March 17, 2023

Janine Ward, program manager for the state of Michigan's Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) will be on campus for site visits and presentations March 27 and 28.

The Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI) will be holding a reception for Ward on March 27 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Memorial Union. During the reception Ward will present her talk, titled “State of Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) funding platforms - Opportunities for Michigan Tech and the Upper Peninsula.” Light refreshments will be served.

All are welcome to attend. RSVP is required by Thursday (March 23).

As the program manager of the Michigan OFME, Ward is focused on growing Michigan’s mobility and electrification ecosystem and creating safer, more equitable and environmentally conscious transportation solutions for Michigan residents. She leads innovation growth initiatives at OFME, including signature grant programs under the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP) and statewide testing assets. In addition to managing MMFP, she facilitates industry collaboration through various working groups convening subject matter experts to identify challenges in the state and develop solutions.

If you would like an opportunity to meet with Ward outside of the reception and presentation time, please contact Pam Hannon at prhannon@mtu.edu for schedule availability.

The Facilities Management Work Order system will be down for maintenance starting today (March 17) at 10 p.m. through tomorrow (March 18) at 10 p.m.

Services are expected to be restored on Sunday (March 19). Please check the Facilities website for updates or changes to the scheduled outage. If you're reporting a Facilities emergency, please call the emergency line: 906-487-0001.

Interested in pursuing a master's degree? Did you know it can be done in only one year? If you are a rising junior or senior (from any major on campus), this is the time to explore your options.

The Department of Social Sciences (SS) will be hosting an information session from 4-5 p.m. on Monday (March 20) in the Academic Office Building Commons (second floor of the AOB) for the following programs:

• Accelerated M.S. in Environmental and Energy Policy
• Accelerated M.S. in Industrial Heritage and Archaeology
• Accelerated M.S. in Sustainable Communities

Drop in and learn about the various curriculums, how to double count undergraduate courses toward a graduate degree, how to use the senior rule, and the all-important information on funding your graduate degree. Advisors will be available to answer any other questions you may have.

If you are interested but unable to attend the information session, I encourage you reach out the appropriate accelerated M.S. advisor:

• Accelerated M.S. in Environmental and Energy Policy: 
  Adam Wellstead at awellste@mtu.edu 
  
  
• Accelerated M.S. in Industrial Heritage and Archaeology: 
  Laura Rouleau at lwrouleau@mtu.edu 
  
  
• Accelerated M.S. in Sustainable Communities: 
  Chelsea Schelly at cschelly@mtu.edu 

Hope to see many of you there!

People with disabilities are drastically underrepresented in science, both as researchers and study participants. For example, over 25% of Americans are disabled but only 3% of the STEMM workforce reports having a disability. This needs to change, says Bonnielin Swenor, founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, in a Q&A published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Swenor, who has a visual disability and who advocates for researchers with disabilities, headed a subgroup for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that resulted in nine recommendations for ways to increase equity, access, and inclusion across disability communities.

Swenor discussed the many ways that academic processes, such as article submission and grant funding portals, create barriers for disabled people such as the visually impaired. She also noted that, too often, the language we use, such as that found in the NIH mission statement, focuses on “reducing disability,” which is not disability-inclusive and serves to devalue those who are disabled. Instead, her report exhorts the NIH and other research institutions to engage with diverse disability communities, counter structural discrimination and promote awareness and inclusion.

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The ADVANCE Weekly Roundup is brought to you by ADVANCE at Michigan Tech, an NSF-funded initiative dedicated to improving faculty career success, retention, diversity, equity and inclusion. Past articles are available on the ADVANCE Newsblog.

To learn more about our featured topic, our mission, programming efforts, and to check out our growing collection of resources, contact us or visit our website.

Tonight (March 17) at 7:30 p.m., Michigan Tech Music presents "Stripes and Stripes Forever," the biggest, loudest, most energetic Huskies Pep Band experience of the year! Get ready: They may bravely learn even more than the three anthems they already know... Attend to find out!

Can't make it in person? Far-away Huskies Pep Band lovers can watch the livestream!

Get Tickets
Get tickets online, by calling 906-487-1906, by visiting the Rozsa Box Office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, or for one hour before the show. Michigan Tech students can reserve free Experience Tech tickets online, and Student Rush will be available at the door. Remember to bring your HuskyCard with you!

