Kids and Education

Feature Story welding Economic Development

New welding center will strengthen U.P. economy

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, July 9, 2025
Feature Story This sign stands at the site of the Copper Country Intermediate School District’s first home build. Kids and Education

Build U.P. invests in teens and trades

Paula McCambridgeWednesday, May 21, 2025
Feature Story Michigan's first mass timber building built with Michigan wood. Sustainability

DNR marks mass timber milestone with Newberry building

UPword StaffWednesday, May 14, 2025
Feature Story trainrailyard Transportation

Railroad program flourishes where there are no rails

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, May 7, 2025
Feature Story universityresearchcorridor Technology and Innovation

What Michigan Tech's partnership in the research corridor means for the university and the U.P.

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, April 9, 2025
Feature Story classroom Community Development

Talent Together: Addressing teacher shortages in the U.P. and across Michigan

Paula McCambridgeWednesday, April 2, 2025
Feature Story woodworkingstmauds Arts and Culture

Rural woodworking school teaches carving and life skills to Michigan and Wisconsin students

Ann Dallman Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Feature Story ammpbiomang Technology and Innovation

Helping start-ups on the road to success

Jennifer Donovan Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Feature Story lavenderfieldrobot Entrepreneurship

Flower Power: Michigan Tech professor developing robot for lavender harvesting

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, March 12, 2025
Feature Story An intern at work at Northern Michigan University. Community Development

New NMU program aims to keep graduates in the U.P.

Jennifer Donovan Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Feature Story earlychildhoodeducation Kids and Education

New Keweenaw fund to enhance early childhood education

UPword StaffWednesday, January 22, 2025
Feature Story Advanced Motorsports student analyzes data on computer. Kids and Education

Enterprise program connects students with industry

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, December 18, 2024
Feature Story northernmichiganwildcats Arts and Culture

NMU's Wildcat Willy extends paw to South Dakota

Brice BurgeWednesday, December 11, 2024
Feature Story amandashomedaycare Kids and Education

Another Childcare SPARK graduate opens a daycare

Jason M. Karel Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Feature Story GOFORLAUNCH Kids and Education

U.P. students reach for the stars with Go For Launch!

Michelle MironWednesday, July 24, 2024
Feature Story GEAR UP staff and students taking in the sights, doing a bit of shopping, and preparing to take the climb to the Mackinac Island Fort on June 28, 2024. Community Development

CMU and FSU GEAR UP take 50 students on an Upper Peninsula college tour

Xzavier SimonWednesday, July 24, 2024
Feature Story Shaylee Menhennick, a U-M graduate, stops for a coffee at Campfire Coffee on a recent trip home to Negaunee. Kids and Education

U.P. Scholars Program makes U-M degree a reality

University of Michigan Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Feature Story A ribbon-cutting this month at Negaunee's new daycare center. Kids and Education

Another graduate of Childcare SPARK opens a daycare center

UPword StaffWednesday, May 22, 2024
Feature Story 906group Kids and Education

The 906 Adventure Team program teaches life skills with mountain bikes and more

Ann DallmanWednesday, April 17, 2024
Feature Story nmuwildcat Kids and Education

Bucking college enrollment trends in the U.P.

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, March 13, 2024
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