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Founders Memorial Library wants to bring peace and serenity to NIU students during the week of final exams. Coloring to Calm Coloring has been shown to relieve stress and calm anxiety for people of all ages. Students are welcome to break from studying to color in the first floor lobby of Founders Library during library...

Feeling the pressure of upcoming finals? Take a break at the Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU, which will be transformed into a “no-stress zone” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Students can take a yoga class, play board games, participate in art activities and get free massages. Relaxation stations will be...

Final exams begin Monday, Dec. 7, but NIU students can find unique ways on campus to beat the stress. Want to pet a friendly dog? Super-friendly Newfoundlands Gladus and Shurlee will visit Founders Memorial Library from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9. Remember how many...

Making time out to de-stress and laugh, create, relax and have fun is essential in having a successful semester. That’s why NIU campus partners are teaming up to host HowtheHealthareyouNIU?  – a free wellness and mental health fair from 2 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at the Holmes Student Center. Activities and demonstrations are...

Final exams begin Monday, Dec. 8. To help NIU students soothe their nerves while hitting the books, Founders Memorial Library will bring two Newfoundland dogs to the inner lobby near the escalators. Gentle giants Esther and Shurlee will visit with students from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. These certified therapy dogs and are...

[vsw id=”R4c0CO4NmfI” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Here’s a new techno-term that will likely resonate among many modern-day office employees: “workplace telepressure.” Northern Illinois University psychology researchers, who coined the term, define it as an urge to quickly respond to emails, texts and voicemails – regardless of whatever else is happening or whether one is even...

As final exams week approaches, students often find their stress levels rising. To help students relax as they complete end-of-semester projects and prepare for final exams, NIU Health Enhancement & Victim Advocacy Services will open the “Stress-Free Zone” through Thursday, May 1. Daytime hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday...

As final exams week approaches, students often find their stress levels rising. To help students relax as they complete end-of-semester projects and prepare for final exams, NIU Health Enhancement will open its “Stress-Free Zones” from Monday, Dec. 2, through Thursday, Dec. 5. Daytime hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in...

As final exams week approaches, students often find their stress levels rising. To help students relax as they complete end-of-semester projects and prepare for final exams, NIU Health Enhancement will open four “stress-free zones” from Monday, Dec. 3, through Thursday. Dec. 6. Daytime hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Diversions Lounge...

A breakthrough study outlining the effects of psychological stress on the recovery of muscular function after strenuous exercise was recently published in the prestigious Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. The results might explain why stressed populations are less fit and develop adaptations more slowly than non-stressed populations. Responsible for the article? Matthew Stults-Kolehmainen,...

If your boss is giving you a hard time – lying, making fun of you in public and generally putting you down – he or she might benefit from some exercise, according to a new study by James Burton, who teaches in the Management Department in the NIU College of Business. Burton and his team of researchers found...

NIU’s Health Enhancement will open five “stress free zones” from Monday, Nov. 28, through Thursday, Dec. 1, to help students relax as they complete end-of-semester projects and prepare for final exams. Daytime hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Diversions Lounge of the Holmes Student Center. Evening hours are scheduled from 5...