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NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning will host the sixth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Undergraduate students who have participated in faculty-mentored research or artistry projects will showcase their work at URAD....

For NIU senior Octavio Escalante-Aguirre, life is beautiful, as the Italians like to say. His life has been a series of journeys, beginning at age 3 when his family moved from his birth home of Monterrey, Mexico, to Aurora, Ill. During high school, he made the trek on Saturday mornings to nearby Fermilab for lectures...

NIU alumnus Kendle Fraley and his former adviser, geology professor Mark Frank, published research together this month in the journal, Economic Geology. It’s just one accomplishment of many for Fraley, who earned his bachelor’s (2009) and master’s degrees (2012) in geology and environmental geosciences. He’s a prime example of what President Doug Baker terms “student...

From the moment he stepped on campus in 2012, Nay Yan Oo has taken full advantage of every opportunity at NIU. Originally from Burma (also known as Myanmar), Oo came to NIU after realizing the political climate of his country was drastically changing. After 50 years of military dictatorship, Burma’s 2010 election changed the political...

Students gathered Tuesday to showcase research projects that could someday lead to cleaner fuels, cures for cancer and perhaps even popularize an ancient South American musical instrument for modern audiences. All were part of Northern Illinois University’s fourth annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. The event featured the work of...

As a reminder, Friday, March 8 is the last day for student’s to register for the fourth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day. This year’s event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the Holmes Student Center Duke Ellington Ballroom. Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at NIU who has...

Undergraduate students at Northern Illinois University’s third annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day presented projects that may one day help cure cancer, provided insights that could reduce cyber-bullying and shed lights on ancient civilizations. In all, the daylong event on Tuesday featured more than 240 students presenting164 projects. Participants represented all six undergraduate colleges, with...

Like most universities, Northern Illinois University is a hub for research and discovery. Unlike at many other schools, however, NIU undergraduates get in on the action. On Tuesday, April 24, more than 200 of those students will show off projects ranging from research aimed at curing cancer to creating greater understanding of cyber-bullying to work...