Northern Michigan University's School of Clinical Sciences will present its inaugural Medical Laboratory Sciences and Molecular Genetics Symposium Sept. 26-28. The registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 20. 

The importance of openly discussing mental illness and overcoming its associated stigma will be the focus of a presentation at Northern Michigan University on Thursday, Sept. 26. English Professor Kia Jane Richmond, author of Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles Through Fictional Characters, will lead the discussion at 7 p.m. in Jamrich 1100. The event is free and open to the public.

Northern Michigan University's Regional Police Academy will host an information meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 in room 132 of NMU's Jacobetti Complex. To sign up for the meeting, call 227-1408. The meeting is specifically for those interested in attending the Regional Police Academy beginning in May 2020. 

Northern Michigan University elevated its position in four categories in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings for 2020.