Three Michigan Tech women are among the “Notable Women in Stem” named by Crain’s Detroit Business editors. Valoree Gagnon, Director of University-Indigenous Community Partnerships, Great Lakes Research Center Jacqueline Huntoon, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Feng Zhao, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering According to Crain’s (5/28/2019): The women featured in this Notable . . .
Close your eyes and visualize a scientist. What do you see? Do you picture a male? A female? Is your scientist in a lab coat and surrounded by chemicals and fancy equipment? Perhaps your scientist is in waders or measuring a tree. Our perspective on who or what makes a scientist may vary based on . . .
The Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs announces this year’s University Professors and Distinguished Professors recognizing outstanding faculty. The Distinguished Professor title recognizes outstanding faculty members who have made substantial contributions to the University as well as their discipline but are not presently recognized through an endowed position or faculty . . .
The ADVANCE Initiative at Michigan Tech is seeking a PhD student to participate in and conduct research on faculty gender and career issues including diversity, equity, and inclusion. Research would be primarily focused on STEM disciplines but may also be expanded to other disciplines. Up to three years of support for tuition and stipend are . . .
Environmental Engineering BS & MS alumna Kaye LaFond was awarded a Best Investigative Reporting Award from the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors for her work on “One Year After Bias Study, Black Grand Rapids Drivers Skeptical About Improvement”. Posted by Civil and Environmental Engineering in Tech Today, May 2, 2019