March 2013 | College of Sciences and Arts Newsblog

Earth Week 2013

Published March 24, 2013

March 24-30 is Earth Week at Michigan Tech, presented by the Students for Environmental Sustainability. There will be film screenings, bake sales, biking events, a concert, and more.

Earth Week 2013 is sponsored by Late Night Entertainment, Undergraduate Student Government, Environmental Sustainability Council, College of Sciences and Arts, Sustainable Futures Institute, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Great Lakes Research Centers, Dean of Students, and School of Business and Economics.

Where the Aunts Are

Published March 24, 2013

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Professor Patty Sotirin (HU) has coauthored a book with Laura Ellingson, professor of communication and women’s and gender studies at Santa Clara University. The book, “Where the Aunts Are: Family, Feminism, and Kinship in Popular Culture,” was published by Baylor University Press.

From Tech Today.

Undergraduate Research Expo 2013

Published March 19, 2013

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The Undergraduate Research Expo, will be held this Friday, March 22, 2013, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Rozsa Lobby. Twenty-one undergraduates from ten different departments and schools will be represented this year. “The Honors Institute created this expo to increase awareness of, participation in, and respect for undergraduate research opportunities at Michigan Tech,” said Honors Institute President Andrew Hoekstra.

TEDx Houghton

Published March 19, 2013

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TEDx Houghton, a spinoff of the national event TED, will be hosted on campus this March 23, 2013, in McArdle Theatre. TEDTalks videos and live speakers will be hosted. Among the local speakers is Tim Scarlett, and Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences. Check the live stream webcast during this all-day event.

Archeology for Everybody: Summer School at the Cliff Mine

Published March 7, 2013

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The field research project runs from May 13 through June 28, led by Associate Professors Timothy Scarlett and Samuel Sweitz (Social Sciences), working closely with project archaeologists Sean Gohman and Lee Presley.

Read more at Tech Today, by Jenn Donovan.

Month: March 2013

Earth Week 2013

Where the Aunts Are

Undergraduate Research Expo 2013

TEDx Houghton

Archeology for Everybody: Summer School at the Cliff Mine