Category: Health and Human Sciences
Christine Clemente Dos Santos, an assistant professor of medical laboratory sciences in the NIU School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, will speak Thursday, Jan. 30, on “Transfusion Trends in Veterinary Medicine.” The event, which begins at 6 p.m., is sponsored by the Northwest Branch of American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences of Illinois. Masih...
In the modern world, it becomes more critical for NIU’s graduates to be prepared to work in a dynamic, global environment.
Junior Amanda Corral has been named Scholar-Athlete of the Week by the Mid-American Conference. Corral, a health science/pre-physical therapy major, receives the honor for the third time in her career. The Huskie guard has a 4.0 GPA in the program, and she was outstanding in two games for the Huskies over the previous week, averaging...
Northern Illinois University redshirt freshman Leah Raffety (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) was named to the 2013 Academic All Mid-American Conference Women’s Cross Country Team, the league office announced Wednesday. Raffety, a pre-physical therapy major, earned the honor in her first season of eligibility. Her recognition also marks the fourth consecutive season in which at least one...
Pre-registration for this spring’s NIU Educators’ Job Fair is still open. NIU students and alumni are encouraged to pre-register early. Instructions on how to pre-register are available online. The fair takes place Monday, Feb. 24, at the NIU Convocation Center. Qualified candidates have a chance to get noticed in person as schools and school districts...
Advocate Sherman Hospital is pleased to announce Advocate Health Care has selected Northern Illinois University alumna Linda Deering to serve as Sherman’s new president, effective January 1, 2014. Deering replaces Rick Floyd, who is moving on to become president of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Deering brings more than 35 years of...
Zhili Xiao, an NIU Board of Trustees Professor of physics, has accepted an appointment as interim associate dean for research and graduate studies. Xiao is stepping into a role that was filled by Lesley Rigg, who is now serving as interim vice president for research and graduate studies. Xiao’s appointment begins in January and will...
Northern Illinois University announced the dates for its second-annual Celebrating Excellence events will be from April 12 through May 1, 2014. Celebrating Excellence events highlight the many accomplishments and contributions of NIU students, faculty and staff to the university’s mission of promoting excellence and engagement in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, creativity and artistry,...
Northern Illinois University’s first-ever Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Perspectives on Disability – came to a successful close Nov. 17. Led by Presidential Teaching Professor Greg Long of the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, the 10-week experience was a streamlined version of the for-credit AHRS 200, a general education course titled, “Disability in...
NIU will hold commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, inside the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Hwy. Participants in the ceremonies should assemble in Victor E. Court at least one hour before each ceremony begins. Late arrivals are not guaranteed participation in their ceremony. Saturday, Dec. 14 – 4 p.m. Graduate...
NIU has finally broken through. Thomas Bouril, senior University Honors student and history major, is the first Huskie ever selected to interview for a chance to receive a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. As a finalist, Bouril was invited to spend a weekend in Chicago to compete for the chance to earn a Master of Letters in History...
Sgt. Rebecca Hooks of the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services Command will speak from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in the Wirtz 101 auditorium. Hooks is the guest of the Medical Laboratory Sciences program. Topics of discussion include crime scene investigation, forensic pathology and bloodstain pattern analysis. Part of the College of...
