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Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day
Attention undergraduates: This is the final week to sign up for Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day. The deadline to register is Friday, March 9. Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at NIU who has participated in a faculty-mentored creative or research project is encouraged to showcase his/her work. This includes independent study, capstone projects, EURA, URAP,...
NIU chemist Narayan Hosmane, who is participating in the REU program, works with undergraduate students in his lab.
OK, here’s a cool summer gig for bright college kids. Northern Illinois University is looking for as many as eight non-NIU undergraduate students who are interested in environmental issues to work closely on research projects with university scientists. Selected students will rub elbows with researchers at federal laboratories, participate in a number of regional workshops...
2012 Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day poster
Registration for the third Annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day is officially open. This year’s event will take place Tuesday, April 24, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at NIU who has participated in a faculty-mentored creative or research project is encouraged to showcase his or...
In Springfield… The General Assembly completed its work for this calendar year last week with the passage of two pieces of legislation.  The first (Senate Bill 397) was a $330 million package of business tax breaks, primarily directed to retain the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Sears in Illinois.  It also included the reinstatement of the...
2011-12 Research Rookies
The 2012 class of NIU Research Rookies will design and participate in projects ranging from investigations of cellular activity to assessing customer satisfaction among attendees at Huskie football games. Regardless of the type of project, the 40 participants in this year’s program will gain invaluable experience in gathering, evaluating and synthesizing information under the mentorship...
Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day
NIU faculty, staff and alumni are invited to serve as judges Tuesday, April 24, for the third annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day. The event takes place in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Students can sign up to present during one of four sessions throughout the day. Judges can volunteer for one,...
Timothy Hagen
NIU chemistry professor Timothy Hagen will talk about the importance of federal funding for research universities and economic development during a luncheon panel discussion Tuesday in front of an audience of Washington, D.C., movers and shakers. The luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is part of a full day of events planned for Illinois...
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Candidates for the position of assistant vice president for research compliance and integrity in NIU’s Office of Research Compliance (ORC) will visit campus in coming weeks for interviews and open forums. The person in that position has primary oversight of the ORC – the office monitors two Institutional Review Boards, the Institutional Animal Care and...
Shannon Taylor
Companies are increasingly turning to credit scores as a way of flagging potentially troublesome employees, but there is little data to support that the practice works, says Northern Illinois University researcher Shannon Taylor. “People are basing these hiring decisions on their gut instinct as to what these scores mean. There is no statistical data measuring...
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NIU’s Office of Sponsored Projects will host a three-day webinar series that provides an inside look into the FY12 research priorities for federal agencies. The webinar is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, through Wednesday, Nov. 2. Monday’s session takes place in the Capitol Room South of the Holmes Student Center....
The Call for Presentations to present research and artistry at the 2012 Third Annual Research Conference, sponsored by the Graduate Student Research Association, is now available online. The conference will be held Saturday, March 31, in the Holmes Student Center. Attendance is free to all students, faculty and staff. All NIU students, graduate and undergraduate,...
Northern Illinois University has furthered its commitment to enhancing broadband opportunities for under-served Illinois residents by acting as a third-party evaluation consultant for a federally funded high-speed Internet project. “Getting Illinois Low Income Seniors and People with Disabilities Online Demonstration Project” provides Internet connectivity and training to 23 public housing facilities across northern Illinois. The...
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