Event Details:

• What: "Stripes and Stripes Forever" performed by the Huskies Pep Band
• When: Friday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m.
• Where: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
• Cost: $15 Adults, $5 Youth Under 18, Free Student Rush

National Geographic Live, National Geographic’s touring speaker series ​​that brings to life the awe-inspiring stories of National Geographic Explorers, and the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts are proud to present the speaker event “Adaptation,” with environmental anthropologist and filmmaker Alizé Carrère.

The free event will take place at 7:30 Monday (March 20) at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. Get your free tickets online or at the Rozsa Box Office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday or in the hour before the event.

This 70-minute speaker event explores the remarkable ways people around the world are adapting to our changing planet. Dive into the South Pacific waters of Vanuatu, where islanders are using innovative techniques to combat outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish that threaten the surrounding reefs. In Bangladesh, discover how farmers in low-lying areas are reviving an old agricultural technique — floating gardens — that has inspired other floating infrastructure, including schools, libraries, hospitals and playgrounds. And travel to the mountainous desert of Ladakh in northern India to glimpse giant ice pyramids, or “ice stupas,” invented by a Ladakhi teacher and engineer to help the community preserve its scarce freshwater resources. Through her work documenting these stories, Carrère offers a hopeful look at the resilience, perseverance and innovation of humankind under even the most difficult of conditions.

Carrère is a National Geographic Explorer, filmmaker and Ph.D. candidate researching and documenting human adaptations to environmental change. In 2013, Carrère received support from National Geographic to conduct research in Madagascar, where she spent several months uncovering an unlikely agricultural adaptation in response to severe deforestation. Learning of farmers who were turning erosional gullies into fertile pockets of farmland, her work evolved into a broader film and educational project on human resilience. She brings her social science background and extensive field experience to her filmmaking, with the goal of elevating the human dimensions of climate change. Carrère received both her B.A. and M.S. from McGill University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Miami, where she is examining the relationship between architecture, climate change and ecological urban utopias.

This program/lecture is locally supported by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Van Evera Distinguished Lecture Series.

Get Tickets
Get tickets online, by calling 906-487-1906, by visiting the Rozsa Box Office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, or for one hour before the show. Michigan Tech students can reserve free Experience Tech tickets online, and Student Rush will be available at the door. Remember to bring your HuskyCard with you!

Event Details:

• What: National Geographic Live: "Adaptation" with Alizé Carrère
• When: Monday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m.
• Where: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
• Cost: Free for all

Earn your American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification in this three-day intensive training course located at the Michigan Tech SDC Pool on April 14-16. The certification includes Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR/AED certifications and all training materials.

All participants must be 15 years of age or older by the first date of the course (documentation required). Required water skills include the ability to swim 300 yards continuously, tread water for two minutes and complete a timed event in which participants retrieve a 10-pound brick from a depth of 7-10 feet and swim 20 yards with the object.

Online training prerequisites must be completed by the first day of classroom instruction. The instructor will contact class participants with online course information and directions. Class size is limited.

Registration opens today (March 17) at 8 a.m. and closes April 6 at 11:59 p.m. Cost is $200 per participant.

For more information visit Michigan Tech Recreation's Lifeguard Certification page.

Professor Greg Odegard (ME-EM) is the director of the Ultra-Strong Composites by Computational Design (US-COMP) NASA Space Technology Research Institute (STRI), one of the inaugural STRIs funded by the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate. He's been selected to receive a NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal, awarded to nongovernment employees for "notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced the NASA Mission."

The five-year US-COMP collaboration brings together 22 professors from 11 universities and two industry partners with a range of expertise in molecular modeling, manufacturing, material synthesis and testing. Odegard's nomination letter outlines how he harnessed the group's talents to successfully overcome challenges and make significant progress:

"Dr. Odegard leads by example, exhibiting the NASA core values for safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence and inclusion. He respected the constraints imposed by safety measures taken to protect students during COVID, while finding ways to continue making progress. He embraced the challenges of working with industry, where open sharing of information is tempered by the need to maintain their competitive edge. He walked the fine balance of demonstrating investment payoff for the funder through publications, while respecting intellectual property concerns by the industry members. Dr. Odegard’s openness to change to more effectively serve NASA’s mission needs is exceptional. He led with the courage and humility of leaders who leave an indelible legacy because they are different. His service to the Agency and to the nation deserves recognition."

Jenn Gustetic, director of NASA Early Stage Innovations and Partnerships, told Odegard the medal is well deserved. “Leading extensive and complex transdisciplinary research across numerous partners is no small feat — and you did so to great effect,” Gustetic said. “I am delighted that the Agency is recognizing your individual leadership contribution in this way, as institutes do not come together well without exceptional leadership."

