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During Homecoming week, NIU reached 30,000 “likes” on its Facebook page, just one year after it reached the 20,000 mark. The milestone was reached approximately three months ahead of a the target set by the Communications and Marketing Department within the Division of University Relations. “Social media has been an emphasis for University Relations. It is...

James W. Myles, a member of the original NIU Board of Trustees, died Oct. 13 at North Shore Hospital after a short illness. He was 75. During the board’s organizational meeting, held Jan. 3, 1996, in the Clara Sperling Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center, former NIU Trustee Manny Sanchez nominated Myles for secretary....

The Northern Illinois University Chemistry Club invites the public to its fall 2012 Chem Demo Night at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Faraday Hall 143. The theme of the demonstrations will be “take-home science,” featuring experiments that can be performed at home. “I wanted members of the public who would be coming to the...

With Election Day less than a month away, television is filled with talking heads spreading the conventional wisdom of what a Republican or Democrat president might mean for the economy. But when it comes to the relationship between presidential politics and the behavior of the financial markets, a group of business researchers says that conventional...

As a result of information obtained through the criminal investigation of the ‘coffee fund’ initiated by Northern Illinois University, the DeKalb County State’s Attorney announced charges against nine current and former NIU employees late afternoon Tuesday, Oct. 16. The University respects the authority of the State’s Attorney to file these charges and acknowledges that employees have...

Dave Doeren hasn’t coached his Huskie football team against Akron – NIU last played the Zips in 2010 under previous management – but his squad is reminiscent of that earlier group. Chandler Harnish and Co. secured a 50-14 win at InfoCision Stadium – a rousing 36-point margin of victory – while current QB Jordan Lynch...

Laura Vazquez, Media Studies professor in the Department of Communication at NIU, will receive the prestigious Distinguished Service and Leadership Award for her years of filmwork from the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. Vazquez will be honored Monday, Oct. 29, at the association’s national conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Since 2006, Vazquez,...

In Springfield … The Illinois General Assembly reconvenes from Tuesday, Nov. 27, to Thursday, Nov. 29 and from Tuesday, Dec. 4, to Thursday, Dec. 6, for its Fall Veto Session. We also anticipate that the General Assembly will reconvene in early January 2013 for a “Lame Duck” session before the 98th Illinois General Assembly is inaugurated...

It is time again for all NIU employees to complete Ethics Training. Under the terms of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, all full-time and part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants, extra help and student employees must complete online ethics training. The training covers such topics as prohibitions against accepting gifts and bribes,...

Imagine a TV screen made of flexible material that you can roll up and put in your pocket. Picture tiny robots coursing through veins to target cancers without damaging healthy cells. This isn’t a remake of “The Fantastic Voyage,” it is the future of nanotechnology, a field of materials science that is transforming the way...

‘Have 2 Ways Out’ was the theme of this year’s National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Prevention Week promoting the importance of fire escape planning and practice. According to Lt. Luke Howieson, City of DeKalb Fire Prevention Officer, one in three people will have a fire event in their lifetime. “The reality is that when...

Just a couple days after the second of three presidential debates, Emory University’s Alan Abramowitz will deliver a presentation titled “Predicting the 2012 Presidential Election” as part of NIU’s Election 2012 Presidential Speaker Series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. Abramowitz is a popular expert on national politics, polling...