• All in for albatross

    NIU graduate fellow advocates for endangered seabirds on Midway Atoll

    • October 7, 2019
    A place of beauty, birds and history calls to Wieteke Holthuijzen. A biological sciences graduate fellow at NIU, Holthuijzen may spend her time these days in a lab, but she’s…

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  • Does political correctness at work kill creativity?

    NIU researchers study two types of policies and find mixed results

    • September 30, 2019
    DeKalb, Ill. — Some argue political correctness in the workplace is a good thing. Others say it has a chilling effect on communication. NIU researchers studied the issue, and here’s…

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  • NIU unveils first Ph.D. programs in engineering

    New partnership will allow students to complete doctoral dissertations on the job

    • September 25, 2019
    DeKALB. Ill. — The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) at Northern Illinois University will begin offering its first doctoral programs with three Ph.D. degrees in electrical, mechanical, and…

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  • Scientists forecasted late May tornado outbreak nearly four weeks before it ripped through U.S.

    NIU’s Victor Gensini predicts new era of extended-range forecasting

    • August 27, 2019
    DeKalb, Ill. — A team of scientists reports that they accurately predicted the nation’s extensive tornado outbreak of late May 2019 nearly four weeks before it began. The team’s study,…

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Outstanding Huskies depart NIU headed for success

Student stories highlight excellence of 2019 graduating class

  • May 17, 2019
Every commencement ceremony at NIU is filled with students who have amazing stories to tell. Stories of academic excellence, of service to the campus and community and of obstacles overcome…

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NIU welcomes new era

Historic Investiture of President Freeman brings together Huskie community

  • April 5, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. — Tradition and a forward-looking enthusiasm intertwined Friday as a community of proud Huskies celebrated the investiture of NIU President Lisa Freeman. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, alumni…

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Psychologists: No easy fix for fake news

NIU-led analysis indicates our own biases make us all susceptible

  • March 28, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. — The information highway is in serious need of traffic signals, according to a new analysis of the fake news problem by a team of psychology researchers. In the…

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