Eduardo's Archives

Robot revolution

May 11, 2016 Mark McGowan Centerpiece, Communiversity, Digital Signage, Engineering, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Events, Faculty & Staff, Research, Science and Technology

Our robots are getting smarter. Should we be excited or scared? At the next STEM Café, “RoboRevolution: The Future of Sentient Machines at Home and in the Workplace,” two NIU thinkers will explore the many ways cutting-edge robotics and artificial intelligence are

March 8 STEM Café to Explore Math Behind Election Polls

February 25, 2016 Gillian King-Cargile Centerpiece, Communiversity, Digital Signage, Engagement, Events, Liberal Arts and Sciences, What's Going On

At the next STEM Café, “Predicting the Primaries: How Math Shapes Presidential Elections,” Department of Political Science Chair Matt Streb will explore the nitty-gritty of election polls, discussing how they work, how they are analyzed and how they can affect outcomes. The

Tales from a shrinking continent

November 20, 2015 Mark McGowan Communiversity, Digital Signage, Events, Faculty & Staff, Global, Latest News, Liberal Arts and Sciences

Antarctica is melting, according to evidence brought back to Illinois by NIU Geology professor Reed Scherer and his students. At the next STEM Café, Scherer will discuss his Antarctic research, why it matters and what it reveals about global climate trends. The

Batter up! STEM Café to explore physics of baseball

June 3, 2015 Mark McGowan Communiversity, Digital Signage, Engagement, Events, Liberal Arts and Sciences

Take a closer look, and America’s favorite summer sport becomes a field of intriguing physics questions. Can a rising fastball really rise? How much do curveballs actually curve? And do knuckleballs really flutter as they make their way toward the batter’s box?

Basketball tip-off party scheduled Wednesday, Oct. 29

October 16, 2014 Mark McGowan Communiversity, Digital Signage, Events

The Huskie Basketball Tip-Off, featuring NIU men’s basketball coach Mark Montgomery and NIU women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennett, will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, 214 E. Lincoln Hwy. in downtown DeKalb. Join Coach Montgomery and

Saving the brain

January 10, 2014 Gillian King-Cargile Communiversity, Engagement, Events, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Research, Science and Technology

Imagine that while walking through your neighborhood you could remember everything about your house – the address, the color, the reflecting ball in your garden – but you couldn’t remember how to get home. This neurological impairment is called spatial disorientation, and

September STEM Café explores blindness

September 6, 2013 Gillian King-Cargile Communiversity, Engagement, Events, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Science and Technology

Macular degeneration, a common eye disease that affects the retina, is the leading cause of blindness in Americans older than 50. Scientists at NIU are at the forefront of research on the human retina and are seeking new treatment to protect and

Huskie basketball ‘Tip-Off’ event set for Oct. 26

October 18, 2011 Mark McGowan Community, Communiversity, Events, Sports, Students

The annual Huskie Basketball Tip-Off, featuring Northern Illinois head basketball coaches Mark Montgomery and Kathi Bennett, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant in downtown DeKalb. Montgomery, the first-year head coach of the NIU