Michigan Tech's Daily Faculty News http://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/ Tech Today 120 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Women in the Academy Hosting Fall 2026 Breakfast Social Mark Your Calendar: Please join Women in the Academy (WIA) for a breakfast celebrating the fall semester on Friday, Dec. 11. All faculty and staff are invited to stop by the MUB Alumni Lounge anytime between 7.30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Breakfast will be provided.

Although no formal program is planned, this time will provide opportunities for open table discussions and networking. We hope to see you there!

Submit your RSVP by next Wednesday, Nov. 18, to help us organize the event.

This event is supported by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Faculty Excellence.

]]> https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#women-in-the-academy-hosting-fall-2026-breakfast-social https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#women-in-the-academy-hosting-fall-2026-breakfast-social Wed, 11 Nov 2026 23:00:00 -0500 Thanks for Contributing to the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Donation Drive! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Title IX Awareness Committee’s donation drive for the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We greatly appreciate your time, energy and thoughtfulness! We received a little bit of everything from the donation wish list, which will be such a huge help to those in need of assistance. 

If you are interested in following along with other events that Barbara Kettle is hosting in the community, please follow the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home on Facebook.

]]> https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#thanks-for-contributing-to-the-barbara-kettle-gundlach-donation-drive https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#thanks-for-contributing-to-the-barbara-kettle-gundlach-donation-drive Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:00:00 -0500 Today: Financial Services and Operations Lunch and Learn The Financial Services and Operations Lunch and Learn is today, Wednesday, Nov. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. ET on Zoom. We’ll be covering the following topics.

General Information:

  1. Introductory to FSO
  2. Useful WebFocus reports
  3. Understanding the University organizational (financial) structure
  4. Understanding fund groups and indexes
  5. Understanding account codes

For anyone who has not yet received the Zoom link via Google Calendar invite and for those interested in joining who did not previously register, please join us with the following Zoom link. Please note that you will need to be signed into Zoom with your MTU credentials.

Join FSO's Lunch and Learn on Zoom.

It is not required to register in advance for today’s event, but if you would like to receive the recorded Zoom and have the opportunity to provide feedback after the session, please consider registering on our Lunch and Learn Registration form.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Jamie Meleen at jameleen@mtu.edu or 906-487-2122.

]]> https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#today-financial-services-and-operations-lunch-and-learn https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#today-financial-services-and-operations-lunch-and-learn Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:00:00 -0500 BME Seminar Series Speaker: Sanjeev G. Shroff The next speaker in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Seminar Series will present Friday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. in Chem Sci 101 and virtually via Zoom.

Join the BME Seminar on Zoom.

Sanjeev G. Shroff from the University of Pittsburgh will present “Relaxin: Cardiovascular Actions and Therapeutic Potential.” 

Read Shroff’s abstract and bio on the University Events Calendar.

]]> https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#bme-seminar-series-speaker-sanjeev-g-shroff https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#bme-seminar-series-speaker-sanjeev-g-shroff Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500 In the News Rocks & Minerals mentioned Michigan Tech’s A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum in its November-December 2026 issue. Announcements about the museum’s receipt of specimens donated from the Harris Precht collection and its new exhibit featuring 15 of those specimens were highlighted in the Museum News column, which included a photograph of the exhibit and a 12-centimeter-tall calcite specimen from Scott County, Kentucky. The column also announced the selection of the museum’s mineral collection as an International Union of Geological Sciences Geo-Collection in recognition of its scientific, historic and educational relevance for geological sciences.

Keweenaw Report highlighted a panel discussion hosted by Michigan Tech’s Voter Engagement Committee on Nov. 9. The event brought together community and student organization representatives to discuss ways residents can stay informed and engaged in civic activities beyond Election Day.

My UP Now highlighted three Michigan Tech student-athletes who received weekly conference honors. Football linebacker Chase Koch was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week, volleyball setter Madelynn Kreider earned GLIAC Setter of the Week honors, and hockey defender Tyler Miller was named CCHA Defenseman of the Week.

Fish & Richardson mentioned Michigan Tech alum Gabriela Sgambati ’22 (B.S. Mechanical Engineering) in an announcement welcoming 21 new associates to the intellectual property law firm.

]]> https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#in-the-news https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20261111#in-the-news Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:00 -0500 Reminders Open Question Session with Visiting Professor Brandt Kronholm

The Department of Mathematical Sciences invites you to attend the second open question session featuring Brandt Kronholm from the University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, whose visit to Michigan Tech is supported through the Visiting Professor Program.

Join us in the Math Department Lounge, Fisher 323, to meet with Kronholm to discuss his academic journey, his research, his focused interests or any questions you may have for him. Light refreshments will be provided.

This opportunity to meet with Kronholm is happening Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. in Fisher 323.

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 Martin Luther King, Jr. – Dolores Huerta – Morris Hood Jr. – Rosa Parks Initiative.

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Distinguished Ecologist Lecture with Stephanie Hampton

As winter lake ice cover rapidly declines worldwide, the hidden consequences for our water quality, fisheries and global greenhouse emissions are only beginning to surface. Join the Ecosystem Science Center (ESC) this Thursday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. for a talk by Stephanie Hampton (president of the Ecological Society of America) as she reveals how warming lakes are reorganizing food webs and transforming freshwater ecosystems from Lake Baikal to Seattle.

Hampton’s lecture is titled “Ecology Under Lake Ice.”

Attend in person in Dow 642 or join virtually on Zoom.

Find event details and the Zoom link on the University Events Calendar.

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