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COPPER HARBOR, Mich. – The Aspirus Copperman Triathlon and Duathlon proudly announces this year’s official volunteer sponsor. Marquette, Mich.-based Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP) has signed on as the lead volunteer sponsor of Copperman’s 26th annual event taking place in Copper Harbor Aug. 5. “Expanding our community giving outside of …

When it comes to STEM field exposure, early and often is a good approach for young students. Michigan Tech is hosting middle school students from Baraga and L’Anse this week as part of an Engineering Exploration summer camp. This is the second of three week-long science camps requested by the …

There are reports that Asian Carp have been identified beyond the preventative electric barrier and dangerously close to the Great Lakes. Congressman Jack Bergman is a co-sponsor of the Stop Asian Carp Now Act, calling on the Trump administration to release the results of a study to help develop a …

A mineral that was discovered by a team including a professor at Michigan Tech is the International Mineralogical Association’s 2016 Mineral of the Year. Currently nestled in the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, merelaniite was discovered in 2016 by a team that includes Michigan Tech’s John Jaszczak, a physics professor and …

The Whiz Kids from Lake Linden-Hubbell–Siona Beaudoin, Beau Hakala and Gabe Poirier–are set to go up against some of the best young minds in the country this week. The eCybermissions team of 8th graders made it to the national competition in Washington D.C. this year and are spending this week …

The Copper Country is welcoming a special quest in the world of finance today. President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari will host a town hall forum about the economy in the Memorial Union Ballroom at Michigan Tech at 5pm. Kashkari is a member of the Federal …

June is National Doughnut Month and Friday the Salvation Army threw a celebration to honor the treat, along with two more centennial anniversaries. 2017 marks the 100th celebration of the Salvation Army’s creation of the doughnut and the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entering World War I. The celebration kicked …

Every Saturday before Fourth of July weekend, Yoopers make a pilgrimage to Calumet for PastyFest. This year, the weather pushed vendors and the star dish into the Keweenaw Heritage Center, but that didn’t stop all ages from enjoying their pasties from four different vendors. Jessica Jones from Pasty Central said …

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Bill Cobbs visited the Upper Peninsula back in February, but this weekend, he returned. His campaign hosted a Meet and Greet with Michigan Tech’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion on Friday. The former Xerox executive, Navy veteran and retired police officer spoke with a crowd of young …

This week at Michigan Tech, 120 students explored different engineering fields with projects and experiments. Young women from nine states and Bahrain took part in the Women in Engineering Competitive Scholarship Program. This year, participants had a cumulative GPA of 3.91. In order to explore different engineering fields, they’ve tested, …