University Chemical Stores (UCS) will be closed June 26-28 for our annual inventory. Except for liquid nitrogen or other critical needs, no transactions will be made during this time. Any noncritical orders will be held for processing until the following week.
Please plan accordingly to make your purchases ahead of time and have all your items picked up by June 25.
Please contact us at chemstores@mtu.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
The Wisconsin Association of Admissions Counselors (WACAC) has chosen Jen Van Essen (ADM) as president-elect.
Van Essen has worked to expand Michigan Tech’s footprint in Wisconsin as a regional admissions manager since 2008. Her selection comes on the heels of Tara Brewer (ADM) being elected as a board director of the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC).
“Jen is a true leader in the Wisconsin admissions circle and has served tirelessly for WACAC for quite a few years. It is well-deserved to see her be recognized for that effort. This, in addition to Tara’s recognition, helps solidify that Michigan Tech has a world class admissions team,” said Chrissy Grotzke, senior associate director of admissions.
Van Essen previously worked on Michigan Tech’s campus as the director of student activities.
Michigan Tech senior Sam Lange concluded his track and field career as a Husky last Thursday, finishing 15th in the men's 1,500-meter preliminary round at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Emporia, Kansas.
"I did everything I could, and that's all I can ask for," Lange said. "My positioning was perfect, but the kick just wasn't there when I needed it."
Lange, a two-time GLIAC runner-up in the 1,500 meters, was in qualifying position heading into the final lap. He finished in eighth place in a time of 3:58.96.
"I'm just super thankful to have made it to Nationals and receive an immense amount of support from friends and family," Lange said. "The people are what this sport is about, and I couldn't have found better people."
Michigan Tech’s Tick Talk project was mentioned in a WKAR News story discussing the increasing tick populations in Michigan. MTU’s Tick Talk project leverages the power of crowdsourcing tick collection to aid research on tick populations and tick-borne diseases in the Copper Country.
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The Daily Mining Gazette mentioned Michigan Tech in a feature story about Justin Fitch ‘05 (B.S. Business Administration). Fitch was the recipient of the 2015 Humanitarian Award from the Michigan Tech Alumni Association and his story was featured in the 2015 Michigan Tech Magazine.
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Apartment Guide mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about Michigan’s top eight college towns for 2024.
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Christina Verhagen (GMES) was quoted by EOS in a story discussing the art of doing fieldwork on the moon. Verhagen studies how impact events can make a planetary surface more habitable.
Hoda Hatoum (BioMed/HRI) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $230,988 research and development grant from the American Heart Association.
The project is titled "Classification and Prediction of Thrombus Grades after Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion."
This is a potential three-year project.
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Erika Vye (GLRC/GLRC) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $5,609 other sponsored activities contract from the Copper Country Intermediate School District.
The project is titled "Watershed Relations: Community Stewardship and Service for Healthy Fish Habitat.”
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Will Cantrell (GS) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $45,000 research and development grant from the Council of Graduate Schools.
The project is titled "Broadening Participation in STEM Graduate Degrees."
Melissa Baird (GS) and Ashli Wells (GS) are co-PI's on this potential three-year project.
Jonathan Robins (SS) delivered two invited talks for the Global Studies Seminar at the oldest university in the Americas, the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru.
Robins presented his research on the global oil palm industry, lectured UNMSM students and faculty on methodologies for research in global history, and talked with potential recruits for MTU's graduate programs in Industrial Heritage and Archaeology and Environmental and Energy Policy.
Robins also worked with UNMSM colleagues to begin organizing a seminar on the oil palm industry in the Global South, and discussed possible collaborations between MTU and UNMSM researchers in energy studies, ecology and rural development.
Cliff Drive Closed Saturday
Cliff Drive will be closed to all traffic from Parking Lot 1 eastward on Saturday (June 1). A new sanitary sewer line for the East Hall project is being installed across Cliff Drive near the entrance of Parking Lot 10, and this will cut off the exit access at the east end of Cliff Drive.
Access around the closure through the construction site will be available for emergency use only.
If you have any questions, please contact facilities@mtu.edu.
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Fall 2024 Ecology-Focused DC Trip: Are You Interested?
Michigan Tech's faculty trip to Washington, D.C., has a long-standing tradition of connecting researchers to funding agencies and other collaboration opportunities in the nation’s capital city.
New this year, the Research Development (RD) office is helping to plan research theme-focused trips while keeping many of the programmatic staples. With focused trips, we are expecting to have two to three smaller trips per year. We plan for the Fall 2024 DC Trip to have an environment/ecology science research focus. The Spring 2025 DC Trip will have a health focus, supported by the Health Research Institute (HRI).
This fall, the trip has been set for the week of Sept. 16 due to the Association of Ecosystem Research Centers meeting on Sept. 17-18. This conference involves program officer visits as well. We look forward to working with potential participants on the logistics of pulling together an impactful experience.
If you have any interest at all in the Fall 2024 DC Trip, please email Sarah Atkinson at sjbird@mtu.edu.
The first information session will be held today (May 28) from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Join to learn more about the trip and how this is a collaborative opportunity to make the trip most impactful for you.
The RD team is looking forward to working with you!
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Summer Huskies Aquatics Programs: Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for summer Huskies Aquatics programs! We are excited to offer programs for both youth and adults, from beginners to advanced participants, with an extended variety of times.
If the class or level you are looking for is currently full, please contact Aquatics Manager Annie Bengry at ambengry@mtu.edu or contact the Ticket Office at 906-487-2073 to be placed on a waitlist. We will try to add additional classes based on level demand!
To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.
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