July 2019

In response to the rapid growth of its first-in-the-nation medicinal plant chemistry program, Northern Michigan University has established an academic partnership with Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. The collaboration includes an in-kind donation to equip a new chemistry laboratory, a framework for research collaborations and internship opportunities for students.

Northern Michigan University will preserve its longtime rank of second-lowest tuition and fees among Michigan's 15 public universities after the NMU Board of Trustees today approved tuition and fees for the 2019-20 academic year. The board also increased university-funded financial aid by $1 million and emphasized the importance of continued strategic investment to enhance the student experience and value of an NMU degree.

Northern Michigan University senior neuroscience major Natalie Strand received a $5,000 Anna and Rich Lundin Honors Summer Research Fellowship to conduct research on a specific type of electrical brain activity in the cerebral cortex connected to anxiety. 

The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will present a free program on what's new at the Marquette Senior Center at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6. Hosted by senior services manager Maureen McFadden at the facility, this event will address what has changed since McFadden assumed her management position.To register, call 227-2979 before Friday, July 26.

A “Human v. Non-Human Bone Identification” workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, in room 122 of the Jacobetti Complex at Northern Michigan University. The NMU Forensic Research Outdoor Station (FROST) has invited Michigan State University forensic anthropologist Joseph Hefner to lead the program, which is designed for those who may encounter skeletal remains during their daily work duties.

An Intro to Cybersecurity Camp for students in grades 7-12 will be held at Northern Michigan University's new U.P. Cybersecurity Institute from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 29-Friday, Aug. 2.

Northern Michigan University is among the top 200 colleges for Indigenous students for 2019-20. The list will appear in November's special college issue of Winds of Change, a magazine published quarterly by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES).