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A shrimp’s tale: a dive into the Jacobetti Complex aquaponic tank

Abigail Faix • November 8, 2023

Deep in the back of the newly renovated Jacobetti Complex is the Indoor Agriculture Lab, containing a room full of plants and a giant aquaponics tank full of shrimp. Aquaponics is a form of agriculture...

First Apex Officer virtual reality in Michigan comes to Jacobetti Complex

Rachel Pott • October 18, 2023

Along with many departments in the Jacobetti Complex getting upgrades as a result of the new renovations, the Northern Michigan University Regional Police Academy and Public Safety Institute has received...

Jacobetti Complex receives modern makeover

Rachel Pott • September 22, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 15 a rededication ceremony was held for the newly renovated Jacobetti Complex. The Jacobetti Complex renovations began in Jan. of 2022 and was completed this past August. The need...

State approves proposal to renovate Jacobetti Complex

Sophie Hillmeyer • January 17, 2019

A capital outlay proposal is moving forward after approval for a $28.6 million renovation of the Career and Technology Center, or the Jacobetti Complex, in December and the project is in the planning stages....