January 29, 2026

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) faculty members Ezra Bar-Ziv and Fei Long are redefining what’s possible in waste management. Developed at the lab scale by partners from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the solvent-targeted recovery and participation (STRAP) process tackles one of recycling’s most stubborn problems: mixed plastic waste. 

In the department’s 2025 magazine, Bar-Ziv and Long chronicle the development of STRAP’s first pilot-scale application and lay the foundation for a transformative approach to plastics recycling.

Read the full story in MAE Magazine.

Mark your calendars for Michigan Tech’s annual Design Expo, which will take place on April 14. Join us in celebrating the remarkable creativity and innovation of our undergraduate students. This exciting event will showcase over 70 Enterprise, Senior Design and capstone projects from across all colleges, offering a glimpse of the cutting-edge work our students are achieving.

What to Expect:

• Explore Innovative Projects: Many projects are sponsored by industry partners, highlighting real-world applications and collaborative problem-solving.

• Witness Excellence in Action: A panel of distinguished judges will evaluate the projects and award cash prizes to the top teams.

Save the Date: Tuesday, April 14
This year's Design Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in two campus locations: the Van Pelt and Opie Library first floor and the Memorial Union Building Ballroom. A reception and awards ceremony will follow from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. 

Students: Register Your Project by March 16
Ready to share your innovative project? Registration is open through March 16. Don’t miss your chance to shine at this incredible event. Visit the Design Expo registration webpage for all the details and secure your spot today.

Volunteers: Sign Up to Judge
Serve as a distinguished judge at Design Expo to support hands-on, discovery-based learning. This unique opportunity allows you to connect with students and witness innovation firsthand. Learn more and sign up to judge.

All events are free and open to the public. Come and be inspired by the future of innovation at Michigan Tech. We hope to see you there!

Are you an instructor interested in integrating climate change or sustainability concepts into your courses or developing new coursework that addresses the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change? Thanks to a generous alumni donation, the Office of Sustainability and Resilience and a faculty advisory committee are offering resources supporting curricular efforts in these areas over the next two years.

With a tiered funding model, we are able to support course integrations ranging from the module or project level to entirely new course proposals. We also plan to offer a workshop in the summer to help kick-start action and collaboration in this work for all awardees. For more information about the Climate Change Curriculum Innovation Awards along with a form to express your interest, please visit the Faculty Funding Opportunities webpage. 

Interested? You do not need to have a fully formed idea to take advantage of this opportunity! To begin, we are gathering a list of faculty and staff interested in climate change or sustainability course integrations. Please fill out our brief interest form by Feb. 13. If your interests involve collaboration with other faculty or staff within or across University units, the form has a section to indicate this. We will follow up later in February for additional conversation and details on resources and timeline.

Questions? Reach out to Lauren Furey, manager of sustainability programs and outreach, at lafurey@mtu.edu.

MTU Carved and Crafted Catering invites you to stop by our upcoming Over-the-Top Hot Chocolate catering pop-up featuring a make-your-own hot chocolate bar. This elevated, over-the-top hot chocolate experience allows guests to customize their drink with a variety of toppings, including whipped cream, marshmallows, candy, cookies and flavorful sauces.

The event is open to faculty, staff and the entire Michigan Tech community, and will take place on Monday, Feb. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MUB Keweenaw Commons. Guests are encouraged to stop by, create their perfect cup of hot chocolate, and learn more about MTU Carved and Crafted Catering.

As a special bonus, the first 50 attendees will receive a Husky Eats travel mug while supplies last.

In addition to the catering pop-up, Husky Eats will have staff on-site to share details about Boost Mobile, student dining jobs, meal plans and more.

Michigan Tech Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast for “PROOF,” a play by David Auburn, directed by Nich Radcliffe.

“PROOF” tells the story of Catherine, a troubled young woman, who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind.

“I’d call it a drama with jokes, which is actually my favorite kind of play ... and there is a bit of a mystery as well,” said Radcliffe.

While the title of the play may imply a solid grasp of mathematics is necessary to enjoy it, audiences shouldn’t be intimidated.

“‘PROOF’ can come across as a very serious play. It definitely deals with a lot of very serious topics, but there’s some humor to it as well,” said Katherine Rauscher, who plays Catherine, the main character. “But what it is not, is a play about math.”

