

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If you have any questions or concerns, we can help. Contact us at it-help@mtu.edu or call 7-1111.

We are very happy to announce that Café Français is resuming its activities this week.

Please join us tomorrow (Nov. 8) for an hour of laid-back Francophone setting with French natives and other Francophiles. All levels welcome. Walker 120C, from 5-6 p.m.

Café Français meets every second Tuesday: Nov. 8 and Nov. 29.

Friends and family are welcome!

The College of Business (COB) is holding a Graduate Programs Information Session at 4 p.m. tomorrow (Nov. 8) in the Academic Office Building, AOB 101. The campus community is invited to attend and learn more about graduate programs in business, including:

• TechMBA®
• Master's in Accounting
• Master's in Engineering Management
• Master's in Applied Natural Resource Economics

Current students will be present to share their experiences, faculty will be on hand to speak to course curriculum and outcomes and a representative from the Graduate School will be available to help answer general admission questions.

To kick off this year’s Freedom Week, the Young Americans for Freedom are hosting Jorge Galicia on tonight (Nov. 7) at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom A2.

Galicia will speak about his experience living in Venezuela and his reasons for fleeing the country.

Before leaving his country, Galicia lived a life not unlike that of middle-class Americans. But now, he is one of 4 million Venezuelans who fled their country following its economic, social and political collapse. Living under socialism showed him the dangers of letting the state grow.

From a very young age, Galicia has been speaking out about the very real damages caused by socialism and has made it his life’s mission to win the fight.

Students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to attend.

Editor's Note: This 11 a.m. seminar has been canceled. Kamal Kant Chandrakar will instead speak at the 4 p.m. Physics Colloquium on Thursday (Nov. 10). The original speaker of the colloquium is unable to attend the event.

Michigan Tech alum Kamal Kant Chandrakar ’19 (Ph.D., atmospheric sciences) will be presenting at a special in-person physics seminar on Thursday (Nov. 10) at 11 a.m. in Fisher 126.

Chandrakar's presentation is titled "Impact of aerosols and turbulence on cumulus and stratocumulus clouds: process level investigations using a Lagrangian particle-based scheme in large-eddy simulations."

Read the abstract at the University Events Calendar.

Editor's Note: Jiali Wang is unable to speak at this event. The 4 p.m. colloquium will instead feature speaker Kamal Kant Chandrakar. Chandrakar's originally planned seminar at 11 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 10) has been canceled.

Jiali Wang from the Argonne National Laboratory will be presenting at the next Physics Colloquium.

The seminar will be presented virtually only via Zoom at 4 p.m. on Thursday (Nov. 10).

Wang's presentation is titled "Impacts of Lake Surface Temperature on the Summer Climate Over the Great Lakes Region."

Read the abstract at the University Events Calendar.

Michelle R. Dawson will present as part of the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) Seminar Series on Friday (Nov. 11) at 10 a.m. in person in Chem Sci 211 or virtually via Zoom.

Dawson will present "Biomechanics of Therapy Induced Senescence and the Evolving Tumor Microenvironment."

Read the abstract at the University Events Calendar.

Dawson is an assistant professor of medical science in the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry at Brown University.

This program/lecture is partially funded/sponsored by the Visiting Professor Program, which is funded by a grant to the Office of the Provost from the State of Michigan’s King-Chávez-Parks Initiative.

The Michigan Tech cross country squads started the postseason schedule Friday (Nov. 4) with a third-place finish from the men's team and a fourth-place finish for the women's team at the GLIAC Championships at Willow Metropark in New Boston, Michigan.

Clayton Sayen and Drew Kolodge were the low sticks for the Black & Gold, placing fifth and sixth, respectively, and earning First Team All-GLIAC honors for their efforts. Nick McKenzie was named to the Second Team All-GLIAC with his 20th-place finish.

"Mixed individual results led to an overall result that was a little lower than we were aiming for overall," assistant head coach Robert Young said. "Nick McKenzie continues his solid climb in performance, earning his first all-conference spot."

The women of Michigan Tech were led by Michelle Bollini, who earned Second Team All-GLIAC with her 23rd-place finish.

