LP Program Called a 'Best Kept Secret'
NMU's loss prevention management program, along with its faculty and alumni, are featured by D&D Daily, an electronic newsletter for the retail loss prevention, asset protection and IT security industries. The merger of those fields requires expanded education beyond the typical certificate, the article states.
Researchers Assess Animal Model of Mental Illness
A chance discovery of unexpected behavioral changes in genetically modified mice prompted two Northern Michigan University researchers to embark on an interdisciplinary project. If their collaboration reveals the mice more closely replicate mental illness in humans than existing animal models, it could lead to increased understanding of human psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and more effective drug treatments. Erich Ottem of Biology and Adam Prus of Psychological Science received a Northern PRIME grant to support their research.
Brunswick Selected as Commencement Speaker
Northern Michigan University Marketing Professor Gary Brunswick has been selected as the Dec. 15 commencement speaker through a nomination process overseen by the ASNMU student government organization.
Brunswick said he was initially surprised that students selected him to be the commencement speaker, but is honored to accept the invitation.
Grant Supports Consent Awareness Campaign
Northern Michigan University has received about $15,400 through the Michigan Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program to support an awareness campaign titled “Consent: Back to Basics.” The topic plays a pivotal role in sexual assault cases, yet student feedback obtained through an NMU survey supported by a previous program grant indicated that a number of students do not have a clear understanding of what constitutes consent.