October 29, 2024

Armed with a banana-baited live trap and a strong desire to disprove a gap in a species distribution map, Thomas Werner (BioSci) found a single specimen of the species Drosophila narragansett on the Maasto Hiihto public recreation trail in Hancock.

Researchers suspected that the silver-faced fruit fly was extinct. “Astonishingly, it seems not to have been collected within the past 60 years despite its broad range,” said Werner.

The investigation that led to the elusive fruit fly was entirely unplanned. It started with an irresistible research paper in the hands of Werner, an educator who has been raising awareness about the scope and importance of fruit flies throughout his career.

Read the story of Drosophila narragansett's rediscovery at Michigan Tech News.

Michigan Tech's Open Enrollment is an annual opportunity to assess your individual or family health benefits needs. This year's 2025 Benefits Open Enrollment will begin on Nov. 11 and end on Nov. 25. Elections made during this Open Enrollment session will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

The upcoming 2025 Benefits Open Enrollment is an active enrollment, which means all benefits-eligible employees are required to complete Open Enrollment. (Note: Casual, seasonal, short-term and student employees are not benefits eligible.)

2025 Benefits Open Enrollment Dates:

• Open Enrollment for the 2025 Benefits Plan Year: Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025
• Open Enrollment starts Monday, Nov. 11, and ends Monday, Nov. 25

2025 Benefits Open Enrollment Info Sessions:

• Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 10-11 a.m. in MUB Ballroom A*
• Thursday, Nov. 14, from 1-2 p.m. in MUB Ballroom A
• Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 5-6 p.m. in MUB Ballroom A

* A recorded informational session will be available following the first session.

We are awaiting final documentation from our health care vendors. Detailed plan information will be emailed to employees no later than Nov. 5.

The Ecosystem Science Center (ESC) is pleased to announce that ESC Director Amy Marcarelli and ESC graduate student Ellie Resendiz have joined the board of the Association of Ecosystem Research Centers (AERC).

Marcarelli, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, joins as a member-at-large. Resendiz, a Ph.D. student in forest resources and environmental science, joins as a graduate student representative. ESC is an institutional member of AERC.

AERC supports cooperation in research and training among ecosystem centers to strengthen ecosystem research and its applications and advance understanding of ecosystem science at local, regional, national and international levels. AERC brings together a network of U.S. research programs in universities and private, state and federal laboratories that conduct research, provide training and analyze policy at the ecosystem level of environmental science and natural resources management.

Want to learn about the versatile, in-demand skills of applied statistics? Join representatives from both Michigan Tech’s Department of Mathematical Sciences and Michigan Tech Global Campus for a 45-minute virtual interest session on Michigan Tech's online M.S. in Applied Statistics (MSAS).

The interest session will run Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST via Zoom.

Register for the Online MSAS Interest Session.

Applied statistics involves analyzing data, developing models, making predictions, and solving problems. It is crucial to a variety of fields, such as finance, engineering, sociology, health care and marketing.

In the session, attendees will learn more about this online degree, which helps you build specialized skills to meet the growing demand for statistics and data professionals. Presenters will also review registration requirements, the application process and career trajectories.

If you have any questions about this online event, please contact Amanda Irwin at globalcampus@mtu.edu or 906-487-1000.

Attend for yourself or for someone else. Everyone is welcome!

The University Senate will convene Meeting 705 at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, in Chem Sci 102.

Those within the University community unable to attend in person have the option to attend the University Senate meeting via Zoom. Please note: You will need to log in to your MTU Zoom account to join the virtual meeting.

Senators are responsible for making their constituents aware of the agenda for this meeting. Senators who are unable to attend should arrange for their alternates to attend in their place.

View the agenda to Meeting 705.

New for 2024-25: Spring Career Fair will be held Jan. 28 from 12-5 p.m. at the Student Development Complex.

Career Services is very excited about the many opportunities Career Fair provides our students. We are hosting multiple prep workshops to prepare students for this event. Please let us know if you have any questions.

More details can be found on our website, on Handshake and in emails from Handshake. Registration is open on Handshake as well. Go Huskies!

On Nov. 10, from 8 a.m. to noon, Michigan Tech IT will be performing quarterly maintenance on the Fischer/mylogin system, which requires a full shutdown and restart.