The production features a talented cast of Michigan Tech faculty and students:

• Katherine Rauscher as Catherine
• Charles Wallace as Robert
• Paige Harsevoort as Claire
• Brock Maloney as Hal

“PROOF” opens its three-day run in the McArdle Theatre on Michigan Tech’s campus at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 19, with performances following at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 and 21. Purchase tickets online or in person at the Rozsa Center during regular Box Office hours. 

PROOF — Michigan Tech Theatre
Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 19-21 | 7:30 p.m. nightly
McArdle Theatre
Michigan Tech Theatre Series

Get Tickets
Pay As You’re Able Tickets for this event are available online or in person at the Rozsa Box Office. This event is eligible for free Michigan Tech Student Rush Tickets.

Michigan Tech’s Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC) is hosting a lunch featuring faculty Tech Talks on ongoing research from ICC members around campus. Check out the lineup below and join us in the Great Lakes Research Center on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at noon in GLRC 202. Lunch is provided!

Featuring Tech Talks from:

• Tan Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Geordan Gutow, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Jason Harman, Psychology and Human Factors
• Hoda Hatoum, Biomedical Engineering
• Neerav Kaushal, Applied Computing
• Wei Wei, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs will host a workshop, “Preparing a Tenure and Promotion Packet,” on Feb. 12 from 3-5 pm. The event will take place in the Memorial Union Ballroom A2.

The first half of the session will focus on the mechanics of preparing a well-presented promotion and/or tenure packet and will include insights from those who have been involved in the TPR review process. The second half of the session will focus on how to input data and narratives into Digital Measures to produce a Faculty Activity Report (FAR) for tenure and promotion.

All tenure/tenure-track faculty are welcome; those who plan to submit a tenure/promotion package in the next couple of years are especially encouraged to attend. Faculty are welcome to attend just one part of the session as their schedule allows.

Questions can be directed to Shari Stockero, assistant provost for faculty development, at stockero@mtu.edu.

Faculty and students from the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering (CEGE) at Michigan Technological University participated in the 105th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, held Jan. 11-15 in Washington, D.C.

Widely recognized as a premier international forum for transportation and highway engineering, the annual meeting convened researchers, practitioners and policymakers to share advances in mobility, infrastructure and safety.

CEGE faculty members Abdolmajid Erfani, Sai Sandeep Chitta, Tim Colling, Quang Ngoc Vinh Tran, Bo Xiao and Zhanping You attended the 105th TRB Annual Meeting and participated in technical sessions and discussions. 

Presentations and Contributions:

• Members of Zhanping You’s research group contributed multiple presentations addressing pavement performance, sustainability and infrastructure resilience.

• Zhanping You delivered a keynote address at the 16th Annual Workshop of the International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP), held in conjunction with TRB. His presentation, “Performance and Sustainability of Rubber-Modified Asphalt for Pavement Construction in Cold Regions,” highlighted recent advances in rubber-modified asphalt technologies and their application in cold-region pavement engineering in Michigan.

• Research from Zhanping You’s group spanned laboratory, field and data-driven pavement investigations:
  – On behalf of his research team, You presented two studies co-authored by Research Assistant Professor Dongzhao Jin: “Cold In-Place Recycling with 100% RAP Rejuvenated by Soybean Oil: Laboratory and Field Evaluation” and “Laboratory and Field Performance of Bridge Asphalt Overlay in Wet-Freeze Climate: A Case Study of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan.” 
  – You also presented work co-authored by Ph.D. candidates Sepehr Mohammadi, “Energy-Efficient Pavement Preservation: Comparative Analysis of Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course and Rubberized Chip Seal from Field Case Studies,” and Qi Ren, “Optimizing Web-Based Pavement Management Platforms for Statewide Networks through Data Compression and Adaptive Visualization.”