Odegard will receive the medal at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on April 26. The US-COMP team will also be recognized by the agency as a whole for their contributions.

Please join us in congratulating Professor Odegard on this important recognition and achievement.

College of Engineering Dean Janet Callahan has selected Luke Bowman from the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences (GMES) as the featured instructor this week in the Deans’ Teaching Showcase.

Bowman will be recognized at an end-of-term luncheon with other spring showcase members and is a candidate for the next CTL Instructional Award Series.

Bowman was selected for his instruction in GE5260 Scientific Communication. The course enhances graduate students’ oral and written communication skills to help them write scientific proposals, present research at conferences and publish their findings in peer-reviewed literature. It also helps in completing their thesis or dissertation. In the course, students develop a research proposal they are encouraged to submit to the National Science Foundation, Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) and other agencies. Students conduct a literature review, articulate a research question, engage with their faculty research advisor, and provide and receive feedback. Students also interact with guest speakers who are experts in the field of communicating science to varied audiences. They learn how to effectively talk about their research from engaging professionals whose job it is to make an impactful argument.

“The Scientific Communication course has been an ultimate success story,” said Aleksey Smirnov, GMES department chair. “GMES students have had very high success rates with their MSGC grant submissions.”

“Luke is an amazingly dedicated teacher and effective mentor, who keeps providing instrumental contributions to the advancement of the department’s educational mission, especially in the areas of student recruitment and graduate education,” added Smirnov.

Bowman has co-taught the course with Ph.D. candidate Beth Bartel, who was its teaching assistant the prior two years when the course was taught by Professor John Gierke (GMES). While Bowman leaned on the content and activities developed during prior years, each year the course evolves, drawing from the instructors’ personal experience. Bowman and Bartel were able to efficiently weave in topics close to their research interests in geological hazard communication.

“Luke’s dedication to student success is inspiring and a reason why I chose to attend Michigan Tech,” said Ph.D. student Jacob Murchek. “He and Beth always worked together to provide support and guidance not only in their scientific communication course but in any aspect you would need.”

“Luke has been an extremely important part of my success during my graduate studies,” added M.S. student Emilie Prey. “Not only did he help me successfully navigate writing for the MSGC in Scientific Communication, he has been introducing me to opportunities unique to this department. He is always there to offer support for absolutely anything related to graduate school.”

“Innovative teaching that has students writing and presenting in their discipline is one of the things that make our graduates so successful,” said Callahan. “Luke's dedication to students and their success exemplifies how Michigan Tech gives students such a high return on their investment.”

Have you noticed that different people have vastly different experiences in classes, meetings, informal and formal events, and other interactions on campus? Ever noticed that this is dependent upon visually identifiable characteristics (gender, skin color, etc.)? Would you like to learn more about becoming an ally in the moment and to help intentionally craft the culture at Michigan Tech to position every single individual for success (not just those who fit the "historically typical" mold)?

The ADVANCE Initiative Program is proud to present two workshops, with one goal: “Stand together in the quest for gender and racial equity.”

The first workshop, to be held March 31, is for first-time attendees or for those who wish to refresh their understanding on inclusion. The second workshop will be held April 28 for returning attendees who want to deep-dive into strategies for creating an inclusive climate. You are invited to attend one of two sessions in each workshop, held concurrently, to explore the impact of gender and race on faculty members’ experiences of the University campus climate. Through a review of the existing research and group discussions, these sessions will seek to shift the dialogue from individual problems and solutions experienced by underrepresented faculty to seeking to acknowledge and identify institutional challenges and solutions related to gender and racial inequity in higher education.

If you'd simply like to learn more about these issues in a collegial environment, please attend. If you would like to learn strategies to be an ally, attend and bring a friend! You are welcome to participate in both workshops. 

This workshop will be led by Michigan Tech's own Advocate Team members (cisgender-men-only session) and by ADVANCE's PI team/Advocates and Allies Advisory Board members (women and other genders session). Details on Advocates and Allies are available on the ADVANCE webpage.

Lunch will be served at this workshop, so please RSVP in advance.

Details:

• Workshop 1 — ADVANCE Advocates and Allies Introductory Workshop
  
  • When: Friday, March 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Where: MUB Alumni Lounge
  • Who: This workshop is intended for faculty and staff who have not attended an ADVANCE Advocates and Allies Workshop in the past.
    
