January 23, 2026

Daisuke Minakata (CEGE) has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) Super Reviewer Award, presented by the journal’s editor-in-chief, executive editors, and associate editors.

The ES&T Super Reviewer Award recognizes scientists who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to the peer-review process, providing reviews that are consistently high quality, thorough, and timely over multiple years. Minakata’s contributions were noted as exemplary and integral to maintaining the journal’s rigorous standards of scientific excellence.

Environmental Science & Technology, published by the American Chemical Society, is a leading international journal in the field of environmental research. Robust peer review is central to the journal’s mission, and this award highlights Minakata’s sustained commitment to advancing environmental science through professional service.

The College of Business’s (COB) Dean Search Committee has invited three semifinalist candidates for on-campus interviews.

Candidate 3 Open Forum Presentation:

Thursday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. in Chem Sci 102

The third candidate’s interview will be held next Thursday and Friday (Jan. 29 and 30). The candidate will present their administrative philosophy and vision for COB at an open forum at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 29, in room 102 of the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building.

Information on all candidates, interview dates, and open forum information can be viewed at the Academic Affairs Dean Search Page. A Michigan Tech login is required to view resumes and provide comment. The open forums will be video recorded and posted to the website for viewing.

The COB Dean Search Committee encourages the campus community to interact with each candidate during the interviews and to provide feedback by completing the anonymous comment form provided at the website. Feedback forms will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. 

College of Computing Dean Dennis Livesay has selected Tim Van Wagner, associate teaching professor in the Department of Applied Computing, for the 2026 Deans’ Teaching Showcase. Van Wagner will be recognized at an end-of-term event with other spring showcase members and is a candidate for the CTL Instructional Award Series.

Van Wagner is the lead instructor for courses in the BS in Information Technology and BS in Cybersecurity programs in network administration and related areas. Over the years he has built up a suite of courses in the area which is constantly evolving and expanding to meet the needs of our students and their employers in industry. 

The showpiece of Van Wagner’s teaching is a four-course sequence in network administration, said Dan Fuhrmann, chair of Applied Computing, which forms the core of a proposed concentration of the same name in the BS in Information Technology program. The courses (Net I- Net 4) run the gamut from the fundamentals of networking, such as the OSI model, through switching and routing in enterprise networks, to large-scale design and advanced topics such as switching protocols and firewall design. In addition to this four-course sequence, he rounds out his teaching assignment with courses in database management, wireless system administration and data center operation. He also serves as the supervisor for the department’s Senior Design sequence in IT and cybersecurity. It is a heavy load, and as many of the courses have a significant laboratory component, there are days when Van Wagner is in the laboratory, with students, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“Tim is passionate about the hardware and the technology that make up modern computing networks and he passes that enthusiasm along to his students,” said Fuhrmann.

Van Wagner’s teaching evaluations are among the highest in a department which has a tradition of teaching excellence. His Fall 2025 average score was 4.77, and the department’s was 4.48. He is very hands-on and practical, often working with hardware, which makes it impossible to move his courses online. His door is always open when he is not in the classroom or laboratory, and students often seek him out for technical advice, career advice or just casual conversation.

Perhaps nothing speaks more to his passion for our teaching programs than his single-minded dedication to the educational data center in EERC 328A. This is an educational testbed, not connected to the university’s enterprise IT system, where students can configure servers, routers, switches, and other computing and networking technology in a realistic setting that combines advanced software features with get-your-hands-dirty installation of racks and cables. The data center is Van Wagner’s baby, and he is always looking for ways to improve it and the courses that make use of it.

“Tim Van Wagner is the center of gravity for computer networking for our BS in Information Technology program,” noted Fuhrmann. “As an associate teaching professor, there is room for him to move into more of a leadership role. Given his outstanding teaching, his commitment to our students, his passion for technology, and his easygoing, friendly, and approachable style, this will be natural when the time comes.”

