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Jan 16, 2025 | 
mtu.edu | Shelly Galliah |Biomedical Engineering
Distinguished Professor Jason R. Blough has officially been named the chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), effective Jan. 6. Blough has served in the role since July 2022.
Blough is a full professor in the department whose distinguished career includes a thriving research group and many honors in recognition of his work. He was named a distinguished professor at Michigan Tech in 2021.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mtu.edu | Cyndi Perkins |Shelly Galliah |Biomedical Engineering
The Ecosystem Science Center (ESC) is pleased to announce that ESC Director Amy Marcarelli and ESC graduate student Ellie Resendiz have joined the board of the Association of Ecosystem Research Centers (AERC).
Marcarelli, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, joins as a member-at-large. Resendiz, a Ph.D. student in forest resources and environmental science, joins as a graduate student representative. ESC is an institutional member of AERC.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
mtu.edu | Karen Johnson |Shelly Galliah |Geospatial Engineering |Estela Mira Barreda
Tatyana G. Karabencheva-Christova, from the Department of Chemistry at Michigan Technological University, will be presenting at this week's Chemistry Seminar.
The seminar will be held in person at 3-4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, in Chem Sci 101.
Karabencheva-Christova’s presentation is titled “Revealing Catalytic Strategies of Metalloenzymes.”
From the abstract: More than 30% of all enzymes with essential physiological functions contain metal ions in their active sites.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
mtu.edu | Karen Johnson |Shelly Galliah |Matthew Taylor
Eriks Rozners, professor of the Department of Chemistry at Binghamton University, will be presenting at this week's Chemistry Seminar.
The seminar will be held in person at 3-4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, in Chem Sci 101.
Rozners’ presentation is titled "Amide-Modified RNA: Using Protein Backbone to Modulate Function of RNA.”
From the abstract:RNA-based technologies, such as, RNA interference (RNAi) and CRISPR-Cas9 have become powerful tools in molecular biology and new therapeutic approaches.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
mtu.edu | Matthew Taylor |Shelly Galliah |Calvin Larson
M.S. in Biological Sciences candidate Hailee Petosky will present a master's defense tomorrow (Nov. 3) from 2-3 p.m. in MUB 107 (Alumni Lounge A and B).
Petosky's defense is titled "Examining Genome Size and Nutrient Influence on Damage, and Plant– Invertebrate Community Dynamics."
From the abstract:Genome size (GS) varies widely among angiosperms and has been shown to mediate plant responses to nutrients.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
mtu.edu | Shelly Galliah |van Pelt |Opie Library |Estela Mira Barreda
Erica L-W Majumder will present as part of the Department of Biological Sciences (BioSci) Seminar Series on Thursday (Sept. 21) from 3-4 p.m. in GLRC 202.
Majumder's presentation is titled "Microbe-Plastic Interactions: Biodegradation and Bioproduction."
Majumder is an assistant professor, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her lab focuses on determining and utilizing metabolism of environmental microorganisms for sustainability and waste management applications.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
blogs.mtu.edu | Shelly Galliah
(Leaders and employees of MTU and ITC at the official signing event for the Corporate Education Fellowship. In the center is Linda Apsey, CEO and president of ITC Holdings Corp. To her left (our right) are Michigan Tech President Richard Koubek; and David Lawrence, vice president for Global Campus and continuing education. Contracts Specialist Felicia Milam stands on Apsey’s right.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
mtu.edu | Debra Charlesworth |James Townsend |Shelly Galliah
The Memorial Union Building (MUB) is transitioning to a new reservation software on Monday (Sept. 11). The current reservation software will be down beginning today (Sept. 6) through Sunday (Sept. 10) in an effort to ensure all current reservations are in the new system.
If you need to make a reservation on or before Sunday, please contact the Memorial Union office at [email protected]. For weekend events, please contact us before 5 p.m. tomorrow (Sept. 7).
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
blogs.mtu.edu | Shelly Galliah
Getting His Start at Tech Born in 1965 in Clinton, NY, Hannon set season and career scoring records at Clinton High School. Michigan Tech quickly noticed his talent, putting Hannon to work as a sponsored student athlete in 1983, where he played hard for the university until 1988. There were several other successes along the way. For instance, in 1983, he was named to the Lansing State Journal CCHA All-Rookie team and the GLI (Great Lakes Invitational) All-Tournament Team.
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Jun 1, 2023 | 
mtu.edu | Shelly Galliah |Matthew Taylor
Michigan Tech employees are invited to join the Benefits Office for these free, online, live financial health webinars offered through Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) this June:
Be a Cyber Hero: Help Protect You, Your Family and Your Money — June 7, noonAre you concerned about identity theft and your family’s security online? TIAA’s Information Security team will discuss how you can protect yourself and your family from cyber criminal social engineering. Register now.
