This Week in the Social Sciences 11/14/22

Upcoming Events

Join us TODAY, Monday the 14th, for Coffee Conversations at noon in the AOB Commons. Come enjoy some coffee, snacks, and a chance to socialize.

Coffee Cup Recycling - Bristol Waste Company

Congratulations!

Congrats to Dr. Lafreniere for his recent proposal to the Google.org Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation for a project entitled "Earth is my Home". The proposal is with a team of researchers from MTU, Michigan State University and Oregon State University.

Odd Object Guessing Game

Last week's odd object was...

A craniometer. Congratulations to Ethan Gerds for correctly guessing the object and winning the drawing. More information about craniometers can be found here. This week's odd object is...

Don't forget to enter your guess by stopping in at the AOB commons, emailing Chris Flood, or via our Instagram. A correct guess will gain you entrance into a drawing for a $10 MTU gift card that can be used across campus.

Social Scientists in Action

Check out this story on our sustainability science and environmental and energy policy students participating in the UN COP 27 Climate Change meetings in Egypt this month.

Dr. Don Lafreniere and Dr. John Arnold gave an invited lecture to the Industrial Sites, Embodied Carbon and Adaptive Reuse symposium of the Association of Preservation Technology International. The talk entitled Preservation of the Postindustrial Landscape with Geospatial Technology outlined how our IHA program and Geospatial Research Facility uses a wide range of geospatial technologies to support sustainable adaptive reuse of industrial sites.

Student Announcements

The Department of Social Sciences offices will be closed the duration of the Thanksgiving Break (November 21-25). Happy Thanksgiving to all and enjoy your break!

Upcoming Conferences, Webinars, and Talks

Thurs Nov 17 NOON (MUB Ballroom A, Free Luncheon): Noon Talk Caution: Robots at Work

Panel discussion: Jason Archer (MTU-Humanities), Tan Chen (MTU-Electrical & Computer Engineering), Vinh Nguyen (MTU-Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics)
Robots are radically redefining our conception of the workplace and the nature of work. Three new Michigan Tech faculty members discuss their research on robots at work—work with humans, work with other robots— in a variety of settings including healthcare and manufacturing. What are the opportunities, challenges, and risks of robots in the workforce?

Tues Nov 29, 3:30 PM ADMIN 404:

PhD Proposal and defense by Larissa Juip, Industrial Heritage and Archaeology. "
Title Re-Storying an Industrial Landscape: Moving beyond Traditional Approaches to Heritage Interpretation"

Jobs and Other Opportunities

Undergrad:

Dr. Tiwari and Schelly have received funding for a type of fellowship program and are looking to hire two students to work directly with them. The project will assess how public health facilities navigate energy services during disasters. As well as how to ensure they become increasingly resilient to meet community energy services needs during outages. They are excited to bring energy services issues into public health research.
The USDA Forest Service is hiring for a climate resource assistant in Houghton MI. It is an 8 Month Fellowship: Starting February 2023 - September 2023. With virtual or in-person work at the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, 410 MacInnes Drive, Houghton, MI.
- For more information check here.
- To apply check here.

Grad Positions:

The Department of Social Sciences is hiring a full-time professional staff member to be our new Manager of Sustainability Programs and Outreach. Interested internal candidates should talk with Dr. Lafreniere to express their interest and learn more about the position. To learn more, click here.
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences of Pace University is seeking applicants for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Science to begin September 2023. More information can be found here.

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Editor: Grace Murray gamurray@mtu.edu