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National Society of Black Engineers group finds secrets to...

NIU’s National Society of Black Engineers student chapter recently won two awards that speak...

Illinois disgruntled, annual Policy Survey finds

Residents of Illinois in 2011 worried about paying their mortgages and keeping their jobs,...

Campus will be abuzz with work this summer

As students prepare to leave campus for the summer, work crews of all description...

Student Lincoln Laureate Nora Lindvall wins prestigious Fulbright Grant...

NIU’s Nora Lindvall, who last fall was named the university’s Student Lincoln Laureate –...

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‘Take a step … and breathe’

An “audience” watches the site-measuring process. Photo courtesy of AFH Chicago.

What do a mountain, a nonprofit organization and the Division of Public Administration at NIU all have in common? Kurt Thurmaier. The director of the division in the NIU College of Liberal...
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Light Up Africa named finalist for funding

Northern Illinois University’s Team Light Up Africa has been named a finalist for the Tomberg Prize in Environmental Sustainability in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge. DSIC connects university students to...
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Alumna Joyce Ester credits education, mentors for rise to presidency of Kennedy-King College

Bitten “by the Student Affairs bug,” Joyce Ester says that her time at NIU as a graduate assistant in housing “led me to where I am today.” And where she...
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Legislative update: Budget, pension, Medicaid await Illinois General Assembly before May 31

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In Springfield … With only three weeks left before the scheduled May 31 adjournment of the Illinois General Assembly, there are three major issues still unresolved: the Fiscal Year 2013 budget,...
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Parkinson’s patients might find hope in study that unravels effects of vitamin K2 on fruit flies

A team of researchers that included two Northern Illinois University scientists has used vitamin K2 to successfully undo the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson’s...
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NIU sharpens vision; adopts new mission

The journey Northern Illinois University undertook during the past six months to revise its institutional mission and vision is over, as the Board of Trustees approved the university’s new...
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University Honors Program flying high

An NIU Honors student looks for a book at Founders Memorial Library.

Bolstered by a set of new recruitment efforts, Vision 2020 initiatives and the new...

Sixty-six Huskie student-athletes earn degrees

Northern Illinois will see 66 current and former student-athletes leave school with their NIU...

NIU steel drum musician Cliff Alexis collects two Emmy nominations for ‘Hammer on Steel’

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has nominated “Hammer on Steel,”...

A real stretch: NIU alum Mark Sweeney’s patent for ‘Gumbee Cord’ pending in two countries

NIU alum Mark Sweeney’s Gumbee Cord attaches to a wall or door.

Having a patent pending in two countries is no small feat, and NIU alum...

Safety students show professionalism, promise

Safety industry professional and blogger Joanell Powers recently wrote about her encounter with the...

Second annual ethics competition to challenge NIU, high school students’ decision-making

Issues ranging from the use of social media to sharing confidential information with friends...

Liberal Arts and Sciences Commencements Ceremony

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Parking ramp to close for cleaning

The NIU parking garage will close for cleaning and maintenance from Saturday, May 19, through Thursday, May 24. The visitor pay lot will not be available as free parking for blue and student permit holders. Portions of the NIU parking garage already have been closed for lighting replacement and other maintenance. These brief closures impact only small...

Illinois law enforcement boosts late-night fight against impaired drivers, safety belt scofflaws

The 2012 Memorial Day Mobilization for Illinois law enforcement is scheduled from Friday, May 11, through Monday, May 28. Provisional numbers show that during the 2011 Memorial Day holiday weekend, 13 people lost their lives in motor vehicle traffic crashes – six of those deaths involved alcohol. More than 700 were injured. Late-night hours are the most...

Steam outage planned for west campus

NIU’s Heating Plant will have a planned steam outage beginning at 11 p.m. Sunday, May 13, and ending at 3 p.m. Friday, May 18, for maintenance on the high pressure steam piping and its associated equipment. The following buildings will be affected and will not have any domestic hot water or heat: Barsema Alumni and Visitors...

DeKalb Area Women’s Center to host exhibition featuring 40 visual artists, 10 performing artists

The DeKalb Area Women’s Center will host the group art exhibition “We Work. Art Talks. We Offer.” Curated by Siew Lian Lim, the exhibition will take place from Tuesday, May 1, through Friday, May 25, at 1021 State St. in DeKalb. An opening reception is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 4, and will feature...

Paid undergraduate research positions available

NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning is launching the Undergraduate Research Assistantship program. The new initiative pairs inquisitive undergraduates with faculty who are conducting research. These paid assistantships are a great way for undergrads to get ahead in their field. URAs will support approximately 15 to 20 students during the fall or spring semesters...

Huskie Pup Camp opens summer enrollment

The Huskie Pup Camp, administered by the Northern Illinois University Office of Campus Recreation, is now accepting enrollment applications for its summer 2012 camps, which run weekly, Monday through Thursday, from June 11 through Aug. 2. Children of students, faculty, staff, and community members may register for each of the eight summer sessions intended especially...