Northern Michigan University is offering students a 24/7 study area for the entire winter semester in the lower level of Harden Hall.

The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will present “Brain Functions: Exercise for a Healthy Mind,” a program about how the brain works and how to keep it healthy with age. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in the community room of Peter White Public Library. 

Northern Michigan University students are invited to submit applications for more than 300 NMU donor-funded scholarships from Monday, Jan. 27 through Monday, Feb. 17.

Northern Michigan University will host an evening with musher Jeff King, four-time champion of the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. His presentation begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in John X. Jamrich Hall room 1100. It is free for NMU students with ID and $2 for the general public.

NMU's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host a Rise U.P. Women's March 2020 post-reception Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Ore Dock Brewing Company. The event will feature all-female speakers and musicians, along with a pop-up art show by female artists. PRSSA is highlighting several empowering NMU students, faculty and staff in advance of the march and reception. This is the last of four installments recognizing their dedication.