STEMfest SF Teen Read Archives

A lasting impact

November 24, 2015 Mark McGowan Centerpiece, Engagement, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Faculty & Staff, Liberal Arts and Sciences

All 7,500 participants in STEMfest 2015 had the opportunity to engage in a full day of hands-on fun exploring science, technology, engineering, and math. The sixth annual STEMfest included participants from more than 98 ZIP codes, 633 NIU volunteers and 85 exhibitors

Richard Alley. Photo Credit: Penn State University.

World-renowned scientist Richard Alley to speak Oct. 17 at NIU

September 19, 2014 Thomas Parisi Centerpiece, Communiversity, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Events, Faculty & Staff, Global, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Research, Science and Technology

Richard Alley, a riveting speaker and one of the most famous climate scientists of our time, will visit NIU this month to give a public talk on the impact that fossil fuels have had on climate and the potential for a bright

STEMfest SF Teen Read program invites youth to discuss ‘Orbiter’ book, attend related events

October 7, 2011 Gillian King-Cargile Community, Communiversity, Engagement, Events, Liberal Arts and Sciences, On Campus, What's Going On

In science fiction, aliens don’t always look like little green men or the beehive-coiffed vixens Captain Kirk usually encounters in Star Trek. In Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran’s graphic novel “Orbiter” – the October selection for the STEMfest SF Teen Read –