This year there will again be two Spring Commencement ceremonies at Michigan Tech. The graduate student ceremony will take place on Friday, April 24 at 3 p.m and the undergraduate student ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m. Both ceremonies will be held in the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. 

Michigan Tech faculty are cordially invited to participate in the faculty procession to support students in their department at the ceremony. Faculty presence means a great deal to the students and their families. Members of the procession wear regalia, march in the procession and sit as a group to show support for the graduates. 

To participate in the graduate student ceremony on April 24, please submit the Graduate Commencement Ceremony Participation Form by Feb. 13. 

To participate in the undergraduate student ceremony on April 25, please submit the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Participation Form by Feb. 13. 

Faculty may order caps and gowns through the from the Campus Store’s Cap and Gown Order page. Order before noon on Monday, Feb. 17 to receive the lowest price. Expedited shipping fees will apply to all orders placed after that date. Orders placed after noon on March 16 are not guaranteed to arrive before the commencement ceremony. 

Full information can be found on Faculty/Staff webpage on the Commencement website. 

We hope you will join us!

Commencement Team

Michigan Tech will participate in the Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) National Lab Safety Week from Feb. 9–13, joining institutions nationwide in a shared effort to strengthen research safety culture across higher education.

Lab Safety Week brings practical, approachable, and interactive activities to campus—designed to help students, faculty, and staff build confidence in everyday safety skills.

Lab Safety Week Highlights:

• Campus-wide Safety Scavenger Hunt: Explore your workspace, locate key safety equipment, and test your readiness.

• Weeklong Safety Bingo: Complete simple safety tasks for a chance to win prizes at Friday’s drawing.

• Mini Safety Videos On-Demand: Short, accessible clips covering eyewash checks, spill basics, chemical storage tips, and more.

• Live Demonstrations

• PPE selection and glove comparison: Come see what PPE is available from Chem Stores.

• Fire extinguisher practice on the university’s new digital simulator.

• Pop-Up Safety Tables Across Campus: Stop by for quick conversations, free useful safety items, and MTU Safety-branded swag.

• Safety Awards & Prize Drawings: Recognizing individuals and labs who model outstanding safety practices.

By joining the national CHSEMA initiative, Michigan Tech contributes to a broader movement to promote safer, more resilient research environments. Everyone is encouraged to participate, learn something new, and help strengthen our shared commitment to safety. 

The Rozsa Center Box Office and building will be closed today due to the University's weather-related closure. This weekend's Backstage Jazz concerts will be performed as scheduled, so consider bundling up and venturing out for a weekend jazz experience!

Backstage Jazz: Small Groups
Saturday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, Jan. 25, at 3 p.m.
Rozsa Backstage
Michigan Tech Music Series

Tomorrow and Sunday join Michigan Tech Jazz musicians for "Backstage Jazz: Small Groups" featuring Michigan Tech's diverse and talented small group ensembles led by Drew Kilpela and Adam Meckler, including JazTec, Techtonics, E=Jazz² and Momentum.

The Rozsa's backstage transforms into the perfect jazz club setting to enjoy a program of music spanning the history of jazz. Encompassing classic, contemporary, funk, and fusion styles, the performances will showcase impressive improvisational skills and unique musical arrangements. 

Jonathan Robins (SS) recently delivered a presentation titled “What Happens in a Landfill? Garbology and landfill mining research at Michigan Tech 2023-2026” for a meeting of the Copper Country Recycling Initiative in Hancock.

Robins shared photos, stories and physical samples from a "garbology" project conducted in 2025. Taking advantage of a borehole drilling procedure at the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority landfill, Ph.D. candidate Daniel Amponsah-Berko (chemical engineering) and Tim Eisele (ChE) gathered samples from buried waste dating back to the early 1990s. Amponsah-Berko and M.S. student Lucy Gibbs (industrial heritage and archaeology) worked with Robins and 40 undergraduate students from an archaeology class taught by Samuel Sweitz (SS) to hand-sort the waste samples using archaeological techniques, with support from Timothy Scarlett (SS).

