Author: Cindy Pindral

Professor Richelle Winkler to Speak at 2023 Policy Summit

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Richelle Winkler, Professor of Sociology and Demography in the Social Sciences Department, will be a speaker at the 2023 Policy Summit in Cleveland, OH on Friday, June 23. Dr. Winkler and her colleagues will be discussing the implications of migration patterns in the moderated panel “Do Pandemic Population Shifts and the Increase in Remote Work Mean Opportunities for Small Cities and Rural Areas?”.

The event, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, is in it’s 16th year and will feature experts presenting on policies and programs affecting lower-income communities across the United States.

For more information on the 2023 Policy Summit, visit the event website.

Third-Year Sustainable Sciences Student Mariah’s Mexican Adventure

Michigan Tech students spanning majors and class standings embarked on the first Mexico Spring Break study abroad program in early March. Mariah Mellendorf ’25 chronicled the group’s visit to communities in the Yucatan Peninsula to learn about tourism and conduct research.

Read more about Mariah’s Mexico study abroad experience on the Unscripted Research Blog.

MTU students at Chichen Itza