For those new to technology, the Computer Help for Adults program at Portage Lake District Library is unlocking the unknown. Residents come from Portage Lake in Houghton County, MI as well as surrounding towns to work one-on-one with students at Michigan Technological University (MTU) to learn about new devices. The Computer Help for Adults program . . .
Michigan Tech Board of Control Adopts New Strategic Plan At its regular meeting on Friday, May 1, 2015, the Board of Control promoted 11 associate professors with tenure to professor with tenure. Among them are Soner Onder and Zhenlin Wang. The Board also promoted 18 assistant professors to associate professor with tenure and one associate . . .
Aleksandr Sergeyev (SoT), Abdulnasser Alaraje (SoT) and Scott Kuhl (CS) have received a $702,324 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund their three-year research and development project, University, Community College and Industry Partnership: Revamping Robotics Education to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs.
Researchers involved with Michigan Tech’s Mind MusicMachine Lab were interviewed by reporter Allison Mills for a podcast in Distillations Magazine. The magazine is an online publication of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, which is a library, museum, and center for scholars. The interview occupies about the first 12 minutes of Episode 198: Old Brains, New Brains: The Human . . .
The Enterprise team Human Interface Design (HIDE) presented at the 2015 Design Expo held at the Memorial Union Ballroom on April 16. Team Leaders Stephen Radachy, Computer Science and Seyedeh Maryam “Shabnam” Fakhrhosseini Advisor Robert Pastel, Computer Science Sponsor Humana Project Overview Our team provides students with an opportunity to design, develop, and evaluate interfaces . . .
The Enterprise team Husky Game Development presented at the 2015 Design Expo held at the Memorial Union Ballroom on April 16. Team Leader Mitch Davis, Computer Science and Ryan George, Computer Network and System Administration Advisor Scott Kuhl, Computer Science Sponsors Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Mel Visser (Michigan Tech Alumnus) Project Overview Husky Game Development is . . .