The presentation highlighted the rapid disappearance of food waste in landfill conditions, the degraded condition of landfilled aluminum and other metals, and the stubborn persistence of plastic after three decades of burial in a landfill.

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Erika Vye (GLRC/GMES), was an invited panelist for the global Geological Society of America’s Geoheritage Webinar Series. “America’s Geoheritage in Action: Successes Across Scales” featured three real-world examples of how geoheritage initiatives are being developed and sustained at state, community, and university scales. Through case studies from Utah, Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, and Montana, the session shared how geoheritage practitioners identify, evaluate, and prioritize geosites; build partnerships across agencies, communities, and institutions; and create pathways for education, stewardship, and public engagement. The session also served as the third and final component of the GSA Geoheritage Advocate Badge microcredential. 

Vye’s presentation was titled “Place, Process, Partnerships: Building a Grassroots Geoheritage Initiative in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula."

The GSA recently assumed a new role as the official sponsor of the U.S. Geoheritage Committee. Recently approved by the GSA Council, this transition marks a major milestone as GSA takes the reins from the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Geological Sciences (USNC/IUGS) to become the primary supporter of U.S. geoheritage efforts.

WZMQ 19 News quoted Jannah Tumey (CEO) in a story about Michigan Tech’s Mind Trekkers program engaging middle school students in hands-on STEM activities and career exploration through the One UP Hidden Coast Festival.

Bridge Michigan quoted Dennis Livesay (CC) in a story examining how higher education is adapting to the growing role of artificial intelligence. Livesay discussed how AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and problem-solving across disciplines. 

Keweenaw Report quoted Terri Frew (VPA) in a story about an upcoming Rozsa Art Gallery exhibit at Michigan Tech highlighting themes of women’s rights and gender equality. 

Registration Open for Spring Sports Camps!

Registration is open for spring sports camps and tournaments! Get ready for an action-packed season of fun, friends and skill-building! 

Michigan Tech Recreation’s youth sports camps and tournaments are coming soon, and we can’t wait to welcome young athletes for days filled with movement, learning and excitement. Whether your child is trying a sport for the first time or looking to build confidence and sharpen their skills, these camps are the perfect place to play, grow and have a blast.

Youth Sports Camps

• Volleyball High School Skills Academies (girls ages 13-18, currently in grades 8-12): March 29, April 18 and April 19
• Girls’ Basketball Little Huskies (girls ages 7-11, grades 2-5): April 6-9
• Boys’ Basketball Little Huskies (boys ages 7-11, grades 2-5): April 13-16
• Little Huskies Football (boys and girls ages 6-12, grades 1-6): April 11

Tournaments

• Doghouse Classic 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
  • Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions | Grades 4-8 plus JV and Varsity
  • Men’s Open and Women’s Open Divisions | Available to all ages (9-99)

Questions? Email sportscamps@mtu.edu.

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Applied Computing Faculty Candidate Presentation with Yunlong Xing

Please join the Department of Applied Computing (AC) on Monday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m. in Rekhi G005 for a research presentation by tenure-track faculty candidate Yunlong Xing.

The title of Xing’s presentation is “Toward Smarter Memory Safety Automation: From Instrumentation to Patch Generation and Analysis.”

From the abstract:
Memory safety vulnerabilities — such as buffer overflows and null pointer dereferences — remain a primary driver of security exploits. While detection research is mature, the challenge has shifted toward correct, efficient, and scalable automated repair that avoids prohibitive runtime overhead. In this talk, Yunlong presents a unified research agenda for memory safety automation across three key pillars:

• Efficient Instrumentation: Systems that lower deployment barriers by eliminating redundant checks and enabling practical binary-level sanitization.
• Context-Aware Repair: Frameworks that synthesize semantically aligned patches for memory errors using deep program context.
• Patch Analysis: Techniques to disentangle security fixes from noisy code histories to improve verification and deployment.