• Graduate students from Zhanping You’s research group who attended the meeting also presented their research:
  – Ph.D. candidate Lei Yin presented a poster titled “Influence of Rubber Treatment on the Rheology, Storage Stability, and Fatigue Performance of Asphalt Binders.” The poster received First Prize in the Student Poster Competition, and Yin was also awarded the 2026 IACIP Outstanding Graduate Student Award for outstanding academic and research achievements.
  – Ph.D. candidate Meng Wu presented “Effects of Thermal Curing on High-Content Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt: Binder Evaluation and Field Mixture Performance.”
  – Ph.D. candidate Zhongda Liu presented “Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Soybean Oil-Based Dust Suppressants for Unpaved Roads: Performance and Durability.”

• Ph.D. candidate Zhongqi Fan, advised by Yi Zhu, presented at the IACIP workshop on “Deployable Kirigami Truss Bridge: Design, Reduced Scale Experiment, and Simulation App.” This work introduces the group’s recent effort to develop novel deployable bridges that could mitigate network disruptions and reduce financial loss during railroad bridge collapse events.

The Port Huron Times Herald mentioned Michigan Tech master’s student Viba Haurovi (sustainable communities) as one of 23 students selected to serve on the Michigan Department of State’s Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force focused on youth voter engagement.

MLive quoted Facebook posts by Michigan Tech's wolf-moose research team about this year’s Isle Royale Winter Study. The story examined whether extreme cold could form an ice bridge between Isle Royale and the mainland, potentially allowing wolves to cross during the ongoing research season. Rolf Peterson (CFRES) was pictured in a story photo.

Keweenaw Report quoted MTU President Rick Koubek in coverage of a new Michigan Association of State Universities report showing Michigan’s public universities generate nearly $45 billion in annual economic activity, including more than $972 million attributed to Michigan Tech.

MLive and Grand Rapids’ 97.9 WGRD-FM mentioned Michigan Tech in stories about British TikTok duo Josh & Jase’s travels across Michigan, including their stop at MTU’s rivalry hockey game at Northern Michigan University.

WLUC TV6 and WZMQ 19 News mentioned Michigan Tech football players Dante Basanese and Nic Nora in coverage of their selection to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America First Team, recognizing their academic and athletic achievements.

WZMQ 19 News covered Michigan Tech hockey’s Stiven Sardarian being named CCHA Forward of the Week.

NCAA.org, Detroit’s 94.7 WCSX-FM and Milwaukee’s CBS 58 featured Michigan Tech alum Deedra Irwin ’15 (B.S. Exercise Science) in stories about her return to the Winter Olympics as a Team USA biathlete.

Graduate Student Support Group - Spring 2026

The Graduate Student Support Group begins meeting today, Jan. 29, at 10 a.m. in Admin 313. This weekly support group provides graduate students an opportunity to discuss challenges, manage stress, build community and enhance overall well-being in a confidential and welcoming environment. Through peer-to-peer emotional support, participants can reduce feelings of isolation, promote academic progress and prevent burnout.

The group is facilitated by the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being and is open to graduate students seeking connection and support outside of their academic departments. The group will meet weekly on Thursdays at 10 a.m. until April 16.

For more information about services offered by the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being, visit our website.

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Physics Colloquium: Grad Student Presentations

Department of Physics graduate students will be presenting their research progress at this week's Physics Colloquium:

• Kumar Neupane (advised by Yoke Khin Yap)
• Nilanjana Ghosh (advised by Petra Huentemeyer)

This will be an in-person event. The students will give their talks at 4 p.m. today, Jan. 29, in Fisher 139.

Event details, including the students' presentation titles and abstracts, are available on the University Events Calendar.

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KIP and Biological Sciences Seminar Series Speaker: Jingfeng Jiang

Jingfeng Jiang, professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, will present as part of the Departments of Kinesiology and Integrated Physiology (KIP) and Biological Sciences Seminar Series. The presentation will be held today, Jan. 29, from 2-3 p.m. in GLRC 202.

Jiang’s presentation is titled “Artificial Intelligence-augmented Characterization of Vascular Aneurysms.”

From the abstract:
Dr. Jiang and his colleagues have developed an innovative noninvasive image-based patient-specific diagnostic, monitoring, and predictive computational framework for patients with vascular aneurysms. The computational framework can be used to select patients with a high risk of rupture for treatment while conservatively managing patients with a low risk of aneurysm rupture. In this talk, Dr. Jiang will focus on his lab’s approach to improving the clinical translation of the technology by leveraging readily available artificial intelligence (AI) tools. More specifically, his recent foci have been on (1) the removal of labor-intensive and time-consuming components and (2) the improvement of the outcome of the characterization of vascular aneurysms. This line of research has shown great potential for its clinical translation.

