Michigan Tech Social Sciences grad students riding a trolley at Lowell National Historical Park to see the former Suffolk Mills. #industrialheritage

Water turbine at the Suffolk Mills at Lowell National Historical Park installed about 1920 in an older building. The best part about this park are the operating pieces of machinery. #industrialheritage Michigan Tech Social Sciences

A busy week for the Michigan Tech Amtrak Tourism program! Some highlights from #Portland include gentrification tours from Dr. @Rebeccaa_Summer's Portland State University seminar, a shutout Portland Thorns FC match, and lots of impressive public transit. #tourism #studyabroad #Sustainability

4 events in 3 days in Sacramento for the Amtrak program! A morning w/CA State Parks planners, activists, & archeologists on renaming Black Miners Bar. A morning CARB for sustainable transportation. A LocalRootsFoodTours Tour. And a development tour from Pat Oberle Sacramento State.

Happy Pride Month, Huskies! 🏳️‍🌈 We're here to support you throughout your academic and personal journey. Find some of our campus resources for the LGBTQIA+ community.👇 ow.ly/829W50OBYhO CDI Michigan Tech

Kendra Lachik ‘23 published a blog in Keweenaw Now about MTU’s delegation to the #COP27 climate conference, held in November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. MTU students Anna Kavanaugh, Rose Daily, & Alexis Pascaris were quoted in the article. bit.ly/3ISDLID

Keweenaw Time Traveler Wins Historical Society of Michigan Best Website Award! blogs.mtu.edu/social-science…

Congrats to PhD student Esther Acheampong for winning American Association of Geographers Council Outstanding Graduate Paper Award at the West Lakes meeting of the American Association of Geographers!! Her paper explores coastal shoreline vulnerability. The award includes a $1000 prize. Michigan Tech College of Sciences and Arts Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Tech

I’m SO happy to share that in the fall, I’ll be joining Michigan Tech Social Sciences as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy!

Please consider helping to endow this Michigan Tech scholarship in memory of Kenny Bragg and his passion for #archaeology, #anthropology, and #Sustainability . The Michigan Tech Social Sciences will award this to students that embody Kenny's verve and interests. give.mtu.edu/project/40869

This week we have 3 Study Away programs running! One applying historical methods in Detroit. Another in London and southern England studying the history and archaeology of pubs. And a third interpreting sustainable development and tourism in the Yucatán. #mtusocialsciences

Join us today at noon as we host Gamma Theta Upsilon Visiting Geographical Scientist and past president of American Association of Geographers, Dr. David Kaplan! His talk will center on his new book, Nationalism, co-authored by our own Dr. Kathryn Hannum, with lunch following. Michigan Tech Michigan Tech College of Sciences and Arts MTU Research

Our Study-Away students collaborated with community partners in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit and produced 4 storymaps highlighting the history, sustainability, and resilience of the neighborhood. Check them out here: portal1-geo.sabu.mtu.edu/mtuarcgis/apps…

Ever considered incorporating #TaylorSwift into your geography? Well, we’ve got a blank space, and we’ll help you write her name! The Swiftie Geographies panel is co-organized by Dr Kat Hannum and features Sustainability Science major Clare Fidler! #AAG2024 MTU Research Michigan Tech College of Sciences and Arts

Michigan Tech Social Sciences seeks Department Chair to help us grow programs in #Heritage, #Energy, #Environment, #Policy, #Sustainability, #Anthropology, and #Preservation among others. employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job/4…