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NIU awards annual Forward, Together Forward Scholarships

February 14, 2019

DeKALB, Ill. — NIU has awarded Ainsley Galvez of Hoffman Estates, Kristen Koehler of Waterman, Emily Schaumberg of Streator, Pablo Valencia-Garcia of Zion and Keelan Wright of Glenwood with the…

Up, up and away: Meteorology students launching dozens of weather balloons for aircraft icing research

February 13, 2019

DeKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois University meteorology students are on cloud nine over a research project that will require the launch of as many as 40 weather balloons from campus…

NIU biologist awarded $340,000 NASA grant

Wesley Swingley’s work will advance search for life on exoplanets

January 16, 2019

DeKALB, Ill. — Wesley Swingley has spent his career studying organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, yet exist all around us. But the assorted…

Who knew? Philosophy catches fire on YouTube

NIU professor helps run digital project that just snagged 250K NEH award

December 18, 2018

DeKALB, Ill. — Who knew animated-video lessons in philosophy—with titles such as “Epistemology: The Paradox of the Ravens” and “The Good Life: Nietzsche”—would be an internet sensation? Northern Illinois…

NIU Board of Trustees vote to hold the line on tuition for 2019-20

December 7, 2018

DeKALB, Ill. — The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees voted Thursday to lower fees and hold the line on tuition for the 2019-20 academic year. “We realize that earning…

NIU, Discover mark launch of on-campus code_orange program

November 1, 2018

Discover Financial Services and Northern Illinois University recently marked the opening of the new code_orange program, an exciting initiative that is providing tech-savvy students with opportunities on the university’s campus…

Study: U.S. tornado frequency shifting eastward from Great Plains

Tornado Alley is still tops, but more vulnerable regions are catching up

October 17, 2018

DeKalb, IL – A new study finds that over the past four decades, tornado frequency has increased over a large swath of the Midwest and Southeast and decreased in portions…

$5 million in new scholarships!

New programs represent a 30 percent boost in scholarships for 2019

October 12, 2018

DeKalb, Ill. — Two new scholarship programs at Northern Illinois University will make college even more affordable in fall 2019, with the potential to help cover the full cost of…

Students beware: 7 things you must know about social media

September 11, 2018

Social media can be a great way to share information and to stay informed about what’s going on in the lives of your friends and family. But there’s a dark…

Results from multi-lab collaboration provide new take on classic social-psychology effect

September 6, 2018

A new multi-lab collaborative effort replicated the methods of a classic and influential study in the field of social psychology. The new results suggest that conventional wisdom about a procedure…

Author: Tom Parisi

NIU awards annual Forward, Together Forward Scholarships

NIU biologist awarded $340,000 NASA grant

Wesley Swingley’s work will advance search for life on exoplanets

Who knew? Philosophy catches fire on YouTube

NIU professor helps run digital project that just snagged 250K NEH award

NIU Board of Trustees vote to hold the line on tuition for 2019-20

NIU, Discover mark launch of on-campus code_orange program

Study: U.S. tornado frequency shifting eastward from Great Plains

Tornado Alley is still tops, but more vulnerable regions are catching up

$5 million in new scholarships!

New programs represent a 30 percent boost in scholarships for 2019

Priming hostility?

Results from multi-lab collaboration provide new take on classic social-psychology effect

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