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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SEPT. 10:Human trafficking has victimized more than 8,000 people in Michigan over the last decade alone. The U.P. Human Trafficking Task Force and the Zonta Club of Marquette Area will screen "Ring of Silence," a dramatic film about the epidemic, at Northern Michigan University. A panel of local experts will participate in a Q&A session immediately afterward.

Northern Michigan University's EcoReps and Sustainability Advisory Council are hosting Sustainability Week March 16-20. This year's theme is "Facing The Future."

Northern Michigan University's Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department presents "Essentials of Nonprofit Management" with Cedric Calhoun, FASAE, CAE. Both sessions run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Ballroom IV of the Northern Center on Tuesday, Mar. 10 and Tuesday, April 14.

The NMU School of Nursing typically holds trauma response simulations in a lab with mannequins. But for the first time Thursday afternoon, it collaborated with the ROTC Wildcat Battalion. The mock bomb training exercise allowed senior nursing students to interact with and deliver treatment to human patients out in the field.

Northern Michigan University is featured by the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) as part of its initiative to catalyze digital economy job growth across the United States. 

Northern Michigan University senior ceramics major Niikah Hatfield has designed and produced special-edition WNMU-TV mugs for the station to give as promotional gifts during its fundraising campaign that begins next week. This is the first time a student's design has been featured for this purpose, and likely won't be the last through future collaborations with Art & Design.

Northern Michigan University has announced the winners of its 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, an annual competition held at about 600 universities in more than 65 countries that gives graduate students the opportunity to showcase their research.

About 80 NMU students representing various academic majors recently participated in a poverty simulation at the Northern Center. The experience was far more impactful than a traditional lecture in helping students comprehend and empathize with situations they are likely to encounter in their careers.

Northern Michigan University English professor James McCommons' book, "Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography," is among the Library of Michigan's 2020 Michigan Notable Books.