During this maintenance, password resets and mylogin.mtu.edu will be unavailable.

If you have any questions, we can help. Email it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

A production system maintenance window is scheduled for Nov. 10, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following production services will be unavailable during that time:

• Adirondack
• apps.mtu.edu
• Aspire
• Banner
• Banweb
• Course Tools
• MyMichiganTech
• OAP Rental System
• Oracle Reports
• UC4/Appworx
• Virtual Cashiering
• WebFocus

If you have any questions or concerns, we can help. Email IT at it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

Happy Halloween! This Thursday, Oct. 31, on Halloween, all orange, green and red minerals will be 15% off* at the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum!

From ghoulish green malachite to ominous orange-red carnelian, the gift shop has plenty of treats to choose from.

The next guest speaker in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BioMed) Seminar Series will present Friday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. in person in ChemSci 102 and virtually via Zoom.

Join the BioMed Seminar on Zoom.

David A. Steinman from the University of Toronto will present "Sensing a Disturbance in the Force: Flow-induced Vibrations and Sounds in the Cerebrovasculature."

Read Steinman's abstract and bio at the University Events Calendar.

The Michigan Tech football team won its 14th-consecutive Miner's Cup with a 39-9 victory over Northern Michigan during Hall of Fame weekend at Kearly Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 26.

The Huskies made a 17-point second quarter eruption and scored 19 points in the second half. With the win, they move past a two-game losing skid.

"It's awesome for the guys in our current locker room to win the Miner's Cup coming off of two tough weeks. To put the preparation in that they did, and the focus in terms of everything we were trying to get back on track with, was awesome all week," Tech head coach Dan Mettlach said. "We came out and were maybe too amped up — the execution part, especially offensively, lacked in the first quarter, which was a bit frustrating — but it was a great win for our team and unbelievable for our program to win 14 in a row."

Read more football news at Michigan Tech Athletics.

The Michigan Tech cross country squads raced at the GLIAC Cross Country Championships, held at the Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, Oct. 26. Tech's No. 20 nationally ranked men placed third and the women took fifth at the event.

The Huskies saw six All-GLIAC performances, with Sam Lange, Michael Dennis, Tucker Ringhand and Colman Lenci earning the honor for the men, and Sophia Rhein and Cedar Gordon for the women.

"I was pleased overall with our level of effort and competitiveness today. We've been talking about making sure we maximize those things in the most important races, and I saw us chasing that throughout the races today," Tech head coach Robert Young said. "In some cases we had athletes give great efforts but just not have their best level of performance, but we also had some nice breakthroughs."

Read more cross country news at Michigan Tech Athletics.

The Michigan Tech soccer team completed its first GLIAC weekend sweep at home, shutting out both Purdue Northwest on Friday, Oct. 25, and Roosevelt on Sunday, Oct. 27, on Senior Day.

Senior midfielder Jordan Noble scored her first career goal while goalkeeper Bri Barrows recorded a career-high in saves to help the Huskies to a 1-0 win over Purdue Northwest at Kearly Stadium on Friday.

"It was a well-fought battle and we got onto the board kind of early and just rode out some of the waves," Tech head coach Melissa Kuhar said. "We knew it would be a game of transitions, and statistically they had a lot of shots towards the end of the game. Overall, I think we had a lot of good chances, and to be able to score a goal and win is great. With Senior Day coming up, it's awesome to have a senior score, and it was awesome for Jordan to get her first career goal at Tech."

Sunday, the Huskies earned a 2-0 victory over Roosevelt on Senior Day at Kearly Stadium.

"It was a good game, although it could've gone a bit better in some areas," Kuhar said. "Overall, it was a really good game and a nice day to honor our seniors that have given a lot to this program. We did a good job of riding the momentum and we just have to keep it going."

Read more soccer news at Michigan Tech Athletics.

The Michigan Tech hockey team was swept by Clarkson, recording its first two losses of the season in nonconference action at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26.

The Huskies fell 4-1 to the Golden Knights on Friday. Tech tied the game 1-1 in the second period, but the Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals.

"I thought we played much better than the last game we played," Tech coach Joe Shawhan said. "Their consistent upper-end players played well and capitalized on their chances. We have a pretty young team so we need to stay positive and continue to look at areas to grow."