    
• Workshop 2 — ADVANCE Advocates and Allies Deep Dive Workshop
  • When: Friday April 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Where: Noblet 143 and 144
  • Who: This workshop is intended for faculty and staff who want to acquire in-depth understanding in creating an inclusive climate.

This workshop is being sponsored by the Advocates Team, the Advocates and Allies Advisory Board (A3B) and the ADVANCE Initiative at Michigan Tech.

ADVANCE at Michigan Tech is an NSF-funded initiative dedicated to improving faculty career success, retention, diversity, equity and inclusion. To learn more about our mission and programming efforts, and to check out our growing collection of resources, email us at advance-mtu@mtu.edu, visit our website or stop by our office in Library 102B.

The Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences (CLS) will host Paul Ward at the next Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors (ACSHF) Forum.

The presentation, “Beyond Academia: From Adaptivity to Augmented Decision Making and Back Again,” will be from 2-3 p.m. Monday (March 20) via Zoom.

Ward is chief scientist for the social and behavioral sciences and principal cognitive scientist at the MITRE Corporation — a not-for-profit organization based in McLean, Virginia, that runs multiple federally funded research and development centers whose aim is to solve problems to create a safer world.

Ward's full bio and abstract can be found on the Cognitive and Learning Sciences News blog.

Michigan Tech hockey's head coach Joe Shawhan has been named the CCHA Coach of the Year. Shawhan is in his sixth season as head coach of the Huskies and is second all-time in program history with 119 wins.

Shawhan and the Huskies were picked fifth in the CCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll and finished second in the league standings with a 15-7-4 record — only two points out of first place. Shawhan won his 100th career game at Bowling Green on Nov. 4, 2022, and moved into second place in wins at Tech on March 4, 2023, in the CCHA Playoffs against St. Thomas.

Tech is 24-10-4 overall this season with the most wins in Shawhan's six seasons. It's the third time his team has eclipsed the 20-win plateau. The Huskies are in prime position for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season and looking for their third national tournament appearance under Shawhan. John MacInnes is the only other coach in program history to have taken the Huskies to three NCAA Tournaments.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

Michigan Tech hockey's goaltender Blake Pietila has been named the CCHA Player of the Year.

Pietila was a unanimous choice by the CCHA coaches as an All-CCHA First Team pick and was also honored as the CCHA Goaltender of the Year. He is Tech's first conference player of the year as a goaltender and the fifth overall.

Pietila, a native of Howell, Michigan, broke Michigan Tech records for shutouts in a season (10) and career (20) while becoming the all-time wins leader with 58 — a record he shares with Bruce Horsch. Pietila leads the nation in shutouts while ranking second nationally with 23 wins, third in save percentage (.929) and fifth in goals-against average (1.99).

Pietila has appeared in 36 games for the Huskies going 23-10-3 overall. He is a top three finalist for the Mike Richter Award and Hobey Baker Top 10 Finalist. Pietila was named the CCHA Goaltender of the Month for October, January and February, the CCHA Goaltender of the Week seven times, and the Most Valuable Player of the Desert Hockey Classic.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

Michigan Tech Nordic skier Skylar Patten has been selected to compete for the U.S. Ski Team in the OPA Cup Finals in Dobbiaco/Toblach, Italy, taking place this weekend (March 17-19).

"Making this trip means a lot to me," Patten said. "I've wanted to make a U.S. Ski Team trip for the past six years and have been unsuccessful until now. I honestly don't know what to expect for the racing but that's when I have my best races, so I am pretty stoked to race this weekend. Snow conditions are a little rough, but I really like the course and I think it'll suit me well."

Patten earned one of the eight spots available on the U.S. team and will compete in the OPA Cup Finals through his podium finish in the 10km skate interval start at the 2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships, held at the Tech Trails on Jan. 2.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

The Michigan Tech men's and women's tennis matches originally scheduled tomorrow (March 18) against Lake Superior State at Gates Tennis Center will be moved to Sunday (March 19) due to expected hazardous travel conditions in the Houghton area. 

Husky women's tennis plays at 10 a.m. Sunday, followed by the men at 2 p.m. Matches are free and open to the public.

Roger Guillory (BioMed/IMP) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $469,500 research and development grant from the National Institutes of Health.

The project is titled "Deciphering the relationship between bioresorbable magnesium alloy corrosion and the inflammatory microenvironment of the neotinima."

This is a potential three-year project.

Graduate student Chathura de Alwis (chemistry) and Assistant Professor Kathryn A. Perrine (Chem) are co-authors of a paper published in Surface Science.

The paper, titled "Dechlorination of CDCl3 on Fe(111): Implications for disinfection by-product degradation," was published online Feb. 24.

