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Crime scene investigators might someday get help from technology being developed by a Northern Illinois University professor and initially tested on campus by his student researchers. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has awarded a grant of more than $628,000 over two years to NIU Chemistry and Biochemistry professor Oliver Hofstetter to support his efforts...
NIU Associate Professor of Art History and Director of the NIU Center for Burma Studies Catherine Raymond has been awarded a Rakow Grant for Glass Research from the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY. Raymond’s grant funding will be used to complete a manuscript on the reverse painting on glass tradition on the mainland...
Bill Cassidy, associate professor in the Department of Communication, has been awarded a Kappa Tau Alpha Chapter Adviser Research Grant of $500. Cassidy will use the grant to continue his study of the coverage of gay and lesbian athletes in sports journalism, including how coverage has evolved in the eight years between the coming-out announcements...
Researchers at Northern Illinois University are studying the impact on family members who are providing care for persons with Parkinson’s disease. The study focuses on determining caregivers’ risk for strain and physical illness. Assistant professor of nursing Maryann Abendroth is the principal investigator for this study. She says it is crucial to give voice to caregivers...
Anna Quider is not only representing NIU’s best interests in Washington, D.C. She also is playing a lead role in advocating for scientific research funding to our nation’s universities. Quider, NIU’s director of federal relations, recently was elected secretary of the board of directors for The Science Coalition, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization of more...
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Expertise in studying healthcare delivery and years of assisting physicians and practices implement and use electronic medical records systems recently earned Northern Illinois University part of a $15 million federal grant to study how small-practice physicians manage heart disease. NIU’s College of Health and Human Sciences and the Division of Outreach, Engagement, and Regional Development...
Gerald C. Blazey. Credit: Fermilab
An internationally prominent scientist with extensive experience in experimental particle physics who previously advised the White House from within the Office of Science and Technology Policy has a new role at NIU. Gerald Blazey, a Distinguished Research Professor of physics at NIU, is the new interim vice president of the Division of Research and Innovation...
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Northern Illinois University announced the merger of the Office of Sponsored Projects and Grants Fiscal Administration under the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships, effective May 1. The name of the new unit will be determined soon. The merger was a collaborative effort between the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships and the Division of Finance...
Rockford math teachers collaborate at the Museum of Science and Industry.
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities today announced it has formed the Task Force on Laboratory Safety, which will provide research universities with recommendations and guidance on the most appropriate strategies to enhance a culture of laboratory safety. NIU Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships Lesley Rigg is among the 13 task force...
Calling all aspiring app developers: NIU’s Division of Information Technology is offering up to $30,000 per year for three years to students, faculty and staff who can develop applications that help society using broadband connectivity. The Broadband Innovation Grant Opportunity competition builds upon more than a decade of NIU work with community partners to establish...
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