"We had a solid day with some mixed individual performances," head coach Kristina Owen said. "Our women have really come together as a team this year, and we're super happy with how they work together out on the course."

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

The Michigan Tech soccer team saw three players earn GLIAC recognition.

Molly Bolang and Gracie VanLangevelde were named All-GLIAC First Team. Stephanie Yeager rounded out the accolades, earning All-GLIAC Honorable Mention. 

This is the first time since the 2016 season that the Huskies have a player named to the All-GLIAC First Team. The honors also marks the second time in Michigan Tech history that the team has earned two All-GLIAC First Team players, also coming in the 2016 season.

Read more about the honorees at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

The Michigan Tech men's basketball team closed to within four points late in the second half, but the Huskies fell 72-66 to Division I Wisconsin-Green Bay in exhibition play at Kress Center on Thursday (Nov. 3).

Marcus Tomashek posted a team-high 21 points in his debut in MTU's only tune-up prior to its regular season opener, which will be in Houghton on Saturday (Nov. 12) against Lewis University.

"This was a great learning experience for us," said head coach Josh Buettner. "Their athleticism sped us up, especially early on. Playing against it helped get us ready for the GLIAC level we will have to face on a nightly basis. This helps teach us we have to be committed to playing the Tech way if we are going to be successful."

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

Reservations for all waxing facility options for the 2023 Toyota U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships are now open!

Wax Facility Reservations and Options:
Please refer to the event website for all information regarding waxing facility options and reservations for the 2023 Toyota U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships. 

Volunteering for the 2022-23 Ski Races at Michigan Tech!
To volunteer for the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships, please fill out our volunteer recruitment form.

Michigan Tech will also play host to the Pre-Nationals CCSA Invite & CXC Cup races Dec. 17-18 at the Tech Trails! We are seeking volunteer help for this December race weekend as well. To volunteer for the Pre-Nationals race weekend, please email Volunteer Coordinator Stefany Valentine-Cook at skcook@mtu.edu. 

Message from the coaches: 

“Thank you for considering volunteering for the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships, and all of our 2022-23 ski race events! It takes over 100 volunteers to host the National Championships, which truly means we need support from our entire Keweenaw community! This support we receive from you, our entire community, to host these events makes us so proud to be Huskies! Please join us and let’s all be part of making this event truly the best in the nation!” 

Lucas Nave (CFRES/ESC) is the principcal investigator on a project that has received a $297,190 research and development grant from the National Science Foundation.

The project is titled "LTREB Renewal: Drivers of temperate forest carbon storage from canopy closure through successional time."

This is a potential two-year project.

2023 Benefits Open Enrollment Period Begins Monday

The 2023 Open Enrollment period for Michigan Tech benefits takes place from Monday (Nov. 14) to Nov. 30. Some important changes are happening during this Open Enrollment period and we strongly encourage you to participate. Whether you are electing Michigan Tech benefits for the first time, making changes to your elections or not making any changes at all, Open Enrollment is the perfect time to ensure your information is up to date and correct. 

The past four years have seen significant industry increases to employee health insurance premiums. The University projects an approximately $600,000 increase in health care costs for the 2023 plan year. While we will not always be able to do so, the University will absorb these medical care cost increases for the upcoming year. In addition, there are relatively minor changes in costs for available dental and vision plans.

To better serve our employees, the Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended, and the University has approved, important changes to our health care structure. As a result, 95% of employees will see a decrease or no change to the overall cost of their health care benefits. A subset of employees who elect to take the HDHP 2 plan will see a slight reduction in the amount of money they receive each pay period for making that election. Michigan Tech health, dental and vision plans will be changing to a tiered system, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Monthly premium information can be found on the comparison charts on Human Resources’ Benefits website. 

Additionally, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to increase their retirement matching plan percentage in accordance with the announcement made in July 2021. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the retirement matching maximum will increase from 7.75% to 8.5%.

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Husky Emergency Assistance Funds Available

The Husky Emergency Assistance Fund (HEAF) was established to help members of our campus community who are experiencing financial hardship. All current students, faculty and staff who have incurred emergency-related expenses and can demonstrate need are welcome to apply. The fund is supported by the generous donations of Michigan Tech alumni and friends.

