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A White Pine man is in jail following a drug bust yesterday. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team tell us they received a tip that a known drug dealer was suspected of receiving large amounts of crystal meth and fentanyl pills. A search of the suspect’s residence turned …

Two Michigan Tech faculty members have been honored with prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation. Radwin Askari was honored for his study of the dynamics of magma-filled cracks inside volcanoes.  Hassan Masoud was recognized for his research into aquatic robots. Both will receive grants to continue and expand …

Two faculty at Michigan Tech have been awarded the prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). They will join the line of over 50 Michigan Tech faculty that have received the 5-year grant in the past. Dr. Radwin Askari is a geophysicist with expertise in applied and experimental …

From the Ground vendor applications are starting online this Saturday, April 1st. From the Ground is a local farmers collective with the aim of providing affordable fresh, organic locally grown food for families on a tight budget. President of From the Ground Farmers Collective, Jake Ten Harmsel stated “From the …

An effort by Michigan Tech to develop a road paving process using rubber from scrap tires has been given a boost by the state of Michigan. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has allocated more than $900,000 to help fund two projects that will use a dry process …

Registration is now open for this spring’s Ride the Keweenaw. This year’s mountain bike event will again take place on Memorial Day weekend. The Friday schedule features a guided group ride underground at the Adventure Mine in Greenland. Saturday will include group rides at the Tech, Churning Rapids and Swedetown …

A former Marquette city manager will take over the leadership of Northern Michigan University’s Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute. A release from the university says William Vajda has extensive experience in technology roles at the state and federal government levels, with his most recent job as chief information officer for the …

As received from Aspirus: Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital & Clinics proudly welcomes Certified Physician Assistant Tricia Lawton, PA-C, to its team of family medicine providers. She is devoted to delivering a higher level of care close to home. She is now accepting patients at Aspirus Houghton Clinic. Lawton has over a …

The Summer Youth Program (SYP) at Tech is coming up. Youths from grades 6-11 visit Michigan Tech for a week of an educational college-like camp. An information session will be held on April 4 at 6pm over Zoom.  The deadline for regular application is April 9.  Courses range from humanities, …

Sustainable Futures Association (SFA) partnered with Keweenaw Pride at Michigan Tech to put on the Spring Festival of Love, Arts, Radiance, and Empowerment, also known as Spring FLARE, on March 29. It was held in the lobby of the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.   It was open to the …