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NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning (OSEEL) is now accepting Undergraduate Research Assistantship proposals for fall 2012 and spring 2013. The Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) program is a new initiative of the Great Journeys Strategic Plan to expand the opportunities for students to work on faculty-mentored research. URAs are will support between 15...
Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day sign
The Office of  Student Engagement and Experiential Learning has announced the winners of Tuesday’s Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day. Projects were judged in two categories, with first through third place winners, honorable mentions and People’s Choice awards in each. (* indicates a tying score) Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts (SSHA) First Place Dylan Blaum A Rat...
The Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) program is a new initiative of the Great Journeys Strategic Plan to expand the opportunities for students to work on faculty mentored research. URAs will support approximately 15 to 20 students during the fall or spring semesters or the summer term. The program offers on-campus employment opportunities for NIU undergraduates....
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...
T.G.I.F. – Transfers Get Information Friday
Students ready to complete their bachelor’s degrees at a four-year university need look no further than Northern Illinois University. Joining the Huskie family comes complete with courses taught by world-class professors, opportunities for faculty-guided undergraduate research at a Carnegie-recognized institution as well as an instant connection to a nationally ranked graduate school. Meanwhile, the tight-knit...
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...
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...
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NIU’s Committee for the Improvement of Undergraduate Education is administering four different types of grants to support research in and projects for the improvement of instruction in undergraduate courses. All proposals must be submitted to the committee by Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Email proposal forms to jganshir@niu.edu. Projects must be accompanied by approval from the...
Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry and Research (USOAR) is seeking proposals from current undergraduates who are interested in performing independent artistry or research. Students with the most outstanding proposals have the chance to receive up to $2,500 toward the execution of their proposed work. This is a great opportunity for undergraduates to engage more fully...
Many researchers find a way to combine their passion for science with love for their hobbies, but few get the chance as a 17-year-old college freshman. Count Sarah Stuebing among the fortunate. Thanks to NIU’s Research Rookies program, Stuebing spent her first year in college conducting an independent research project that tested her hypothesis that...
Registration is now open to all students, faculty, staff and guests for the 2011 Graduate Student Research Conference. The conference will be held Saturday, March 26, in the Holmes Student Center and will feature approximately 50 research presentations by graduate students from throughout the university. Registration and attendance at the conference is free to all,...
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