Tech fell 2-1 in overtime on Saturday. The Golden Knights scored on the power play with 17.1 seconds left in the extra session to earn the victory.

"I thought we played well," Shawhan said. "We did some line juggling and established a little bit of an identity."

"A lot of young guys are still learning how to manage the game, and we didn't execute on the power play," he said.

Read more hockey news at Michigan Tech Athletics.

The Michigan Tech volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on the road over the weekend, losing at Wayne State on Friday, Oct. 25, and at Grand Valley State on Saturday, Oct. 26.

The Huskies fell 3-0 to the Warriors on Friday, losing 25-17, 25-18 and 25-22 in the teams' only meeting of the regular season.

"That performance was a major disappointment, plain and simple," Tech coach Matt Jennings said. "I feel like Meg (Raabe) and Kaycee (Meiners) were ready to play, but the rest of us were not. We'll have to be better tomorrow."

The Huskies fell 3-1 at No. 13 Grand Valley State on Saturday. Tech took the third set against the Lakers, but fell 26-24, 25-18, 12-25 and 25-21.

"Today was way better than last night, but that's not our standard," Jennings said. "We were in a position to win sets one and two, but didn't finish. Grand Valley is an excellent team, they have all the pieces and haven't lost but to undefeated Ferris. There were moments we were outplaying them and in control, but Grand Valley simply knows how to finish. We contained a pretty good offense for stretches and served very well. Paige (Wagner) was great for us in this one."

Read more volleyball news at Michigan Tech Athletics.

Wednesday, Oct. 30
• Volleyball vs. Northern Michigan, 6 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ, Grit TV, and FloSports

Friday, Nov. 1
• Volleyball vs. Parkside, 5 p.m. at SDC Gym on Mix 93 WKMJ and FloSports
• Hockey at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ, TV6, and Midco Sports Plus

Saturday, Nov. 2
• Football at Roosevelt, 2 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ and FloSports
• Volleyball vs. Purdue Northwest, 3 p.m. at SDC Gym on Mix 93 WKMJ and FloSports
• Hockey vs. Northern Michigan, 6:07 p.m. at MacInnes Student Ice Arena on Mix 93 WKMJ, FOX-UP, and Midco Sports Plus

Sunday, Nov. 3
• Soccer at Parkside, Noon on FloSports

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Athletics News
Read more in the MTU Athletics weekly update.

Job Postings for Tuesday, Oct. 29, 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.

Administrative Aide (12 months/ 40 hours/ first shift) #24239, Center for Educational Outreach (UAW posting dates Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 2024 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal UAW applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal UAW posting dates). Apply online.

Senior Administrative Aide (12 months/ 40 hours/ first shift) #24331, Residential Living (UAW posting dates Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 2024 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal UAW applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal UAW posting dates). Apply online.

Dispatcher (12 months/ 40 hours/ shift varies) #24332, Public Safety and Police Services (UAW posting dates Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 2024 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal UAW applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal UAW posting dates). 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.

Iowa State Daily mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded projects focused on improving cybersecurity for renewable energy grids. In collaboration with universities, DOE national labs and industry partners, Michigan Tech is contributing expertise in renewable energy infrastructures and grid security.

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The Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech’s Inter Residence Housing Council (IRHC) in a story previewing the council's annual Safehouse trick-or-treating event, held Sunday, Oct. 27. Since 1988, the event has brought local families and children to campus to trick-or-treat in Michigan Tech’s residence halls.

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The Michigan Economic Development Corporation mentioned Michigan Tech alumnus Bill Myers ’85 (B.S. Mechanical Engineering) in a story about his role as CEO of Promethient, a Traverse City-based company specializing in solid state heating and cooling technology.

ISA Presents: Annual Diwali Event 2024

The Indian Students Association's (ISA's) Annual Diwali Night is the biggest bonanza on the MTU campus. This year, we are back with a bang at the Rozsa Theater. The event begins in the Rozsa Lobby with dinner (4 p.m. and 5 p.m. dinner ticket options available), followed by cultural events in the theater starting at 6:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to come and join in our celebrations!

Diwali Night Details:

• Content Guidance: None
• Presenter: Indian Students Association
• Venue: Rozsa Center
• Tickets: General Public $25, Students $20

Buy Your Tickets Now!

Find Out More at the Event Website.

