The World Water Day Celebration has concluded on the campus of Michigan Tech, wrapping up with a presentation of three informative films yesterday afternoon, encouraging students to go forth and filtrate. From a series of activities including a lecture, discussions, art displays and a few films, students are walking away …

HOUGHTON, MI – Isle Royale National Park is proud to announce the summer 2018 artists-in-residence. This year’s selections include John Gaunt (Oil), MJ Gette (Poetry), David Kapszukiewicz (Oil), and Sherry Lee Short (Mixed Media), along with three alternates, Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl (Oil), Trent Foltz (Photography), and Tim Jones-Yelvington (Poetry, Prose). Isle …

There’s something big coming to Sawyer International Airport next week. One of the largest aircrafts in the world, the Antonov AN-124 Russian jet will be arriving in Marquette County on Wednesday. This type of aircraft is used for heavy cargo and is in demand for carrying special goods. The aircraft …

Michigan Tech’s Society of Intellectual Sisters will host their annual Bra Show this weekend. The event takes place at the Memorial Union Ballroom Saturday night from 6-9pm and features male models wearing bras designed by the campus community. The theme for this year is “Dessert”. President of the student organization …

HANCOCK, MI – A juried exhibit of artwork by students in the Finlandia University International School of Art & Design (ISAD) is featured at the Finlandia University Gallery, Hancock, from March 29 through April 18, 2018. A reception for the artists will take place at the gallery on Thursday, March …

The ice on the Portage Canal should melt eventually and when it does, someone will win the Sink the Sled contest being put on by the Houghton Rotary. A clean snowmobile is currently on the ice and contestants are to guess when it will fall through. Guesses can be purchased …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (Wednesday, March 28, 2018) – “I am the son of a terrorist. Here’s how I chose peace.” If you’re raised on dogma and hate, can you choose a different path? Zak Ebrahim was just seven years old when his father helped plan the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His …

HANCOCK, MI – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) welcomes Renee O’Neill, Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), to their team of OB/GYN providers at UGL’s Hancock Family Health Center –Obstetrics & Gynecology. O’Neill has relocated to the Upper Peninsula from Missouri, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing …

An exciting initiative to promote the burgeoning U.P. craft beer and wine industry is slated for the next Regional Roundtable, the quarterly event of the Western U.P. Regional Chamber Alliance. The event, which will kick-off a planning study to explore the feasibility of establishing a regional marketing program to showcase …

The Michigan State University MTRAC AgBio Innovation Hub has invested in the latest round of technologies, including a project by Dr. Ezra Bar-Ziv of Michigan Tech, making an impact on the commercial market in agriculture, food packing, biotechnology, natural resources and animal health. East Lansing, Mich. (March 28, 2018) – Thirteen …