July 3, 2024

The Van Pelt and Opie Library is undergoing carpet cleaning on the second floor starting Friday, July 5, at 1 p.m.

While the rest of the library will remain open for regular summer hours, the second floor will not be accessible and 3D printing and poster printing will not be available during the cleaning. The second floor is anticipated to reopen on Monday, July 8, at 8 a.m.

If you have other questions or need assistance, please email library@mtu.edu, call 906-487-2508 or visit the Circulation Desk.

College of Computing master's student Caleb Rother will present his final oral examination (thesis defense) for his Master of Science in Computer Science next Wednesday, July 10, at 11 a.m. in Rekhi 214 and via Zoom online meeting.

Rother's Research Qualifying Evaluation (RQE) for his Ph.D. in Computer Science will be given at the same time as the thesis defense.

The title of Rother’s thesis is “Recovering Access Control via Disk Forensics on Low-Level Flash Memory.”

Join the Zoom meeting.

Read the abstract on the Computing News Blog.

Job Posting for Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email humanresources@mtu.edu. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

Director – Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Student Affairs. Apply online.

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.

Accommodations are available. If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment, or for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.

Students from Michigan Tech's Planetary Surface Technology Development Lab, or HuskyWorks, were featured in NASA's Image of the Day for June 24. The image shows three members of the PSTDL's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge team testing the excavation tools of their PRIMROSE robot on a concrete slab on June 12, during the challenge's final round at Alabama A&M’s Agribition Center.

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MLive covered Michigan Tech being ranked 33rd in The Princeton Review’s list of the Top 50 best value public colleges in the U.S. The ranking was announced last week by Michigan Tech News.

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NHL.com and Yardbarker covered former Michigan Tech hockey defenseman Matt Roy being signed to a six-year, $34.5 million contract with the Washington Capitals.

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NHL.com covered the LA Kings’ signing of former Michigan Tech hockey goalie Pheonix Copley to a one-year $825,000 contract.

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A to Z Sports mentioned Michigan Tech in a story discussing former MTU basketball player Jake Witt’s situation as a “second-year rookie” with the Indianapolis Colts. Witt was injured during the Colts’ 2023 training camp after being selected in the 2023 NFL Draft’s seventh round.

No Tech Today Thursday and Friday

Tech Today will not publish tomorrow and Friday, July 4 and 5, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Submissions for next Monday, July 8, are due by noon today, July 3.

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