Northern Illinois University and the Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence have joined forces with community partners in DeKalb and Rockford to offer intersectional conversations hosted by an international expert. All Huskies and members of the public are invited to register and
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For more than 10 years, Northern Illinois University’s STEM Fest has introduced thousands of visitors of all ages to the wonders of science, technology, engineering and math. After last year’s record-breaking 8,200 visitors, the NIU STEAM team is looking forward to making
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As their culminating experience at NIU, five digital marketing graduate students helped ease the burden placed on small businesses during the pandemic-related shutdown. The students in MKTG 684 – Capstone Application in Digital Marketing taught by Mya Groza, Ph.D., an associate professor
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Celine Taylor wanted to distribute more surveys investigating the distracted driving habits and traffic-related injuries of motorcycle riders in Myanmar. Isabella Guizzetti hoped to return to an NIU lab after Spring Break to repeat some of her experiments on hepatocellular carcinoma cell
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NIU professor of sociology and criminology Keri Burchfield is this year’s winner of the Presidential Engagement and Partnerships Professorship award. “As a sociologist, I am trained to examine the effects of community, so this award which acknowledges community outreach and engagement is
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Through creative partnerships, community-based projects, internships, and research and teaching with real-world applications, NIU has long been known for engaging with the wider community. During this challenging time, that engagement is more important than ever. But how can we continue to stay
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order to close nonessential businesses and the statewide mandate for residents to shelter in place has changed life as we know it, but there is one thing that remains unchanged. In DeKalb County, we come together to help our
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NIU is excited to participate in the ALL IN Democracy Challenge, a campus-wide effort to encourage Huskies to get involved in the election process and improve overall civic engagement. “Civic engagement is something that is incredibly important in a healthy democracy,” said
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Cancer, AIDS and other serious diseases were considered fatal until very recently. Although not all of these illnesses have cures, people with these and other chronic illnesses are living longer and fuller lives. What scientific and medical advances are helping people to live
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Eleven NIU undergraduate students will have the honor of sharing their research at the “Posters Under the Dome” event next month at the Illinois State Capitol. The event, part of NIU’s partnership through the Illinois Innovation Network, demonstrates to legislators the excellent
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It was a semester of firsts for NIU student Jordan Brown–his first time on a plane, his first trip to Washington, D.C., and his first real experience networking with congressional leaders to learn about science policy. Renique Kersh, associate vice provost for
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Associate Professor Alicia Schatteman, from the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies and the Department of Public Administration, knows the importance of engaged learning. Schatteman says engaged learning “creates a more interesting classroom experience by allowing me to link my research to
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