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Group Fitness!
Have a group fitness FitPass at the Student Recreation Center? Have a friend? Combine those two worlds from Monday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, March 1, during “Bring A Friend Week.” Each FitPass holder can invite one friend to participate in any group fitness class for no charge. For more information, or for disability-related accommodations, call...
I HAD NO IDEA (National Eating Disorders Awareness Week logo)
NIU will host several events between Friday, Feb. 21, and Friday, Feb. 28, in recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The annual campaign to bring public attention to the critical needs of people with eating disorders and their families: “I had no idea … that you can be too thin … that over-exercising can...
Eric Appiah
When were you in the best shape of your life? Think about it for a minute before you keep reading. What were you doing? How did you feel? Hello, NIU! As the assistant director of Fitness and Wellness at Campus Recreation, I wanted to talk to those of you who are serious about your fitness goals for 2014. Did...
2014: A NEW YEAR. A NEW U
Looking to make healthier choices this year? Start 2014 off right with Campus Recreation’s free “New Year, New U” event. Kick start your fitness goals and New Year’s resolutions at this free event, planned from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Student Recreation Center. All NIU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to...
An image of the brain
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 it’s the reason that people with Alzheimer’s disease frequently get lost in their...
Image of a health care professional with white lab coat, blue scrubs and stethoscope
The Women’s Resource Center will host a Male Health Symposium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Glass Gallery Lounge of the Holmes Student Center. All are welcome. This is an opportunity for the NIU community to come together and encourage male students with healthy choices, information and education related to...
Thomas A. Schall
Thomas J. Schall, a 2013 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, will give a talk Friday, Oct. 11, on “Chemokines and Chemoattractant Receptors: From Flesh-Eating Bacteria to AIDS to Autoimmune Disease.” The lecture will begin at noon in Room 201 of LaTourette Hall. The public is invited to attend. Founder and...
Photo of young woman with depression
Each academic year, millions of students are affected by depression, anxiety or a related mental health issue. Depression is a serious medical condition that is disabling and can be characterized by mood, physical and cognitive changes. These symptoms can prevent a person from functioning normally. And while 44 percent of college students report feeling depressed,...
Beverly Henry
Beverly Henry, associate dean for Academic Affairs in the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences, is quoted in a series of articles running in several Shaw Suburban Media newspapers. Written to coincide with Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, which is marked every September, the three-day series focuses on childhood obesity and its effects on children....
Photo of a flu shot
The Employee Assistance Program, in conjunction with the DeKalb County Health Department and University Health Services, are offering the flu shot clinic to NIU employees and retirees from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center....
Huskie Fit Club logo
Looking to take control of your fitness routine and see amazing results? Join the club – the Huskie Fit Club, that is. The 12-week personal training program helps you shed those unsightly extra pounds, get back on track with a fitness routine and beat the stress in your life. Workouts are high-intensity and will help...
Logo of IL-HITREC
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has awarded a grant to the Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center based at Northern Illinois University to assist with adoption of electronic health records for Medicaid providers in Illinois (outside the 606 ZIP code area). The grant provides up to $2 million in funding to...
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