After a three-year hiatus, Poetry without Borders will return to Northern Michigan University. Students, faculty, staff and community members will present either original or published poetry in languages other than English. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Peninsula II room of the Northern Center.  

A Northern Michigan University biology lab is researching burbot, an understudied native cold-water fish that exists throughout the Great Lakes. Graduate students, undergraduates and even a high school intern are gaining biological knowledge of the species' development and characteristics.

Due to deteriorating weather conditions and concern for the safety of mushers, dogs, spectators and volunteers, the Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association has canceled all three races this weekend: the UP200 Powered by Northern Michigan University, Midnight Run and Jack Pine 30 and Midnight Run.

Northern Michigan University's annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, where NMU graduate students present their research in a condensed format, returns Tuesday, Feb. 21. The public is invited at 4 p.m. in the Lydia M. Olson Library Atrium.

Four Northern Michigan University alumni will participate in a Black History Month panel discussion, sharing insights into how their NMU education prepared them for their careers, obstacles they have overcome, and ways they are impacting the communities in which they live. This "Northern Now" digital event is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 22. It is free, but pre-registration is required.