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	State Authorizes Michigan Tech to Seek Construction Bids for the new Great Lakes Research Center “As Michigan moves toward a blue-water economy, this Great Lakes Research Center will play a vital role in helping the state understand and use its freshwater resources,” said Michigan Tech President Glenn D. Mroz. “It is a strategic investment in the future, for the state and for the University.”

	Postmark to honor Douglass Houghton, Michigan Geologist The United States Postal Service had a bicentennial pictorial cancellation to honor Douglass Houghton at Douglass Houghton Hall on Michigan Tech’s Campus in Houghton, Michigan on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

	Student Transforms into National Geographic Star MTU Student photos slide show from the East Africa Field Camp

	Gierke Serves as Interim Chair In 2007 Dr. John Gierke was named 2007 Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year, Presidents Council of the State Universities Article (or as PDF)

	New Geoscience Graduate Program Builds Global Partnerships in Education and Research

	Mayer Receives Distinguished Service Award

	On the Faultline Department Newsletter Fall 2008 2 Mb PDF

	Drill Here! Locating Drinking Water Under Challenging Conditions: Jill Bruning, and John Gierke go to Nicaragua for field testing Remote Sensing for Hazard Mitigation and Resource Protection in Pacific Latin America

	Richard E. Honrath 1961-2009 Memorial

	The Association for Women Geoscientists awarded the Brunton Award to Alex Guth. This award, named for a top manufacturer of high-end compasses, is a prestigious commendation for work in field mapping and data acquisition

	Dr. William J. Gregg 1948 - 2008 Former Students Establish Scholarship in Memory of Bill Gregg William J. Gregg Scholarship Fund

	"Gigantic Magnetofossils" Ruled in Ancient Global-Warming Climate according paleomagnetist Aleksey Smirnov

	2009 GMES Awards Banquet Photo Gallery

	Up, Up and Away: Studying Volcanoes With Balloons: Adam Durant, an adjunct geological sciences faculty member and colleagues took meteorological balloons to the Kilauea volcano

	SME Upper Peninsula Section Annual Spring Meeting, 2009

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