Category: In the News

Charles Wallace MASU Award Subject of WLUC-TV News Story

From WLUC-TV 6; By Colin Jackson; published: Apr. 15, 2024 View the original article. HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) – A faculty member at Michigan Tech University has been awarded by the Michigan Association of State Universities. Charles Wallace is one of three recipients to receive this year’s Distinguished Professor of the Year Award. Shaw Dawson at Central . . .

Charles Wallace Named MASU Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year

The Michigan Association of State Universities (MASU) has announced that Associate Professor Charles Wallace, Department of Computer Science, has received the 2024 Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions and dedication exhibited by the faculty from Michigan’s 15 public universities to the education of undergraduate students.

CS Student Sam Kalkman Quoted in ABC10 News Story

From ABC 10 News; Published April 4, 2024 Jazz and video games have been around for many years, existing much at the same time. The earliest jazz recordings from New Orleans have been played since the 1920’s. Then, in 1958 Physicist William Higinbotham created a very simple tennis game at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. However, . . .

Art in Silico Explores Generative AI in the Exhibition’s Second Year

From Keweenaw Report, published April 3, 2024. For a second year, Michigan Tech University will combine art with technology over four days. The Institute of Computing and Cybersystems’ Art in Silico computational exhibition explores the intersection where creativity and computing collide. During the exhibition, the institute has partnered with the Copper Country Community Arts Center . . .

Sightline, a Company Led by Ashley Kern ’15 ’17, Featured in News Story

The Alpena News mentioned Michigan Tech in a story exploring the ways small businesses are incorporating artificial intelligence. Ashley Kern ’15 ’17 (B.S. Mathematical Sciences, M.S. Data Science) was quoted in the story. Kern’s business SightLine, a predictive analytics company focused on higher education, was highlighted in the story. SightLine and Kern were the subjects of a 2023 . . .