The Northern Michigan University Archives presents its second “Evening at the Archives” event of the semester, titled The Digital Apocalypse. University Archivist Marcus Robyns and Beaumier Heritage Center Director Daniel Truckey will go head to head in a debate moderated by Dean Leslie Warren on the preservation of cultural heritage in the digital age.

Percussion Group Cincinnati will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29, in Reynolds Recital Hall as part of Northern Michigan University's Siril Concert Series. The event is free and open to the public.

Fiction writer Carmen Maria Machado will visit Northern Michigan University to read from her works and give a presentation at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in 1322 Jamrich Hall. 

Superiorland Pet Partners won the 2019 Wildcat Wellness Health Fair Robin Rahoi Award for the Best Display. The final installment of the award, named for the late NMU registered dietician, was given to the display judged to be most interactive and attractive, with a good health promotion message. The display also was the attendee favorite at the health fair. 

Northern Michigan University's Board of Trustees recently approved the renaming of the New Science Facility to Kathleen Shingler Weston Hall. In honor of Women's History Month, we take a closer look at Weston, one of NMU's first female graduates who went on to complete a medical degree. She became part of the team that developed the Salk polio vaccine and was honored by President Lyndon B. Johnson as one of the nation's “Outstanding Medical Women.”