MARQUETTE — As lakes and rivers cool with the arrival of fall, avid swimmers may be at risk for illnesses due to contact with contaminated water. That’s because of a health threat from Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli. It’s a bacteria from raw meat or fecal matter, which in ...

MARQUETTE — In the mood for a mystery? The U.P. Notable Book Club’s next online author event is with Ann Dallman, who wrote “Cady and the Birchbark Box,” the second installment in the Cady Whirlwind Thunder Youth Adult mystery series. The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in ...

CHICAGO — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher who loves reading but struggles in math. Even though Wendi was drawn to early education, ...

By ARIEL GILREATH The Hechinger Report and JACKIE VALLEY, Christian Science Monitor Via the Associated Press SEATTLE — On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where ...

From Northern Michigan University MARQUETTE — As part of the Student Affairs and Success administrative pillar identified by President Brock Tessman during his convocation, Northern Michigan University has revised its advising structure to better support the holistic needs of students ...

MARQUETTE — Lake Superior and Marquette factor prominently in a newly published poetry collection, “Inland Sea,” by Northern Michigan University English Professor Lynn Domina. The title not only reflects content about the natural environment that has provided ample creative inspiration ...