Category: Events

“There are tons of sustainable gems hidden throughout Houghton and Hancock.  How many can YOU find?  We are excited to invite you to participate in a month-long community scavenger hunt focused on finding sustainable features in our own neighborhood!  You will have until 11:59pm on October 18, 2020 to take photos with all of the items on our scavenger hunt list.  Every 10 photos submitted to us will get you one entry into our prize drawing.  We will be awarding prize baskets to three winners filled with local products and gift cards to local businesses, valued at over $400.

Want more entries into our prize drawing?  Be on the lookout for bonus tasks on the SDH Instagram/Facebook stories (@mtu.sdh) that will get you an extra entry into our drawing.  These will be time sensitive opportunities, so be ready!!

Please find list of items, the official rules, and the photo submission process in this link. We wish you the best of luck!!”

Thank you!
—
Rose Turner

For up to date information, eventbrite registration (FREE , not required), and zoom links, please visit this website: https://www.mtu.edu/greatlakes/about/world-water-day/   If you have any trouble connecting, feel free to call me at 906-369-1121. Your students may find the Youth Speaker especially engaging. There will be time for Q & A.

Monday, March 23, 4 pm EDT
Keynote Lecture by Dr. Joellen Russell
Virtual Viewing

Climate and the Deep Blue Sea

The ocean is changing rapidly, taking up heat and carbon that would otherwise be warming Michigan and Arizona and the rest of the globe. Come hear how University of Arizona oceanographer, Prof. Joellen Russell, is using robot floats and supercomputers to measure the ocean and predict future climate. 

Tuesday, March 24, 12:30 pm EDT
Youth Keynote Lecture by Sophia Kianni

Virtual Viewing

Climate Advocacy and Youth Leadership: If Adults Won’t Take Action to Protect Our Future, Youth Will”

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Youth speaker Sophia Kianni will also give her address about climate advocacy and her experiences as a youth leader by Zoom March 24 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Kianni is a youth climate activist based in Washington D.C., working  with Fridays for Future, This is Zero Hour and Extinction Rebellion as an international spokesperson. Kianni’s address will be recorded and captioned so that those who are unable to make the live event can watch it later.

Art Show   
The World Water Day 2020 art show features “Environmental Graphiti”—a series of digital paintings by Alisa Singer. Singer’s works were created to enhance public awareness of the science of climate change. Each of the 23 works of art is derived from a chart, graph, map, word or number relating to a key fact about climate change. Use the interactive campus map to take a virtual tour of the exhibit.  

Attend the Popcorn and Pathways Application open house on Thursday, February 27 from 3-5 pm.

The Honors Ambassadors will be there to answer questions about the Honors program, assist with applications, and keep the snacks refilled. 

Bring a laptop if you’d like to work on your application during the open house. 

Learn more about the Honors Pathways Program and the application process.

ASCE National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Dedication Ceremony of Portage Lake Bridge during Bridge Fest.

Food impacts major problems facing humanity—health, sustainability, global warming, poverty and inequality. Learn how the chemistry community can work to address these challenges through food science in this interactive online video event hosted by the American Chemical Society.

The event will be a live interactive video webcast with featuring presentations and Q&A with experts in food chemistry. There will be a discussion of the chemistry behind new plant-based alternatives to animal meat and how these innovations could help address the major challenges facing humanity.