January 23, 2018, Vol. 24, No. 10

Michigan Technological University will lead a team of experts in evaluating the economic and environmental impacts of a “worst case scenario” spill or release from the Line 5 Straits Pipelines.

The State of Michigan announced Friday that it reached a contract agreement with Michigan Tech to have Guy Meadows lead an independent risk analysis of the . . . [ Full Story ]

by Mark Wilcox, Tech Today Editor

Professor Emerita Gladys Dawson passed away Jan. 3 at the age of 93. She taught in Tech’s Chemistry deptartment from 1963 until her retirement in 1985.

The New Jersey native received her bachelor’s (1946) and PhD (1951) in chemistry from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. In 1963 she and . . . [ Full Story ]

Researchers at Michigan Tech are creating bioabsorbable stents with zinc and zinc alloys that could prove safer than current stent materials. Building better metallic stents to support weakened arteries has been the work of several years and the focus of a flurry of publications from Michigan Technological University researchers and their collaborators. Read more.

A mathematician and a STEM education researcher use 3-D printing to teach Calculus 3 and see how it may change students’ attitudes towards math. The majority of students in Calculus 3—multivariable calculus with technology—are not math majors. They are mechanical engineers, civil engineers, biologists, computer scientists. And those are people we want to make sure . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Tech defenseman Mitch Reinke is a candidate for the 2018 Hobey Baker Award, given annually to college hockey’s top player. Initial fan voting is now open on the Hobey Baker Facebook page.

Reinke, a sophomore from Stillwater, Minnesota, is sixth in the country in assists amongst defensemen with 16, placing him second in . . . [ Full Story ]

Michigan Technological University has been recognized by the Princeton Review as one of 200 colleges across the nation that “pay you back.”

Princeton Review, a private education services company not affiliated with Princeton University, announced its annual list of “Colleges that Pay You Back” this week.

Princeton Review chooses the 200 colleges on its list based . . . [ Full Story ]

Have you registered your team for the Alumni-Student Broomball Invitational yet?

If not, there’s still time! Visit here to learn more and to register.

Michigan Technological University has the perfect summer adventure for them!

As an alumni, you know Michigan Tech is special and Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Programs (SYP) are not your ordinary summer camp.  At this camp, participants perform chemical diagnostics, program video games, launch hand-built rockets, and analyze crime scenes! You can give your . . . [ Full Story ]

Alumnus Mark Malosh ’91 has been named chief operating officer of ATLAS Space Operations, an industry leader in space to ground communications. Read more here.

Ashland (Wisconsin) Daily Tidings reported on a solar-powered scooter built by 1999 mechanical engineering alumnus Brett Belan.

Michigan Tech alumnus Joe Berger ’04, a 13-year NFL pro offensive . . . [ Full Story ]

After 46 glorious years of excellence, multiple generations of Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra (KSO) alumni will perform together on the same stage. Make plans to head to campus October 12 and 13, 2018 for the KSO Alumni Concert in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.

Dr. Joel Neves, Associate Professor in Visual and Performing Arts and current Music . . . [ Full Story ]

The latest addition to the display of Tech memorabilia in the Alumni House is an iconic Tech bookbag that we believe was widely used by students in the ’70s and early ’80s. A huge thank you to Dave Ziegler ’80 who agreed to part with his experienced bookbag. Do you still have yours? Does . . . [ Full Story ]

Season Snowfall: 129.5 inches
This Month to Date: 40.25 inches
Past Seven Days: 7.25 inches

As of January 23, 2018

Be sure to enter our monthly and yearly Snowfall Contests. Predict our monthly snowfall for March or our yearly snowfall amount contest. Win prizes! Good luck!

Enter the monthly contest.

. . . [ Full Story ]

Close to 60 alumni families participated in the second annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, January 20 at Mont Ripley’s Tubing Park. Children of all ages (including the adults!) enjoyed the fast runs, the great weather, and hot chocolate and cookies. The day even included a visit from Blizzard . . . [ Full Story ]

If you haven’t already, please update your First Destination information in Handshake:

mtu.edu/career/fds17

This information is critical to Michigan Technological University to help get state and federal funding for future generations of students.

We love to brag about you to our prospective students, our industry partners, even to the Governor . . . [ Full Story ]

Find links to videos, articles, and updates on your favorite Husky teams here.

Here’s a snow statue from 1988 showcasing The Wizard of Oz. Remember this one?

Help with this statue? Remember this one? 

Scott Nelson ‘10 and Megan (Knudstrup) Nelson ‘10 both welcomed Lyra Amelia Nelson into their family on December 29th, 2017. Lyra is the first grandchild of three Tech alumni, David ‘79 and Ellen (David) Nelson ‘79 and Chris Knudstrup ‘78.

-Congrats to all of you!! -SW

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