Jiang holds an affiliated professor appointment in the Department of Computer Science at Michigan Tech. He is also a visiting professor in the Medical Physics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a collaborative faculty member in the Radiology Department at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Before joining Michigan Tech, he worked at the University of Wisconsin first as a postdoctoral researcher in medical physics and then as a research scientist (equivalent to the research faculty track). His interdisciplinary research is at the interfaces of computational sciences, biomechanics and medical imaging. His recent work has primarily focused on developing and validating advanced computational algorithms for patient-specific modeling of vascular aneurysms and soft tissues. Jiang has more than 110 journal papers and seven issued U.S. patents.

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MAE Graduate Seminar Speaker: Larry Kenneth Aagesen Jr.

The next Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Graduate Seminar speaker will present at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 29, in EERC 103.

Larry Kenneth Aagesen Jr. will present "Multi-scale modeling of the evolution of structure and properties in materials for nuclear energy applications."

From the abstract:
In this talk, I will give an overview of the approach and tools used, and several examples of application, including performance of nuclear fuels, understanding radiation-driven formation of nanoscale void and gas bubble superlattices, and powder densification through electric field assisted sintering.

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Today's C-Cubed Luncheon Menu

Join Carved and Crafted Catering at Michigan Technological University for the C-Cubed Luncheon, being held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays in the Memorial Union Alumni Lounge (MUB 107). All faculty and staff, along with their guests, are invited.

Menu for Thursday, Jan. 29:

• Caesar Salad (V, AG)
• Herb Crusted Chicken Breast (AG, PR)
• Tortellini Primavera (V, PR)
• Parmesan Polenta (V, AG)
• Chef Vegetables (V)
• Breadsticks (V)
• Cookie (V)

The C-Cubed lunch buffet menus are created and prepared by the catering culinary team. As the name suggests, the meals are meant to foster conversation, community and collegiality. Attendees may bring their lunch instead of purchasing the buffet. Fruit-infused water, coffee, tea and desserts are available free to all attendees.

The buffet lunch is $16 per person. Cash, credit cards and gift cards are accepted. Gift cards can be purchased in the Memorial Union office (MUB 101). Meals are dine-in only and personal containers/tupperware or to-go meals are not permitted.

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I-9 Verification at the MUB

Thursday, January 29, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. | Memorial Union Building; Room 101

Human Resources will be on-site at the MUB to verify I-9 documentation for new hires.

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Graduate Student Seminar Series

Thursday, January 29, 12–1 p.m. | Fisher Hall, 326

Please join the Department of Mathematical Sciences in Fisher Hall 326 on Thursdays from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. for our Graduate Student Seminar Series. This seminar series will be held each Thursday from January 22, 2026 through April 2, 2026. Graduate students will share current research and research-related topics. Refreshments will be provided. Contact the Math Department Graduate Program Assistant, Andi Schoch, via email (ajschoch@mtu.edu) or in person (Fisher Hall 318) with any questions.

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KIP and BioSci Seminar Series - Artificial Intelligence-augmented Characterization of Vascular Aneurysms with Clinical Applications

Thursday, January 29, 2–3 p.m. | Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC), 202

Dr. Jingfeng Jiang, Professor & Department Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University Abstract: Dr. Jiang and his colleagues have developed an innovative noninvasive image-based patient-specific diagnostic, monitoring, and predictive computational framework for patients with vascular aneurysms. The computational framework can be used to select patients with a high risk of rupture for treatment while conservatively managing patients with a low risk of aneurysm rupture. In this talk, Dr. Jiang will focus on his lab’s approach to improving the clinical translation of the technology by leveraging readily available artificial intelligence (AI) tools. More specifically, his recent foci have been on (1) the removal of labor-intensive and time-consuming components and (2) the improvement of the outcome of the characterization of vascular aneurysms. This line of research has shown great potential for its clinical translation. Biography: Dr. Jiang is a Professor in the Biomedical Department at Michigan Technological University. He holds an affiliated Professor appointment in the Department of Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. He is also a visiting professor in the Medical Physics Department at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) and a collaborative faculty member in the Radiology Department at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). Before joining Michigan Technological University, he had worked at the University of Wisconsin first as a postdoctoral researcher in medical physics and then as a research scientist (equivalent to the research faculty track). His interdisciplinary research is at the interfaces of computational sciences, biomechanics, and medical imaging. His recent work has primarily focused on developing and validating advanced computational algorithms for patient-specific modeling of vascular aneurysms and soft tissues. Dr. Jiang has more than 110 journal papers and 7 issued US patents.