Yunlong will also discuss integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with program analysis to create explainable repair pipelines. The session concludes by outlining how this research aligns with Michigan Tech’s strengths in cybersecurity and AI to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and student-driven innovation.

Xing is a Ph.D. candidate in the Center for Secure Information Systems (CSIS) at George Mason University, where he works under the supervision of Kun Sun. He received his M.S. in Engineering with a focus on cyberspace security from Wuhan University in 2021, advised by Fei Yan, and his B.S. in Engineering in Information Security from Wuhan University in 2018. His research interests include automated program repair, software and systems security, and LLM-assisted security.

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Chemistry Seminar with Xiao-Ying Yu

Xiao-Ying Yu, distinguished scientist and group lead of advanced nuclear materials in the Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will be presenting this week as part of the Chemistry Seminar Series. The seminar will be held virtually over Zoom from 3-4 p.m. today, Jan. 23.

Join the Chemistry Seminar on Zoom (use password 380607).

Yu's presentation is titled “Multimodal and Dynamic Chemical Imaging of Material Interfaces.”

From the abstract:
In this talk, Dr. Yu will give several recent studies of multimodal and in situ/operando chemical imaging of material interfaces using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) enhanced with other microanalysis, spectroscopy, and microscopy techniques. First, high resolution spectral analysis and depth profiling modes in SIMS were used to determine trace boron (B) doped tungsten plates using additive manufacturing. In another study, two-dimensional (2D) imaging was employed to study microbially induced corrosion effects on glass. Moreover, in situ liquid ToF-SIMS was developed using microfluidics in Dr. Yu’s group. An application in studying carbon capture solvent liquid phase changes in ionic liquid will be presented. Lastly, operando chemical imaging of the dynamic solid electrode and liquid electrolyte interface was enabled using a unique microfluidic electrochemical cell in ToF-SIMS and other vacuum platforms. Recent results and future directions using multimodal and dynamic imaging of multi-phase material interfaces will be presented.

Yu obtained her bachelor’s degree in inorganic, nonmetallic materials,and her doctoral degree in physical chemistry from the University of Michigan. Yu did a postdoc at Brookhaven National Laboratory. She was a staff scientist at Colorado State University before moving to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2006. Yu joined the Materials Science and Technology Division as a distinguished scientist at ORNL in 2022.

Yu invented new instrumentation and methodologies to study separation and material interfaces at the micro and nanoscale with diverse applications including biomaterials, system biology, energy storage, decarbonization, and environmental mitigation. She was the principal investigator of the prestigious R&D 100 and FLC Technology Transfer Award of novel analytical instrument based on microfluidics and enabled in situ and operando liquid SIMS and added new solutions in liquid electron microscopy (EM).

Yu has mentored over 80 students and many staff scientists in her tenure in the DOE complex. She is a fellow of the American Vacuum Society. She also serves different roles for American Chemical Society and leads symposia in microanalysis and microscopy in North America. Yu has several US patents and has published over 146 peer reviewed articles, with an h index of 42.

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Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar with Celina Maria Monzon

The next Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar will take place at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, in GLRC 202.

Celina Maria Monzon, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering, Michigan Tech, will present "Beyond Single Toxicants: A Whole-Plant View of Soybean Stress."

Read Monzon's abstract on the University Events Calendar.

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MSE Seminar with Eric Hintsala

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is hosting a seminar presented by Eric Hintsala of Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

The seminar, which was scheduled to be held today, Jan. 23, at 4 p.m. in M&M 610, will be rescheduled for another day due to the University's closure due to severe weather. 

Hintsala’s presentation is titled “Nanoindentation: Accelerating Materials Characterization and Discovery One Indent at a Time.”