The study finds that iron surface sites on single crystal Fe(111) catalyzes the dechlorination of chloroform, a model disinfection by-product (DBP), at the gas/solid interface using vibrational spectroscopy. These results uncover the surface reaction of DBP degradation, relevant for water quality and environmental chemical processes.

This research was supported by the Michigan Tech 2020 Research Excellence Fund. de Alwis was also supported by the 2021 Robert and Kathleen Lane Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award.

Scientia published a summary of research by Daisuke Minakata (CEGE) titled “Sunshine and Organic Molecules in Water” explaining his research team’s study of methionine degradation in natural water.

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Master’s student Emmanuel Teigong (data science) was interviewed by the Kenyan Digest in a story about the Kenya Airlift Program, which helps Kenyan students study in the U.S. 

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The Business News mentioned an internship program established between Michigan Tech and Oshkosh Corp in a story about the increasing importance of skills and experience in workforce hiring practices.

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Tomorrow’s Technician mentioned Michigan Tech as a partner in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s new Talent Action Team, a public-private partnership whose goal is to recruit electric vehicle and mobility talent to Michigan.

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The Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the Western Upper Peninsula STEM Fair & Festival at the Memorial Union Building yesterday (March 16).

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Yahoo! News, MLive, College Hockey News, the Daily Mining Gazette, WJMN Local 3 and other regional and college hockey outlets covered Michigan Tech hockey’s Blake Pietila being named a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. Pietila’s recent selection as CCHA Goaltender of the Year was also covered by BVM Sports. 

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NHL.com mentioned Michigan Tech hockey’s Kyle Kukkonen in a story about the Anaheim Ducks’ highly ranked 21-and-under NHL prospects. Kukkonen’s selection as CCHA Rookie of the Year was noted in the story — and was also mentioned by BVM Sports and WJMN Local 3.

VPR Research Series: 'Safe and Inclusive Off-campus / Fieldwork Research Project Planning'

Join the Vice President for Research Office (VPR) via Zoom on Tuesday (March 21) from noon to 1 p.m. as we present the next session of the VPR Research Series, “Safe and Inclusive Off-campus / Fieldwork Research Project Planning.” The session will begin with a brief outline of the new Michigan Tech requirements that all submissions proposing off-campus or “fieldwork” research include plans for safe and inclusive working environments and explain how principal investigators (PIs) can meet the requirements.

Following the informational portion, a panel of researchers from across campus will discuss strategies they have used to plan for safe and inclusive off-campus research/fieldwork and project management.

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

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Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium Seeking Judges

The Pavlis Honors College is seeking faculty, staff and community members to serve as distinguished judges for the Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium.

Judging entails reviewing the posters and accompanying poster presentations of up to five undergraduate researchers during one or both sessions. The first session will run from 12:30-2 p.m. and the second from 2:30-4 p.m. next Friday (March 24) in the Rozsa Center Lobby. We will match faculty with a mixture of posters, some from their home department and others from departments across campus. If you would like to serve as a judge for the symposium, please submit our brief Judge Registration Form.

This year, in addition to the poster sessions from 12:30-4 p.m., the Symposium will also feature a panelist discussion from 11 a.m. to noon and a networking social event from 4-5 p.m. leading up to the announcement of the poster award winners. Our menu for the panelist discussion and the networking social will consist of French-roast coffee, glacè petit fours and Lac La Belle apple cider. The panelist discussion and networking social are optional for judges.

If you have any questions regarding the Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium, please contact Chris Hohnholt at cahohnho@mtu.edu.

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ISA Presents 'Holi Hai'

The festival of colors is finally here, but unlike any other year, Holi will be celebrated in an entirely different fashion. This year, Holi is being observed Sunday (March 19) — get ready and excited to smash each other with a variety of colors and hues!

The Indian Students Association (ISA) at Michigan Tech invites you all to a colorful Holi celebration with dance, music, colors and food. Come and join our wagon of celebrations, which will be full of colors, fun and madness….

Event Details:

• What: Colors | Open Floor DJ | Indian Food | Free T-Shirts
• When: Sunday, March 19, noon to 4 p.m.
• Where: SDC Multipurpose Room, Michigan Technological University
• Tickets: Students $12, General Public $15. 

Delicious Indian food will be provided in meal boxes (scan the QR code on the poster to get the menu). Holi Special Thandai (beverage) will also be served.

Let's make this Holi memorable for all of us.

