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Got a New Year’s resolution in mind? NIU Psychology Professor Amanda Durik offers three motivational science-based tips that could help you accomplish your goals. Durik blogs on the topic this week on the Psychology Today website. (NIU psychology professors are regular contributors to the site.) She says accumulating research in the science of motivation suggests...
The NIU Department of Computer Science has issued its first certificate of study in mobile device programming, one of the most exciting new areas in the field of computing. NIU faculty partnered with Lextech Global Services to offer the series of courses teaching students how to write apps for the iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and...
A. Oscar Haugland
A. Oscar Haugland, professor of theory of composition in the NIU School of Music from 1960 until his retirement in 1992, died Monday, Dec. 16. He was 91. Born on a farm in southern Minnesota to Norwegian immigrants, he served three years in the U.S. Army, performing on French horn and piano and later as...
Advocate Sherman Hospital is pleased to announce Advocate Health Care has selected Northern Illinois University alumna Linda Deering to serve as Sherman’s new president, effective January 1, 2014. Deering replaces Rick Floyd, who is moving on to become president of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Deering brings more than 35 years of...
Jordan Lynch in New York City
How well do you know NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch? The NIU College of Education has known him for a while since he earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and physical education this summer. Lynch, currently enrolled in organizational/corporate communication at NIU, was honored recently with a collection of letters and photos from alumni, friends, staff...
Research Rookie Natalie Cincotta presents at URAD 2013.
NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning is now accepting applications for the Huskie Research Rookies program for the 2014-2015 academic year. The Research Rookies program links students with faculty mentors in their major or area of interest to conduct a small-scale research project. Students applying for the Research Rookies program must be an...
Professor Oliver Hofstetter
NIU Chemistry and Biochemistry professor Oliver Hofstetter will continue his collaboration with Australian universities and police departments, developing antibodies for use in the visualization of latent fingerprints. Professor Hofstetter and his colleagues received about $330,000 in grants – $240,000 from the Australian Research Council and another for $90,000 from the Defence Science & Technology Organisation,...
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will offer a motor development program for young children ages 3 to 6 from Monday, Feb. 10, through Wednesday, April 9. Held in Anderson Hall Gym , the eight-week program runs from 4 to 5 p.m Mondays and Wednesdays. This program provides young children with the opportunity to...
NIU undergraduate student Larissa Root presents research in Washington, D.C.
The summer weeks are a great time for undergraduate students to participate in internships and research programs. These opportunities provide students the ability to apply theories and ideas learned in the classroom to hands-on work in the lab or conducting field work. One opportunity NIU undergraduate students can participate in is the Summer Research Opportunities...
Oak Brook-based Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the industry, recently announced the hiring of Frank Carroll as General Merchandise Manager. Reporting to Ace Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and Sales, John Surane, Carroll will continue to build upon Ace’s winning merchandising strategy and advance Ace’s long-term merchandising efforts both domestically...
With over two decades of experience in both collegiate and professional women’s basketball, University of Arizona assistant coach E.C. Hill has made a name for herself on a national level. She is not only a prestigious athlete and coach but also as a woman of the best traits, including compassion and dedication. Hill’s career begins...
Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker provided a roadmap for a bold future for NIU in the face of the state’s challenging financial picture during his keynote speech at the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s final monthly General Membership Luncheon of 2013 Monday. The luncheon audience of hundreds of chamber members listened attentively as President...
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