Barbara Maxwell is one of 20 teachers on a five-day U.P. tour with the help of Michigan Tech and Maritime Teachers Institute. “They’re finding out what sorts of cargos are shipped on the Great Lakes, what port they’re shipped out of, what port they’re shipped into, and how we use these natural resources,” said Joan Chadde. READ MORE | Watch Video
The teachers will learn about water levels, dredging, lock operation, homeland security, ore boats, mines, shipping, lighthouses, Great Lakes navigation and other topics during sessions with the Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard and others involved in Great Lakes shipping. READ MORE
Michigan Tech scientists interviewed: Dr. Marty Auer, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Dr. Noel Urban, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Joan Chadde, Michigan Center for Science and Environmental Outreach. READ MORE
More than 160 people, ages 8 to 80, participated in one of nine scientific excursions on Chassell Bay, offered on Tech’s Research Vessel Agassiz at the Strawberry Festival in Chassell on Saturday, July 7. Director Joan Chadde, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach at the Great Lakes Research Center, coordinated the event, which she called “a huge success.” READ MORE
An upcoming Copper Country Today program will focus on the health of Lake Superior and Tech’s new Great Lakes Research Center. Here is the schedule:
* 8 a.m., Sunday, on WCCY, 1400 AM
* 9 a.m., Sunday, on WHKB, 102.3 FM
Three Tech scientists will be interviewed: Professor Marty Auer, civil and environmental engineering Professor Noel Urban, civil and environmental engineering Director Joan Chadde, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach. READ MORE
And there was plenty to see throughout Saturday afternoon, with an array of vendors, children’s games, a Friends of Fashion Vintage Fashion Show, free scientific excursions aboard Michigan Technological University’s research vessel Agassiz. READ MORE
“Psi Chi is an international honor society in psychology,” Mayra said. “We’re hosting it for them so we can raise some money for their program.” Seeing as this is the first fundraiser for the relatively new program at Tech, Mayra said she hopes to see people come out to the pancake breakfast, slated for 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 14 at Houghton Elementary School. READ MORE
Assistant Professor John Hill (ME-EM/MTTI) and Associate Professor Paul Ward (CLS/MTTI), “Optimizing Backup Response Systems for Rural Policing Models,” National Institute of Justice. READ MORE
As new chair of the General Education Council, Associate Provost Christa Walck will be assuming responsibility for coordinating General Education effective July 1. In that role, Walck follows Brad Baltensperger, chair of the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, who chaired the General Education Council since 2007 as representative of the Provost.
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The public is invited to venture onto Chassell Bay to learn how scientists assess the health of a lake during four free scientific excursions on the R/V Agassiz during the Chassell Strawberry Festival from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 7. “We encourage Copper Country residents and visitors to learn how scientists study the Great Lakes and what factors contribute to a healthy lake,” said Joan Chadde, education program coordinator.
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