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Multi-scale modeling of the evolution of structure and properties in materials for nuclear energy applications

Thursday, January 29, 2 p.m. | Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC), 103

MAE Graduate Seminar Speaker Series proudly presents Larry Kenneth Aagesen, Jr PhD Computational Scientist Idaho National Laboratory Abstract Dr. Larry Aagesen is a Computational Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and is the leader of the Computational Microstructure Science group there. He also holds a joint appointment with the University of Michigan Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences. He is a member of the development team for Marmot, INL’s application for simulating microstructural evolution in nuclear fuels and reactor structural materials, which is based on MOOSE, INL’s framework for solving partial differential equations using the finite element method. His primary area of expertise is in the phase-field method, having developed phase-field models for a variety of physical phenomena, including fission gas bubble evolution, solid-state precipitation, solidification and coarsening in metallic alloys and ceramics, and semiconductor growth. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1997, followed by service in the U. S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion program and work in industry. He then returned to graduate school, completing his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University in 2010. This was followed by appointment as a postdoctoral researcher and Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan from 2010 to 2015, after which he joined INL. Bio Nuclear energy is an important component of an overall strategy to address climate change. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary facility for research and development in nuclear science and technology for energy generation, supporting the improvement and life extension of the existing reactor fleet and the development and licensing of new reactor designs. Computational modeling is an important component of these activities, particularly in the area of materials for nuclear applications, where experimental data can be very challenging and expensive to acquire, and where data is especially scarce for new reactor designs. INL has used multi-scale modeling – linking atomistic, mesoscale, and engineering scales – to improve the ability to predict the performance of materials for nuclear energy applications. These modeling efforts make extensive of MOOSE (Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment), a general-purpose open source finite element framework developed at INL. In this talk, I will give an overview of the approach and tools used, and several examples of application, including performance of nuclear fuels, understanding radiation-driven formation of nanoscale void and gas bubble superlattices, and powder densification through electric field assisted sintering. Invited by: Susanta Ghosh

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Optics and Photonics Society - January General Meeting

Thursday, January 29, 2–3 p.m. | EERC 508

Join the Optics and Photonics Society (OPS) at MTU for our January General Meeting! We'll be talking about semester plans, telescope events, and Photonics Night. Come to connect with other students interested in optics and astronomy, and learn more about OPS!

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Resume Review

Thursday, January 29, 2–4 p.m. | Administration and Student Services Building (Admin, Building 1), 220 Career Services

Walk in anytime between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to have your resume reviewed before the career fair. Bring a digital or paper copy of your resume and we will give you some feedback.

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Resume Review

Thursday, January 29, 2–4 p.m. | Administration and Student Services Building (Admin, Building 1), 220 Career Services

Walk in anytime between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to have your resume reviewed before the career fair. Bring a digital or paper copy of your resume and we will give you some feedback. See Handshake for additional details.

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Physics Colloquium - Graduate Student Presentations (Neupane, Ghosh)