From the abstract:
Nanoindentation has an important role to play for next generation materials engineering, owing to its ability to rapidly characterize elastic/plastic properties at small scales. This makes it uniquely suited for exploring heterogeneous zones created by laser processing, as is done in additive manufacturing, laser welding and laser cladding. It can also be applied to studying complex layered systems, like microelectronics and TRISO nuclear fuels, or for searching combinatorial patches for materials discovery. Through correlation to other chemical/structural characterization techniques,structure-property relationships can be explored at the microscale and in a largely non-destructive manner. Both the fundamentals of the technique and recent innovations, such as Bayesian optimization for test placement, will be discussed alongside relevant engineering applications. This will include not only testing as fast as possible for high-throughput spatial mapping, but also extracting as much useful information as possible out of individual indentation experiments in the example of relating strain-rate jump tests to bulk creep.

Hintsala is the applications manager for Bruker’s nanoindentation division. He received a B.S. from Michigan Technological University and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, both in materials science and engineering. As part of the development team at Bruker, he refines and validates prototype nanomechanical testing equipment as well as developing advanced testing techniques. He also collaborates across industry, academia and the national labs on advanced applications like next-generation nuclear materials, reliability of semiconductor devices, autonomous testing for materials discovery and solid state batteries. He has a passion for materials characterization and is an expert in techniques such as in situ electron microscope experiments, microscale fracture, nanomechanical testing at extreme temperatures and high throughput nanoindentation mapping with machine learning assisted analysis. He is very active in the materials research community and is particularly interested in the fracture and plasticity of metals, semiconductors and ceramics.

View the MSE Seminar Flyer.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Art Display

Friday, January 23, 12–1 p.m. | Opie Van Pelt Library Exhibit Space

Michigan Technological University invites students, staff, faculty, and community members to submit original artwork honoring the legacy and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As part of the 2026 MLK Day Celebration and the theme “United through Service,” this exhibit showcases creative reflections on justice, unity, service, and Dr. King’s enduring influence. All submitted pieces will be displayed in the Van Pelt and Opie Library Exhibit Area from Friday, January 16th through Monday, January 26th. Artwork will also be featured during the MLK Celebration Dinner so attendees can enjoy and engage with the pieces. We welcome visual art of all forms—including drawings, paintings, graphic art, photography, mixed media, and written or illustrated tributes. Submission Link: https://forms.gle/gq9FChe13jkoPFkC7 Submission Deadline: Prior to the exhibit opening on January 16th Join us in celebrating the power of art, activism, and community as we honor Dr. King’s message and highlight the creativity of our campus and local youth.

Reverse engineering morphogenesis through the integration of quantitative experiments and multi-scale computational modeling

Friday, January 23, 3–4 p.m. | Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 102

Biomedical Engineering Research Seminar Jeremiah Zartman, Ph.D. University of Notre Dame Abstract Predicting how an organ’s size and shape emerge from complex biomolecular interactions remains one of the most significant challenges in systems biology and tissue engineering. Our research integrates experimental and computational approaches to elucidate the underlying principles of morphogenesis. To do so, we use the larval wing disc of the fruit fly as a powerful model system for discovering the mechanisms regulating a growing organ’s shape and size. In the first part of the talk highlighting interdisciplinary collaborations, I describe the formulation and experimental validation of a multi-scale computational model that has generated new mechanistic insights into the control logic of morphogenesis. Using tools that create spatially defined perturbations to growth or mechanotransduction pathways, we demonstrated that increasing cell proliferation through different growth-promoting pathways leads to distinct outcomes. For example, increased insulin signaling enhances the tissue’s basal curvature while stimulating growth through Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP/Dpp) signaling, or elevated Myc expression has the opposite effect and flattens the central tissue region. These variations in outcomes arise from differences in how each growth pathway regulates contractility, cell-ECM adhesion, and ECM stiffness. In the second part of the seminar, I discuss efforts to reverse-engineer how the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo impacts cellular processes in multicellular systems. Here, we discovered that Piezo promotes robustness in regulating epithelial topology and is necessary for maintaining precision in organ size control. In summary, our interdisciplinary work has revealed a fundamental strategy of orchestrating tissue morphogenesis through the balanced interplay of growth and cell mechanics. This seminar explores organ growth and morphogenesis to identify new fundamental principles that impact developmental biology, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Bio Dr. Jeremiah Zartman serves on the leadership team as a Co-PI and Co-Director of the NSF- funded Biology Integration Institute EMBRIO and as a review editor of Biophysical Journal. Dr. Zartman received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a dual major in Chemical Engineering and Engineering Physics in 2004. In 2009, he obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Stanislav Shvartsman at Princeton University as a Princeton Hertz Fellow. From 2009 to 2011, he worked as a EMBO Long-term Post- doctoral Fellow in the lab of Prof. Konrad Basler, University of Zurich. Dr. Zartman has led a research group at the University of Notre Dame since 2012. He received an NSF CAREER award in 2016 and was selected as BMES CMBE Rising Star in 2018. His research focuses on integrating computational and experimental approaches to engineer multicellular systems and developing advanced in vivo screening approaches for target discovery in cancer and regenerative medicine.

