Syd Johnson, assistant professor of philosophy and adjunct professor of kinesiology and integrative physiology, has studied the impact of concussions and is joining those who urge revolutionary changes in hockey and football. Johnson promotes no body checking until elite level programs… [read more]
Two of the nominees are in the College of Sciences and Arts. Sarah Mets is majoring in biological sciences. She is studying centrosome assembly in the nematode C. elegans, investigating the genes involved in centrosome duplication and how they are related. Physics major Ben Malec tracks particles in a turbulent fluid in which gravitational settling also plays a role… [read more]
The drawdown of America’s military force means less opportunity and more competition in ROTC programs nationwide. But Michigan Tech is expected to weather that storm in good shape. “We will buck the trend,” says Col. Michmtuael Brothers, commander of the Air Force ROTC program. Adds, Col. James Spence, commander of the Army ROTC program, “Michigan Tech will need to grow, not shrink…” [read more]
Scholarship amounts have increased for science, math, and engineering majors who wish to become K-12 teachers. The Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Division of Teacher Education, is holding information sessions for undergraduate and graduate students wishing to apply to this NSF-supported program… [read more]
Community input and volunteers are sought for planning activities to mark the centennial of the 1913 Michigan copper miners’ strike. Initial planning and discussion for commemorative events have included representatives from the social sciences department and Michigan Tech Archives, as well as National Park Service staff and members of the local community… [read more]
Director of Intramurals Dennis Hagenbuch (Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, KIP) was honored as the Outstanding Supervisor. In a letter supporting his nomination, KIP Chair Jason Carter wrote, “Dennis is a model employee and exemplifies what a supervisor should be. He is a Husky through and through and has devoted the past 25 years to the University…” [read more]
Date: 3rd Thursday, January—June 2012
Location: G002 Hesterberg Hall & Atrium, Michigan Tech Forestry Bldg.
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm, includes coffee, dessert, and facilitated discussion
Cost: FREE; $3 suggested donation… [read more]
Robert Nemiroff of the Department of Physics presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting this month on gamma ray bursts. The work was on a race between two energetic photons that began more than 7 billion years ago and spanned half the cosmos, ending in a virtual dead heat… [read more]
Valoree Gagnon is Michigan Tech’s nominee for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award. Gagnon is now a PhD student in environmental and energy policy, her work is funded by a National Science Foundation fellowship, and she was nominated for the thesis award by her advisor, Associate Professor Carol MacLennan, of the Department of Social Sciences… [read more]
Brenda Bergman, a PhD student in forest science, and Valoree Gagnon, a student in the environmental and energy policy PhD program, have a news release about the controversy over mining in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and around the nation. This is part of an NSF-funded program in science communication… [read more]