To complete an application for financial assistance or donate to the fund, visit the Husky Emergency Assistance Fund website, email heaf@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1567.

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Nominations Open: 2022 Staff Making a Difference Awards

Staff Council invites the campus community to submit nominations for the 2022 Making a Difference Awards. Nominations are now open and regular full-time and part-time staff are eligible. All faculty and staff are invited to submit a nomination of a deserving colleague or write a letter in support of a nomination.

The categories are:

• Above and Beyond
• Behind the Scenes
• Legacy Award
• Outstanding Leader
• Rookie Award
• Serving Others
• Unsung Hero

Award recipients will receive $500, after taxes. Past recipients are not eligible again until five years after their award year.

Please follow these steps:

1. Review the award criteria.
2. Create your nomination letter.
3. Collect your letters of support (no more than three one-page letters).
4. Complete the nomination form.

Please note that you will need to be prepared to upload your nomination letter and letters of support as one file in the nomination form before exiting it. Otherwise, it will be lost, as the system will not automatically save it.

For more information or to submit the nomination form, please go to the Staff Council Making a Difference Awards webpage.

Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday (Nov. 11).

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Women's Entrepreneurship Day Panel Discussion: Register Now

Join us Thursday (Nov. 10) from 4-5:30 p.m. for a Women's Entrepreneurship Day panel discussion on Zoom. We will celebrate entrepreneurship with three female entrepreneurs who have made a difference in their communities. They will share info about their businesses, what inspired them to start their journey, what they’ve learned and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. A moderated talk will follow individual presentations.

Register in advance to receive the Zoom link.

The panel members are:

• April Clarke, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Xpress NEMT Inc.
  With a background in brand and product strategy, her talk will focus on recognizing opportunities for impact in your community, taking that first step and how passion and personal commitment to customers and the right mindset can lead to success in your endeavor.
  
  
• Briana Tucker, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Refill U.P.
  Refill U.P., the Upper Peninsula's first low-waste refillery, started as a New Year's resolution and a personal desire to have sustainable, safe products for Tucker's home and family. Within a year, it scaled up from two area farmers markets to a brick-and-mortar location in Hancock, Michigan. As a business, Refill U.P. focuses on small, individual actions that lead to a more thoughtful and responsible community and world.
  
  
• Angela Price, Self-Employed Accounting and Business Consultant; Co-Founder of Unite Mental Health & Wellness
  Price has 18 years of experience helping businesses grow and thrive. Unite Mental Health & Wellness is a nonprofit formed with a mission to unite individuals in rural communities with quality mental health care while also supporting the professionals who provide it.

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Celebrating First-Generation College Students

Come participate in our First-Generation College Student Celebration!

Tomorrow (Nov. 8), we will be celebrating members of our campus community (students, staff, faculty and alumni) who are first-generation college students. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., stop by our table on the first floor of the Van Pelt and Opie Library to say hello, sign our banner, grab a treat and pick up a sticker celebrating first-gen accomplishments. At noon, we will be taking a group photo at the Husky statue (weather permitting) celebrating our first-gen students and their advocates. Everyone is welcome to participate and we will have limited supplies of “I’m First” T-shirts for our first-gen community.

In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education and the Center for First-Generation Student Success held the inaugural First-Generation College Celebration. Learn more about the event and its creation.

If you can’t make it to the event, you can request stickers by email at success@mtu.edu.

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CTL Instructional Award: Chris Middlebrook, Josue Reynoso

The Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) will recognize Chris Middlebrook (ECE) and Josue Reynoso (COB) as co-recipients of the 2022 CTL Instructional Award for Curriculum Development and Assessment tomorrow (Nov. 8) at 3:45 p.m. Middlebrook and Reynoso were selected for the award after being nominated via the Deans’ Teaching Showcase during the spring 2022 semester.

Please plan to join us in recognizing their accomplishments by registering for the event.

Middlebrook’s award presentation: "Curriculum Development: Creation of a Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Laboratory Course."