Tickets can be booked online. Submit your Holi Hai music using our DJ Songs Playlist Submission form.

Hope to see you all there!

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We Keep Us Safe: Guest Speaker Killashandra Killips

Killashandra Killips, former Yooper and president of the Socialist Rifle Association, discusses of the importance of community defense and an armed and trained working class. Brought to you by the Keweenaw Socialists at MTU.

Killips will speak today (March 17) at 5 p.m. in Fisher 139 and via Zoom.

Following the presentation, there will be a Q&A session. Submit questions to be included in the Q&A using our form.

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ChE Research Seminar with Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou will present as part of the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) Research Series today (March 17) at 10 a.m. in person in Chem Sci 201 or virtually via Zoom.

Zhou is an assistant professor at New Mexico State University. He will present "Hydrogen Production at Room and Elevated Temperatures."

Read the abstract on the University Events Calendar.

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Yoga For You

On Monday (March 20) at 6 p.m., Sexual Assault and Violence Education (SAVE) and the Well-Being Advocates are hosting a trauma-informed yoga event in the MUB Ballroom.

The instructor, Brigitte Morin, an associate teaching professor of biological sciences and co-owner of Fresh Coast Yoga, will be providing a safe and open space for students, faculty and staff to attend.

This event is free and beginner-friendly. Please bring your own mat or towel to practice on. No additional props will be needed. Feel free to bring a friend, classmate or co-worker and join us for some self-care.

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

Hydrogen Production at Room and Elevated Temperatures

Friday, March 17, 10 a.m. | Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 201

Chemical Engineering Research Seminar Meng Zhou Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering New Mexico State University Abstract Hydrogen is a green fuel that...

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance by Appointment

Friday, March 17, 11–12 a.m. | Academic Office Building (AOB), G015

The College of Business is pleased to again offer Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Accounting majors will provide free income tax preparation assistance for students and...

Search Smarter, Not Harder

Friday, March 17, 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Administration and Student Services Building, 220 Career Services

Discover tried and true tips and tricks to find, apply, and receive jobs.

CS Colloquium Lecture: Yakov Nekrich, Computer Science

Friday, March 17, 3 p.m.–4 p.m. | Rekhi Hall, 214

Assistant Professor Yakov Nekrich, Computer Science, will present a Department of Computer Science Colloquium lecture on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 3-4 p.m., in Rekhi Hall...

Stiffness-sensing by Adherent Cells—If Not Myosin, Then Who?

Friday, March 17, 3 p.m.–4 p.m. | Minerals and Materials Engineering Building (M&M), 610

Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Seminar Nikhil Mittal Advisor: Dr. Sangyoon Han Abstract The stiffness of the extracellular matrix induces differential tension...

We Keep Us Safe: Guest Speaker Killashandra Killips, President of the Socialist Rifle Association

Friday, March 17, 5 p.m.–7 p.m. | Fisher 139

The Socialist Rifle Association (SRA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to upholding the right of the working class to keep and bear arms, promoting the development of...

Film Board Presents: Puss in Boots The Last Wish

Friday, March 17, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. | Fisher 135 Michigan Tech

Join Film Board this weekend as we show Puss in Boots: The Last Wish! Showings are on Friday 3/17, Saturday 3/18, and Sunday 3/19 in Fisher 135! Tickets are $3 and concessions...

Michigan Tech Music Presents: Stripes and Stripes Forever

Friday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. | Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts

Update 3/1/23: This event now has online sales thanks to Michigan Tech IT. Click here for more information on the AudienceView outage and Rozsa ticketing updates. MICHIGAN...

Spring 2023 Aikido Gleason Sensei Seminar

Friday, March 17, 8:15 p.m.–10:15 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), SDC Fitness Studio

Our March seminar is a rare opportunity to train with a world-class Aikido instructor in a small intimate setting. Gleason Shihan will focus on the internal applications of...

Film Board Presents: Puss in Boots The Last Wish

Friday, March 17, 8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. | Fisher 135 Michigan Tech

Join Film Board this weekend as we show Puss in Boots: The Last Wish! Showings are on Friday 3/17, Saturday 3/18, and Sunday 3/19 in Fisher 135! Tickets are $3 and concessions...

Film Board Presents: Puss in Boots The Last Wish

Friday, March 17, 11:30–1:30 a.m. | Fisher 135 Michigan Tech

Join Film Board this weekend as we show Puss in Boots: The Last Wish! Showings are on Friday 3/17, Saturday 3/18, and Sunday 3/19 in Fisher 135! Tickets are $3 and concessions...