January 2022

Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance invites Next to Normal audiences to a post-show talkback with Great Lakes Recovery Centers immediately following the performance on Thursday, Feb. 3.

The Northern Michigan University Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC) recently held listening sessions with various constituency groups. Faculty, staff and students, alumni and community members, and former NMU trustees were given the opportunity to share their thoughts regarding important characteristics for NMU's next president. About 250 people took part in one of seven virtual sessions that were scheduled, each lasting one hour.

Northern Michigan University's DeVos Art Museum is showcasing the work of Jan Manniko, who created Copper Country-inspired drawings and paintings. The exhibit will continue through Nov. 15 and is free to the public. Masks are required. 

NMU alumnus Richard Anderson ('78 MA) of Thompsonville has been reappointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to represent small distillers on the Michigan Craft Beverage Council. He is a partner and co-founder of Iron Fish Distillery.

Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health Director Elise Bur has been selected to participate in a 2022 Health Policy Fellowship at the University of Michigan's Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT). She will learn about health policy and the research process, as well as how the two intersect, from outside experts and other fellows.

It was on a January day more than two decades ago that Marco Dominguez stepped off a plane in Marquette and witnessed snow falling from the sky for the first time. The first-generation Mexican-American grew up in southern California, but boldly left his comfort zone—both in familiarity and climate—for a winter-semester initiation to Northern Michigan University.

A recent study found a dramatic difference between the microbial diversity in guts of female and male American minks, suggesting an unexpected sexual distinction in the gut microbiomes of carnivores. Diana Lafferty, assistant professor of wildlife ecology at NMU, was first author on the paper. She said the finding is critical to informing future study design. 

NMU Ripley Heating Plant Operator David Dahlstrom's innate passion for problem solving led him to coincidentally pursue a career doing just that. 

Northern Michigan University is one of three state institutions to receive grant funding to pursue accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Northern offers a fully online early childhood education master's degree program through NMU Global Campus.

William “Jake” Brown, a former Northern Michigan University student-athlete, has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in biathlon, a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.