From the abstract:
Why Michigan Tech? Why go to school there? Why hire Michigan Tech engineering grads? What skills do they possess that are lacking in other engineering grads? A consistent answer to these questions is the hands-on laboratory experience students have throughout the engineering curriculum. The response is echoed with the hundreds of companies that continuously recruit Michigan Tech Engineering students. Laboratory experience increases student knowledge retention and fosters a deeper understanding through direct concept application. However, the creation of a new course with a laboratory component can often be a daunting task to faculty and staff given the amount of time and the number of resources that are often required. In this talk I will share my experience with the creation of a formal course and laboratory on Printed Circuit Manufacturing utilizing prior research equipment coupled with existing infrastructure and corporate participation and in-kind donations. The outcomes and ancillary activities associated with the course and lab, such as the building of the new Plexus Electronics Maker Space, will also be discussed.

Reynoso’s award presentation: "Developing New Curricula: An Experiential Learning Approach."

From the abstract:
During the past couple of years, a group of faculty members in the College of Business developed a minor program in Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation. In this talk, Dr. Reynoso will discuss their process to create the structure of the program, areas of opportunity that this program is addressing, as well as directions for future development. The minor in Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation is aimed primarily at science and engineering students wanting to complement their education with an understanding of business that would enable them to start a new venture or commercialize new technologies.

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VPR Research Series: Creating SciENcv Biosketches; Upcoming Changes to NSF PAPPG

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) require personnel biographical sketches to be submitted in a very specific format. In addition, the format and specific instructions have changed for both agencies in the last two years. In particular, NSF will begin requiring the use of SciENcv for biosketches and current and pending support documents in October 2023. Even before this requirement is implemented, using SciENcv to generate these documents will ensure your biosketch is always in compliance when you submit a proposal to these agencies.

Join us via Zoom on Wednesday (Nov. 9) from noon to 1 p.m. to learn how you can create and maintain your biographical sketch and current and pending support documents so they will be readily available when needed for a proposal submission. Once you get the initial setup done, you'll be able to easily generate biosketches and current and pending documents that are compliant with the current rules of the agency.

This session will include basic instruction in the system, information on how to link data sources for publication entry, tips and tricks, and time for individual Q&A.

During the session, we will also highlight some upcoming changes to the NSF's Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG); a new version will take effect Jan. 30, 2023.

Any questions should be addressed to rd-l@mtu.edu.

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EPSSI Seminar with Jonathan Overpeck

Join the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI) today (Nov. 7) at 3 p.m. as we hear from Professor Jonathan Overpeck, an interdisciplinary climate scientist, William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education and the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan.

Overpeck will present “Climate Change, Drought and Global Aridification: Understanding Confidence.”

Read the event details at the University Events Calendar and join the presentation via Zoom (use passcode 843781).

This talk will focus on one of the sharpest edges of the growing global climate crisis: hydrologic extremes and water security. Special attention will be focused on understanding how to assess and assign confidence estimates to projections of future change.

Overpeck has written 220 published works on climate and the environmental sciences. He served as Working Group I coordinating lead author for the Nobel Prize–winning IPCC Fourth Assessment (2007), and also as Working Group II lead author for the IPCC Fifth Assessment (2014).

Overpeck has carried out climate research programs on six continents, focused on understanding drought and megadrought dynamics (and risk) the world over, and has also served as the lead investigator of Climate Assessment for the Southwest and the SW Climate Science Center — two major programs focused on regional climate adaptation. He has appeared and testified before Congress multiple times, is a Fellow of AGU and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and tweets about environmental and climate-related issues @GreatLakesPeck.

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Freedom Week 2022!

Young Americans for Freedom will be hosting their Third Annual Freedom Week this week, today until Friday (Nov. 7-11).

Freedom Week is held this week because it encompasses the Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Veterans Day. The week will be kicked off by speaker Jorge Galicia, followed by two other events: the celebration of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Veterans Speak!, where some of our local veterans share their experience.

Schedule of Events:

• Speaker: Jorge Galicia
  Monday, Nov. 7 — 7 p.m. in MUB Ballroom A2
  Galicia is one of 4 million Venezuelans who have fled their country following its economic, social and political collapse. Living under a socialist tyranny showed Galicia the dangers of letting the state grow. From a very young age, he has been speaking out about the very real damages caused by socialism and has made it his life’s mission to win the fight.
  