Alumni Social in Brighton, MI

Friday, January 23, 6:30 p.m. | Block Brewing Company

Join volunteer hosts Kris '95 and Eric '95 Niemiec and Jack Field '75 on Friday, January 23, for an alumni social. The social will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Block Brewing Company, located at 1840 South Old US 23, Brighton, MI 48114. Food and beverages will be available for individual purchase. In addition to an exciting evening reconnecting with fellow Huskies, alumni and friends will have the opportunity to take home some MTU swag, courtesy of the Office of Alumni Engagement. There is a registration fee of $5 per person to help offset venue and event expenses. Please register before noon on Wednesday, January 21.

Hockey Watch Party in Cadillac, MI

Friday, January 23, 6:30 p.m. | Cadillac, MI

Cheer on the Huskies with volunteer hosts Steve '86 and Lisa '88 Williams on Friday, January 23, at the Cadillac Grill. The watch party will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the game will be live-streamed for the puck drop at 7:07 p.m. as Michigan Tech goes up against Northern Michigan University. The Cadillac Grill is located at the Eldorado Golf Course at 7839 46 ½ Rd, Cadillac, MI 49601. Food and beverages will be available for individual purchase. In addition to an exciting evening of hockey, alumni and friends will have the opportunity to take home some MTU swag, courtesy of the Office of Alumni Engagement. There is no charge to attend but please RSVP before noon on Wednesday, January 21, to provide the venue with an accurate headcount.

MTU Hockey Watch Party

Friday, January 23, 7–9 p.m. | Fisher 138

Feeling rowdy? Have strong feelings towards the success and prosperity of our phenomenal D1 hockey team? Well, if so, come join the Brothers of Phi Delta Theta in Fisher 138 to watch your favorite Hockey team tear up the ice.

Men's Ice Hockey at Northern Michigan

Friday, January 23, 7:07–10:07 p.m. | Marquette, MI

Men's Ice Hockey at Northern Michigan Marquette, MI

Ice Bowling

Friday, January 23, 9 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC)

Winter Carnival Special Event for participating organizations. Teams consisting of no more than ten members will compete in this version of bowling on ice. One team member will ride on a sled to act as the ball and will be slid down a nine foot wide ice lane to knock down as many pins as possible. Teams will complete six frames scored the same as regular bowling.

