Author: Joe King

NIU Joins with Northwestern Medicine for Health Care

Walk-in Clinic, New Services and More Flexible Hours among Enhancements

  • November 16, 2018
Northern Illinois University has entered into an agreement to have Northwestern Medicine assume management of the university’s Health Services. The NIU Board of Trustees voted to support the agreement in…

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NIU joins U of I System-led Illinois Innovation Network

Leading-edge campus research center to focus on food, water, environment

  • October 10, 2018
A world-class research center targeting food systems, water resources and environmental change is planned at Northern Illinois University as part of a new statewide innovation network led by the University…

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NIU Engineering Students Show off Ingenuity with Senior Design Projects

Better coffee makers, more efficient irrigation and “Iron Man” arms showcased in competition

  • December 19, 2017
The engineering building at Northern Illinois University was a hive of activity and innovation on the Friday before finals, as graduating seniors presented their capstone Senior Design Projects. Thirty-seven student…

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Adversity couldn’t keep her from an engineering degree

Allana Rose overcame cancer and the loss of an eye while earning her degree in electrical engineering

  • December 18, 2017
  Allana Rose knows how it feels when the odds are against you. What she doesn’t know is how to give up. In November, Rose’s quiet courage and perseverance were…

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NIU eliminates out-of-state tuition premium

Affordable in-state tuition rate offered to all U.S. residents beginning in fall 2018

  • December 12, 2017
The Northern Illinois University (NIU) Board of Trustees unanimously voted Dec. 7 to extend the university’s domestic tuition rate structure to the NIU College of Law so that all U.S….

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