Talaga Going to Lansing for Graduate Education Day

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Melanie Talaga, PhD candidate in chemistry at Michigan Technological University

HOUGHTON, MI (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Four Michigan Technological University graduate students are going to Lansing for Graduate Education Day, Tuesday, February 19. Among them is Melanie Talaga from Negaunee, who will discuss her research with State Representative John Kivela and State Senator Tom Casperson. Talaga is a PhD candidate in chemistry and will talk about her work in glycobiology and characterizing potential cancer biomarkers.

Gov. Rick Snyder has declared the week of February 18 as Graduate Education Week, and more than 50 students from universities and colleges across the state will meet with legislators at the Capitol Building in Lansing. Students will meet with their hometown legislators to discuss their studies and future plans. 

Also attending from Michigan Tech are Amberlee Haselhuhn from East Jordan, Jennifer Fuller from Freeland, and Michael Premer from Shelby.

The governor and legislature have acknowledged that graduate education is key to Michigan's economic growth and stability. Graduate education in Michigan is highly productive, contributing directly to the well being of the state and its capacity to meet the challenges of the future.

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.