Through the Quiet Hours: Night Sky Art Exhibition - Rozsa Presenting Series and Rozsa Art Galleries

January 23, all day | Rozsa Art Galleries, Rozsa Art Galleries A-Space

ROZSA PRESENTING SERIES AND MICHIGAN TECH ART SERIES EVENT Through the Quiet Hours will showcase works by local artists inspired by the Keweenaw after nightfall and how it transforms our region in ways both subtle and profound. Presented in conjunction with National Geographic Live: Earth After Dark, this exhibition invites artists to interpret the beauty, mystery, and sense of connection found in the Keweenaw’s nighttime hours. Things to know ROZSA ART GALLERIES HOURS | M-F 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturdays 1-8 p.m. EXHIBIT DATES | January 16-23, 2026 RECEPTION | Friday, January 16, 2026 | 5-7 p.m. ADMISSION| Free and open to the public CONTENT GUIDANCE | None Plan your visit with information about parking, accessibility, and more. Rozsa Art Galleries are open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. M-F and 1-8 p.m. on Saturdays. Closed during academic recesses. Contact the Rozsa Box Office for more information. Thanks to Our Sponsors Support for this Rozsa Presenting Series and Michigan Tech Art Event provided by: and the Rozsa Center's Circle of Supporters. About the Presenters Professional exhibitions in the Rozsa Art Galleries. Student showcases. Artist Talks with Studio Here Now. Cross-campus collaborations. The Michigan Tech Art Series offers dynamic programming that supports Michigan Tech students and our wider community. Part of the the annual Rozsa Season, the Michigan Tech Art, Music, and Theatre Series are presented by the Visual and Performing Arts Department. Through these series, students from across campus, community members, and faculty create art that connects us to the world. With majors in audio production and technology, sound design, theatre and entertainment technology, and nine minors, the department fosters creativity, self-motivation, and the development of practical and artistic skills. Everyone is welcome, and there's something for everyone. View all Michigan Tech Art Series Events. The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts cultivates a vibrant and connected community through experiences that bring the Keweenaw together. Located on Michigan Technological University's campus in Houghton, Michigan, the 80,000-square-foot arts center's design is inspired by the inclined look of the local copper mine hoists and shaft houses inside and out. Event spaces include the Rozsa Lobby, James and Margaret Black Performance Hall, Rozsa Backstage, Rozsa Art Galleries, and McArdle Theatre. As the largest theater in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Rozsa dramatically expands the region’s access to large-scale performing arts events including Broadway tours, ballet, cirque, music, and more. View all Rozsa Presenting Series Events. Related Events Nanowonder: Images of the Microscopic World Gallery Exhibit - Rozsa Art Galleries September 12-November 7, 2025 Reception | Friday, September 26, 2025 | 5-7 p.m. Artful Intersections: Fall Student Art Showcase - Rozsa Art Galleries November 21-December 2, 2025 Reception | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 5-7 p.m. National Geographic Live: Earth After Dark - Rozsa Presenting Series Friday, January 16, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. Through the Quiet Hours: Night Sky Photography Gallery Exhibit - Rozsa Art Galleries January 16-23, 2026 Reception | Friday, January 16, 2026 | 5-7 p.m. Women's Rights are Human Rights Gallery Exhibit - Rozsa Art Galleries January 30-March 28, 2026 Reception | Friday, January 30, 2026 | 5-7 p.m. Beyond the Frame: Spring Student Art Showcase - Rozsa Art Galleries April 10-14, 2026 Reception | Friday, April 10, 2026 | 5-7 p.m. Explore upcoming Michigan Tech Art Events. Plan Your Visit to the Rozsa Rozsa Box Office InformationAccessibility Services Find a Digital ProgramPlan your Parking​ Get Involved Volunteer to UsherDonate to Support the RozsaMeet Our DonorsGet Updates via Email View All Upcoming Events Personal Responsibility Statement Not all productions may appeal to or be appropriate for every person or for all ages. The Rozsa Center provides content guidance to alert audience members to common potentially sensitive or distressing material. Guests are encouraged to familiarize themselves with each event in order to make informed decisions prior to attending an event. Views Expressed Statement The views, information, thoughts, or opinions expressed in this program or event are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent the policies of the Rozsa Center or Michigan Technological University. Effective Date: 2025/26.