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A limited number of spots are now available for fans to join legendary NIU running back Michael Turner, President Doug Baker and Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier for a Las Vegas VIP experience this September when the Huskies take on UNLV. The Signature at MGM Grand will serve as the headquarters for...

NIU anthropology professor Giovanni Bennardo has won a highly competitive Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research this coming semester in Italy. Bennardo, who was named a Presidential Research Professor this past spring in recognition of his scholarship, is more than a little bit familiar with Italy. He was born and raised in the...

La Vonne I. Neal is ready for action. Ready to disrupt cultural disparities in education. Ready to upend the rising numbers of students of color leaving high school without diplomas. Ready to remove institutional obstacles that dissuade people of color from becoming teachers. Ready to enact potentially transformational remedies. The dean of the Northern Illinois...

In the name of free speech and democracy, NIU English instructor Dan Libman is going bar hopping. In anticipation of the November elections, Northern Public Radio (WNIJ and WNIU) decided to go beyond its usual in-depth coverage of the issues and candidates. So the radio station invited Libman, a Pushcart Prize-winning author, to visit places...

The Northern Illinois University cross country team released their 2014 schedule Thursday. The slate includes eight meets, including a nighttime home meet and five total competitions in the state of Illinois. “We have an exciting schedule that will prepare us to be at our best for the MAC and NCAA Midwest Regional championships,” said Huskie...

An upcoming high profile experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is already proving to be a boon for Northern Illinois University students in physics and engineering. On Saturday, July 26, Fermilab moved a 50-foot-wide superconducting electromagnet across its campus to a newly constructed experimental building. Made of steel, aluminum and superconducting wire, the magnet is...

For the second consecutive fall, NIU and the City of DeKalb have partnered to display window clings at DeKalb businesses featuring the NIU football program. NIU President Dr. Douglas Baker, NIU Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Sean Frazier and DeKalb Mayor John Rey, along with Huskie football legends Bob Heimerdinger and George Bork, unveiled the first...

Taking a walk through the eastern and central parts of campus can be a bit tricky these days as those areas are abuzz with more than a dozen projects designed to dramatically improve the appearance of campus. The importance of the work goes far beyond improving “curb appeal,” however. Each project was specifically selected for...

Northern Illinois University assistant volleyball coach Lynnette Moster will be inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame, the school announced Thursday. Moster will officially be inducted in a ceremony in Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 10. “I am honored to be joining such a prestigious group of Georgia Tech alumni in the Hall of Fame,” Moster...

Northern Illinois University tailback Cameron Stingily was named a candidate for the 2014 Doak Walker Award the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced today. Presented to the nation’s top collegiate running back, the Doak Walker Award is the only major college award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within...

Northern Illinois University’s football game at Northwestern on Saturday, Sept. 6 will kick off at 2:30 p.m. (CT) and be televised by the Big Ten Network, the Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday. The game will be played at Ryan Field in Evanston. NIU will open the 2014 season on Thursday, August 28th at Huskie Stadium...

Renowned physicist Swapan Chattopadhyay, currently director of the Cockcroft Institute in England, has accepted a joint appointment to Northern Illinois University and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The appointment is effective Sept. 1. Chattopadhyay has helped break new ground in the fields of accelerator and beam physics, having made significant contributions to the development of accelerators...