NIU English professor Michael Day has received the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Technology Innovator Award. Day, director of NIU’s First Year Composition Program, received the award at the 2011 Computers and Writing Conference at the University of Michigan. “It
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NIU Libraries curator Lynne M. Thomas digs “Doctor Who,” and, it turns out, she’s not alone. Thomas has been nominated for a Hugo Award, the leading award for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy, for a 2009 book she edited with
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Northern Illinois designated hitter Jeff Zimmerman was named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year as he was one of four Huskies recognized for the first time by the conference’s coaches, the league announced Tuesday evening. Along with Zimmerman, shortstop Alex Jones was
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For the sixth straight year, all 17 of Northern Illinois University’s intercollegiate athletic teams have “made the grade” by surpassing the academic standards measured by the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Academic Progress Rate (APR). The NCAA released its complete 2009-10 Division I
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Northern Illinois center fielder Jamison Wells was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday in the awards’ final week. Earning the honor for the first time in his career, the sophomore’s bat caught fire over NIU’s
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The Northern Illinois wrestling program continues to earn recognition for its excellence in the classroom as NIU was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s (NWCA) annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Team for the sixth straight year. “I’m proud of the
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Northern Illinois third baseman Troy White was named one of three Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week award winners for the week of May 9-15, the league announced Friday. The business administration major with a 3.217 cumulative GPA paced the
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Northern Illinois men’s golf fifth-year seniors Andrew Frame and Tim Kay were named to the Capital One Academic All-District V Men’s At-Large First Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced Thursday. Comprised of eight districts
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Northern Illinois University softball freshman Stephanie Tofft was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team Thursday by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Tofft, who put together a school-record 36-game hitting streak during the season, is the first Huskie
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Three Ph.D. students in the Department of Physics — all of whom are members of NIU’s team of researchers working on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), based at the CERN research facility near Geneva, Switzerland — recently have won highly competitive awards. Chad
Read moreOn April 30, 2011, former Northern Illinois women’s basketball star Lisa Foss was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame at Illinois State’s Student Center in Normal, Ill. Foss was one of 78 individuals honored that night and is
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The 2010 season was a record-setting one on the field for the Northern Illinois football program. NIU learned today that its performance in the classroom also put the Huskies into an elite category as Northern Illinois was one of only 14 Football
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