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Fine Food, Just Food: The Bay Area Food Revolution and What it Means for the Rest of Us

Published November 2, 2012

Is food democracy possible in the era of Big Food? Sally K. Fairfax says yes, and she will explain how in her talk “Fine Food, Just Food: California and Possibilities,” set for 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the East Reading Room of the Van Pelt and Opie Library. Fairfax, the lead author of “California Cuisine and Just Food” (MIT Press, 2012), is the Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. She will be joined by coauthorLouise Nelson Dyble, an assistant professor of history at Michigan Tech.

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‘Tumult and Tragedy’ premieres

Published November 2, 2012

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Tech library hosts mining strike exhibit
Erik Nordberg, Tech archivist and exhibit project manager, said the work to create the traveling exhibit, which consists of 12 panels, each about 7 feet tall by 3 feet wide, took about a year to put together.

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Improvements are coming to Italian Hall Site

Published October 22, 2012

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Student archeologists from Michigan Tech are surveying the Italian Hall Site. They’re looking for any type of archeological remains underground before improvements can be made to the site. “We’re using remote sensing and a little bit of slightly intrusive testing as a way of helping them plan for taking care of this site to make sure nothing gets damaged in building a new memorial,” said Tim Scarlett, Associate Professor of archeology and anthropology at Michigan Tech. Read More| Watch the Video

Underneath the Italian Hall Site

Published October 22, 2012

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Using ground-penetrating radar and a magnetometer, the team created a map of objects below the surface and compared it to known diagrams of the buildings at the location. The information is key to preserving the integrity of the site as the Keweenaw National Historical Park works to maintain and improve the memorial.

ABC 10 – Read More | Watch the Video

Predicting Changing Norms and Values

Published October 21, 2012

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Researcher Mark Rouleau’s project is featured in the crowdfunding site Superior Ideas. The project, “A New Method for Analyzing Social Norms,” concerns the ability to more accurately predict large-scale social change using a computational simulation. Anyone may contribute any amount to this project.

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KNHP, Advisory Commission review 2012, plan for 2013

Published October 17, 2012

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Park superintendent Mike Pflaum said a team of industrial archeology students from Michigan Technological University is surveying the Italian Hall site this weekend. The survey is being done as part of the preparation for the events to recognize the centennial of the 1913 copper mining strike.

Mining Gazette – Read More

Tech Tour Day Two: Solar Power, Star Trek Replicators, New Drugs At Michigan Tech

Published October 14, 2012

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The Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report (GLITR) included an interview with Audrey Mayer and her NSF grant to study the social aspects of implementing green energy policies. Mayer is working with Michigan Tech professor David Shonnard on the overall project, called Sustainable Energy Pathways.

CBS Detroit – Read More, See also GLITR Tech Tour, Fall 2012

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