Competing at 77 kg, Woods won four straight matches, outscoring his opponents 24-6.

Christine Lenzen, NMU associate professor of photography, is featured on Lenscratch.com for her ongoing series titled Forever a Wilderness. She wanted to create “a visual mythos of the Great Lakes' north woods culture—particularly for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.” The title is borrowed from a disparaging statement Michigan's first governor made about the U.P. after the Toledo War. Lenzen's photos include landscapes, landmarks, rural businesses and some of the people who possess the perseverance and commitment it takes to live here. See samples of her work and an in-depth interview here.

When Northern Michigan University alumna Christy Sener Townsend (BS ‘11) shared a link on her Facebook page seeking book donations to stock her classroom library, NMU's School of Education, Leadership and Public Service answered the call with a shipment of young adult literature. Townsend is an English teacher at Springport Public High School in south-central Michigan.

Southside Buddhist: Essays by Ira Sukrungruang will be the featured selection for NMU's 2020 Diversity Common Reader Program (DCRP). Students can obtain free copies at the start of the winter semester at the Multicultural Education and Resource Center in C.B. Hedgcock. Faculty members are encouraged to incorporate the text into a class, organize an event related to the book or facilitate a book discussion.

Kristian Nairn, best known for his role as Hodor on the HBO series Game of Thrones, will be visiting Northern Michigan University on Tuesday, Nov. 19. He will speak at 7 p.m. in Jamrich 1100. This event is open to the public. Admission is free for NMU students with a valid ID and $5 for non-students.

To celebrate the unveiling of a new exhibit and its new location, the Northern Michigan University Students' Art Gallery (SAG) will host a reception in Lydia Olson Library from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18.

Survivor Café author Elizabeth Rosner will give a free presentation at Northern Michigan University. As firsthand survivors of many of the 20th century's most monumental events―the Holocaust, Hiroshima, the Killing Fields―begin to pass away, Rosner's book addresses the responsibility of ensuring that their stories are carried forward so the horrors of the past are not forgotten. Her talk is scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in Jamrich Hall 1100. 

Northern Michigan University Honors Program students and their faculty mentors will present their research projects from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Lydia Olson Library atrium. Admission is free and open to the public. 

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is featured in TIME magazine's new "100 Next" listing of rising stars. She will perform at Northern Michigan University's Vandament Arena at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. Ticket prices are $25 for NMU students and $35 for general public. Tickets are on sale now at NMU EZ Ticket outlets and online. 

The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will present "Get Your Docs in Order: Advanced Directives" from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Lost Creek Community Center, 200 Lost Creek Dr. in Marquette. The program is free, but advance registration is requested by Monday, Nov. 25.

The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning presents "Creation of the Phil Niemisto Statue" from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center, lower level of the Peter White Public Library. The advance registration deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Award-winning pianist Daniel Hsu will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in Reynolds Recital Hall at Northern Michigan University. He was the bronze medal recipient at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, a prestigious event held every four years. 

Mental health providers often work in the field providing direct support to first responders in a crisis situation, so understanding the psychology of first responders and adapting to situational demands is important. Northern Michigan University alumna Kammie R. Juzwin (BS ‘82) will address this topic at the next NMU Psychological Science Colloquium at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 in West Science room 2904.

The Behavioral Education, Analysis and Research (BEAR) Center at NMU provides critical therapy services to children with autism and other behavioral disorders, both at the campus clinic and at practicum sites across the Upper Peninsula. Students who have to travel offsite now have a safer, more reliable mode of transportation than their personal vehicles, particularly in winter driving conditions.

Michigan is on the cusp of explosive growth in the cannabis marketplace, with the first recreational dispensaries scheduled to open in early 2020. Northern Michigan University alumnus Brandon Frisk is in the thick of this fast-paced and highly competitive industry. 

NMU President Fritz Erickson opened a recent campus budget forum with assurances the university is in good financial condition, despite state higher education funding below 2002 levels and demographics that challenge enrollment growth.

Students of Northern Michigan University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance finished first and second in two categories at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition held Nov. 2 at Hope College in Holland.

NMU College Democrats and College Republicans will co-sponsor a presentation titled "Hate Speech: A Lecture by the Heritage Foundation's Arthur Milikh." The event will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Jamrich 1322. It is free and open to the public. NMU's Center for Academic and Intellectual Freedom is hosting the talk. 

Northern Michigan University's School of Education will co-sponsor a presentation by Holocaust survivor Martin Lowenberg at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Reynolds Recital Hall. Admission is free.