The February 24, 2022 edition of Tech Today—Michigan Technological University s daily internal newsletter. Tech Today is produced by University Marketing and Communications.
by Annelise Doll
When a couple of biologists began their journey to share everything they knew about fruit flies, they didn’t plan on publishing a multivolume encyclopedia. But as Annelise Doll (Van Pelt and Opie Library) explains in her Unscripted guest blog, when the pages piled up, the team needed a place to publish that provided easy access.
By publishing books with open access on Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech, authors retain their copyright and control the subsequent use of the work through a Creative Commons license.
Under the license, readers may copy and share the work without changes in a noncommercial context as long as proper attribution is included. Works like The Encyclopedia of North American Drosophilids and “Printing 3D Models for Chemistry” that are published open-access (OA) are often considered open educational resources (OERs). These openly available, online instructional or reference materials can be used as alternatives to expensive course materials o
Husky Bites Tonight: Sniffing Volcanoes From Space
by College of Engineering
What are you doing for supper tonight? How about grabbing a bite with Simon Carn (GMES) and co-host Bill Rose (GMES). Join College of Engineering Dean Janet Callahan at 6 p.m. tonight (Feb. 15) for Husky Bites, a free 20-minute Interactive Zoom Webinar from the College of Engineering. There ll be time after for Q&A. Tonight s topic is Sniffing Volcanoes from Space.
Carn studies carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emissions from volcanoes using remote sensing via satellite. This volcanic emissions information pulls together opportunities to improve monitoring of natural hazards, human health risks and climate processes one volcanic breath at a time.