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Western UP Fall Harvest Gathering: Celebrating Local Food and Community

The Western U.P. Food Systems Collaborative (WUPFSC) is excited to announce its Fall Harvest Gathering, an afternoon of food, learning and community celebration. This family-friendly event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 1-2:45 p.m. at Zeba Hall, with a tour of the Debweyendan Indigenous Gardens (DIGs) at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

The Fall Harvest Gathering will offer participants a unique opportunity to explore the richness of local food systems, enjoy hands-on learning about Michigan’s fresh fish, and tour the beautiful DIGs site.

Michigan Tech is a partner of the Western U.P. Food Systems Collaborative, a grassroots coalition of food growers and procurers, public health and civic partners, scientists, educators, land and water stewards, students and all community members.

Event Details:

• What: Western UP Fall Harvest Gathering
• When: Saturday, Nov. 2, from 1-4 p.m.
• Where: Zeba Hall, 16141 Zeba Rd., L'Anse, MI 49946
• Agenda: View agenda highlights at the WUPFSC Fall Harvest Gathering event page.

Why Attend?
This event is perfect for anyone passionate about local food. Whether you’re a local food enthusiast, a home or market gardener, or simply looking to engage with your community, the Fall Harvest Gathering offers something for everyone. Gifts will be provided!

To learn more, please contact Evan Lanese at evanlanese@gmail.com

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GLAS Hiring Student Language Coaches

GLAS (Graduate Language Assessment and Support) is looking for undergraduate students who are interested in helping our international graduate students.

Students who hold a GLAS language coaching job enjoy a rewarding opportunity to work in a friendly environment while having flexibility around your schedule.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, check out the Graduate School Newsblog for additional information.

Apply on Handshake.

To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.

that thing between my teeth is my foot Exhibit - Michigan Tech Art

Tuesday, October 29, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. | Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Art Galleries A-Space

MICHIGAN TECH ART SERIES EVENT Douglas Degges is presenting two parallel artistic explorations in the Rozsa A-Space Gallery. Since the fall of 2019, Degges has been creating...

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Flu Shot Clinic

Tuesday, October 29, 4–6 p.m. | SDC Blueline Room

Stay Healthy This Season: Come Get Your Flu Shot! As the flu season approaches, protecting yourself and your loved ones is more important than ever. In collaboration with UP...

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Huskies Swim Training - Session 2

Tuesday, October 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...

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Adult Huskies Swim Lessons - Session 2

Tuesday, October 29, 5–6 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Adult Huskies Swim Lessons provides aquatic education for the beginner to intermediate swimmer who is looking to become more comfortable in the water and learn the fundamental...

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Adult Huskies Swim Training - Session 2

Tuesday, October 29, 5–6 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Adult Huskies Swim Training provides additional attention and competitive guidance to swimmers ages 18 and older who are looking to improve their swimming skills and fitness...

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Employment Opportunities for International Students

Tuesday, October 29, 5:00–6:30 p.m. | Fisher Hall, 138

International Students at Michigan Tech will hear about online employment resources. In addition, students will tell about their job search and resulting co-op and internship...

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Python Workshop

Tuesday, October 29, 5–6 p.m. | Rekhi 113

A free, in person, python workshop for beginners!

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ASME Internship Panel

Tuesday, October 29, 6–8 p.m. | Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building, Dow Room 641

At the event there will be a panel of people who have had internship experience in the past. These panelists will be able to answer questions that people have to hopefully...

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Internship Panel - Hosted by ASME

Tuesday, October 29, 6–8 p.m. | 641 - DOW

Internships are important steps in an engineer's career, but getting internships is stressful if you have questions left unanswered! Come ask your questions to a panel of...

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Bible Study - John

Tuesday, October 29, 7–9 p.m. | Campus House

Join us every Tuesday at 7:00pm for a Bible study of the Gospel of John! We investigate who Jesus is and ask questions of the text. Following our meeting we have a homecooked...

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Main Meeting!

Tuesday, October 29, 7–9 p.m. | WADS G42W

Main meeting for our organization where we listen to preaching, take communion and have fellowship

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Weekly Meeting

Tuesday, October 29, 7–9 p.m. | Guys' House

His House meets every Tuesday evening for worship, Bible study, fellowship and food! Join us at our campus house on Blanche Street! Hope to see you soon!