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Day: November 14, 2014

Student earns recognition at International Research Conference

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Chemistry doctoral student Suntara Fueangfung (advisor: Associate Professor Shiyue Fang) was recognized at the Sigma Xi 2014 International Research Conference earlier this month. Fueangfung’s research poster presentation, “Purification of Synthetic Oligodeoxynucleotides via Catching by Polymerization,” was rated superior in the Chemistry Graduate Division.

The award for superior-rated presentations includes being nominated for membership by the Sigma Xi Board of Directors, payment of the initiation fee and the first year’s dues and a medal. Fueangfung will graduate from Michigan Tech this December.

For more information visit the Sigma Xi website.

Originally posted in Tech Today (11/14/2014)

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Donate Books and media for upcoming Friends of the Van Pelt Library Book Sale

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Friends of the Van Pelt Library invite you to donate your gently used books, CDs, DVDs and more for the upcoming book sale, which will be held Apr. 7–8, 2015.

Drop-Off Instructions

  • If you only have a few donations, please drop them off in the Friends Book Drop located in the library vestibule.
  • If you have a box or bag of books, please bring them to the Library Service Desk located on the first floor of the library. If you require assistance, call the Service Center at 7-2508 to have someone meet you at the back door.
  • If you need help getting your book sale donation books to the library and would like someone to come to your house to pick them up, contact Dana Richter at 7-2149 or dlrichte@mtu.edu.

Items Not Accepted

  • old, tattered, yellowed, marked-up or damaged books
  • marked-up lab manuals
  • instructors’ class guides
  • magazines, journals and conference proceeedings
  • outdated almanacs, travel guides and computer manuals
  • cassettes, VHS, etc.
  • catalogs or telephone books
  • encyclopedias and similar sets (unless of high quality and current)

Originally posted in Tech Today (11/14/2014)

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