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May 11, 2012 by Samantha Allen
Keweenaw Bike to Work Day May is National Bike Month and May 12-25 is Bike to Work Week. To help promote the healthy and environmentally friendly transportation of biking, the Houghton area will host the third annual Keweenaw Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18. There will be several events taking place throughout the day for [...]
May 15, 2012
Gene Klippel has been named dean of Michigan Tech's School of Business and Economics. He will take over the position on July 1. Klippel replaces Darrell Radson, who left the University in May.
Klippel knows the campus and community, having served as dean of the School from 1994 to 2003. While at Michigan Tech, he led the School to accreditation by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-International).
"He was consistently the top-ranked candidate in the pool, given his extensive experience at the dean level at a number of universities, his familiarity with AACSB accreditation and his professionalism," said Sonia Goltz, professor . . .
May 15, 2012
Lanrong Bi and Nazmiye Yapici are shining new light on the hidden processes within cells. For their groundbreaking research, Bi, an assistant professor of chemistry at Michigan Technological University, and PhD candidate Yapici have received the Bhakta Rath Research Award.
The Rath Award recognizes research by faculty and doctoral students to meet the nation's needs and contribute to emerging technologies.
Inside our cells are processes that make or break us. They are tied to tiny organelles, such as mitochondria, nuclei and lysosomes. To get a glimpse of those organelles, technologists infuse tissue samples with special dyes and observe them . . .