Thursday, January 29, 3:30–5:00 p.m. | Fisher Hall, 139

Please join physics graduate students, Kumar Neupane and Nilanjana Ghosh for their presentations on Thursday, January 29 at 4 PM - Fisher Hall 139. Kumar Neupane (Advisor: Yoke Khin Yap) FORMATION OF HIGH-DENSITY MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE (MOS₂ ) MONOLAYERS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATION Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs), such as MoS₂, are promising for next-generation solar devices, because thinning them to a monolayer changes their band structure from indirect to direct. However, growing uniform and high-density monolayers using conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) remains challenging. This is due to a persistent trade-off between nucleation density and lateral domain growth as well as sensitivity to factors such as precursor placement, temperature variations, and sulfur delivery. In this presentation, I will share a salt- assisted CVD approach that adds a small amount of alkali halide, such as KCl, along with the Mo precursor. This process enhances Mo transport by promoting the formation of more reactive intermediate species, leading to fewer nucleation sites and the formation of uniform monolayer domains. I will explain the fundamental growth chemistry involved, as well as key experimental factors such as salt type and quantity, temperature ramp profile, and carrier-gas flow rates, and how these affect film morphology and consistency. We characterize samples using SEM, AFM, and EDX. Finally, I will discuss ways to incorporate these monolayers into device stacks (for example, ITO/TiO₂/MoS₂ Monolayer/MoO₃/Au) and highlight why achieving uniform monolayers is crucial for reducing variability in scalable solar-cell manufacturing. Nilanjana Ghosh (Advisor: Petra Huentemeyer) SEARCH FOR TEV GAMMA- RAY EMISSION FROM STAR- FORMING GALAXIES USING HAWC OBSERVATORY Star-forming galaxies host elevated star-formation activity, with a subset known as starburst galaxies exhibiting even more rapid star formation and dense interstellar environments, making them efficient sites for cosmic-ray acceleration. Interactions between these cosmic rays and ambient gas and radiation fields produce gamma rays predominantly via neutral pion decay, placing these galaxies among the most promising extragalactic targets for TeV gamma-ray observations. Using data from the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory, we perform a stacking analysis of nearby star-forming galaxies to search for cumulative TeV emission. The expected contribution from each galaxy is weighted by its distance and infrared luminosity. No significant excess is detected, and we derive 95% confidence upper limits on the total gamma-ray flux. We compare these limits with existing TeV measurements from H.E.S.S. for NGC 253, which is only marginally observable by HAWC, and from VERITAS for M82, which lies outside HAWC’s field of view. These results emphasize the complementary sky coverage of current gamma-ray observatories and highlight the strong potential of future wide-field facilities, such as the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO), to study populations of star-forming galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Huskies Swim Training - Session 1

Thursday, January 29, 4–5 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Huskies Swim Training is a program that provides additional attention and competitive guidance to advanced swimmers looking to focus on stroke technique and efficiency. Sessions will be designed to improve swimming through stroke drills and swimming sets focused on endurance, speed, and race strategy. Coaches will provide feedback and stroke correction in a group environment with an emphasis on promoting a love for competitive swimming and lifelong skills such as discipline, dedication, and teamwork. Come be part of the pack! Competitve swimming opportunities are now availabe to current Huskies Swim Training participants!

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Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-5 (Ages 6-17 yrs) - Session 1

Thursday, January 29, 5:10–5:50 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-5 are being offered at the SDC Pool.

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Women's Basketball at Davenport

Thursday, January 29, 5:30–8:30 p.m. | Grand Rapids, Mich.

Women's Basketball at Davenport Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Poker Night

Thursday, January 29, 6–8 p.m. | Big Pink

Join the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha for a fun night of Poker and Board games!

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Rhizotron & Peat Window Visit

Thursday, January 29, 6–7 p.m. | U.J. Noblet Forestry Building, Room 144

Prof. Evan Kane will be leading a tour of the rhizotron and peat windows at the Northern Research Station! Join if you want to to learn about wetland plants and soils and see some really cool research projects. All students welcome!

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Casino Night Rush

Thursday, January 29, 7–9 p.m. | MUB Commons!

Join the brothers of Delta Upsilon for a Casino Night in MUB Commons on Thursday 1/29 7-9pm! Great opportunity to have fun and meet the chapter!

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New Member Educator Training

Thursday, January 29, 7–8 p.m. | Memorial Union Building, Alumni Lounge

All chapter officers responsible for new member education are encouraged to attend this chapter-required training. This session will cover essential practices for creating a safe, positive, and values-driven new member experience. Topics include university expectations, hazing prevention, leadership development, and effective onboarding strategies.

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Men's Basketball at Davenport

Thursday, January 29, 7:30–10:30 p.m. | Grand Rapids, Mich.

Men's Basketball at Davenport Grand Rapids, Mich.