  
• Celebrating the 33rd Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
  Wednesday, Nov. 9 — 9 a.m. on Walker Lawn
  
  
• Veterans Speak!
  Thursday, Nov. 10 — 7 p.m. in M&M 610
  Veterans share their experiences and how serving their country impacted their lives.

Please join us in celebrating our freedom and honoring those who serve!

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AISES Seeks Indigenous Students, Allies for Relaunch

Recognizing the need for a space on campus for Indigenous peoples and allies from all walks of life to come together in solidarity, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) would love to relaunch an AISES chapter here at Michigan Tech.

AISES is a national nonprofit organization that nurtures community building by bridging science and technology with traditional Native values. Through its educational programs, AISES provides opportunities for Indigenous peoples and allies to pursue studies in science, engineering, business and other academic arenas. AISES provides professional development training so our student leaders become technologically informed within Indigenous spaces. Won’t you be the catalyst for the advancement of Indigenous peoples with us?

We invite interested Indigenous peoples and allies to join us Wednesday (Nov. 9) from 5:30-7 p.m. in Fisher 326.

Please register in advance.

Radio Results Network picked up a Michigan Tech News story about the University’s delegation of students and faculty for the 2022 United Nations summit on climate change, known as COP27.

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Grand Rapids’ WKTV Journal and Adrian’s Daily Telegram mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the benefits and challenges of building with mass timber. The story was previously published by Great Lakes Echo, the Spartan Newsroom and the Detroit News. 

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Michigan Tech hockey’s Blake Pietila was mentioned by the Daily Mining Gazette after being named the CCHA Goaltender of the Month. The story was picked up from a Michigan Tech Athletics press release.

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The Daily Mining Gazette mentioned Michigan Tech in coverage of the Hancock City Council meeting, where Hancock Public Schools Superintendent spoke about two millages on the ballot for the district on Election Day (Nov. 8).

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The Daily Mining Gazette mentioned Michigan Tech’s Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity in a story about the annual food drive being held for Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, taking place tomorrow (Nov. 5).

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The Keweenaw Report covered the Michigan Tech Sustainability Demonstration House’s Nov. 4 open house, providing information about the SDH’s history and projects as well as the open house details.

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The Daily Mining Gazette highlighted the Michigan Tech Ultra Marathon Club’s 50K trail race, which was held at the Tech Trails on Nov. 5.

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Michigan Tech alumna Linda Blum (B.S., M.S., forestry) wrote a column published in the Crozet Gazette of Crozet, Virginia, titled “Home Gardeners Can Help Protect Soil from Erosion.” Blum is a research associate professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia.

To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.

PhD Defense: Masoud Ahmadi

Monday, November 7, 8–9 a.m. | R. L. Smith Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Building (MEEM), 1021

Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Advisor: Sajjad Bigham Sorption-Based Dehydration Systems: Theory-to-Demonstration Attend Virtually:...

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EPSSI Seminar: Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, Dean and Professor, University of Michigan

Monday, November 7, 3 p.m.–4 p.m.

EEN/EPSSI joint seminar Climate Change, Drought and Global Aridification: Understanding Confidence This talk will focus on one of the sharpest edges of the growing global...

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Monday Study Sessions!

Monday, November 7, 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Fisher Hall 232

Get together with your peers to work on professional, personal and academic activities with help from undergrad and grad physics buddies! When: Every Monday evening from 5:30...

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Restoring the Balance—Wolves and Our Relationship with Nature

Monday, November 7, 6 p.m.

Husky Bites presents Special Guest John Vucetich Distinguished Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Michigan Technological...

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SAE Aero Design Weekly Meeting

Monday, November 7, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. | SAE Aero Lab, MEEM 703

SAE Aero Design aims to offer valuable experience to Michigan Tech students of all majors interested in an extracurricular engineering & design opportunity. Come join our...

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Adult and Youth Huskies Tennis Lessons

November 7, all day | Gates Tennis Center

Youth Tennis Lessons: After school and weekend Youth Huskies Group Tennis Lessons are back this fall! Join by age group and level for some fun on the tennis courts! October 24...