Graduate students Brian Gumino and Jonathan Barnes have been working with Associate Professor Nicholas Pohlman from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Paul Wever of Chip Energy to find a more efficient way of cooking with fire using a gasifier cookstove. Their
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Are you interested in viewing the brilliant Perseid meteor shower, but don’t have your own telescope? NIU STEM educator Jeremy Benson says you don’t need to worry. “The telescope isn’t going to help you for the meteor shower – your best tool
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The Northern Illinois University football team was in the middle of its second day of preseason practice Saturday morning when news broke that the Mid-American Conference would be the first Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) league to postpone the 2020 football season. The
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Week of Welcome might look different this fall, but new students can still expect a fun, engaging celebration of Huskie pride as they discover what it means to be a Huskie. This year’s Week of Welcome will include a range of exciting
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Lighting is something that is typically taken for granted. Further, most people probably give even less thought to the kind of lighting that they are subject to at work, at home and outdoors. Yet, the kind of lighting can have a great
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When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law July 26, 1990, his action improved access and opportunity across all aspects of community life. Thirty years later, the ADA continues to flourish and impact lives throughout the United
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It’s only been a couple months since Jane Pappas became NIU’s new Assistant Director for Social Justice Education in Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. But, with social justice issues at the forefront of the national conversation, their contributions have been significant. “It
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When Derek Bergsten, M.P.A. ’07, was pursuing his master’s in public administration at NIU, he learned that communication and collaboration were key to the success of any organization in meeting any challenge. Today, as Chief of the Rockford Fire Department, Bergsten says
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In June, as a way of response to and support of, the Black Lives Matter movement, an ad hoc group of faculty in the NIU School of Music began collaborating to craft a statement with the objective that it would direct a
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Leonard “Len” Kouba, a geography professor at NIU from 1966 to 1993, died at home in Sycamore on July 15, 2020. In addition to specializing in the geography of Africa, Dr. Kouba was a world citizen – visiting approximately 120 countries. An
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The School of Theatre and Dance Student Advisory Committee sought to give students and alumni an outlet for expression by hosting Black Art Matters, an online open mic night, July 10. Brandon Sapp, a BFA Acting major and member of the Student
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The Administrative Professionals Advisory Council presented the 2020 Patricia S. Siebrasse Administrative Professionals Award for Excellence to Liz Wright, executive assistant for the Office of the President. The annual award is given to an administrative professional at NIU who demonstrates continued commitment to their field, operational efficiency within
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