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Author: Tom Parisi

Council wars? One type of conflict benefits communities, study says

  • November 6, 2019
NIU political scientist Scot Schraufnagel says politics today, from the national stage to grassroots government, is in a state of hyper-conflict. Intense debate over policy issues is common. And few…

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Huskie Pledge: A 3.0 high school GPA could be your ticket

For eligible freshmen, new aid program would help fully cover 2020-21 tuition, fees

  • October 23, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. – Illinois high school students who graduate this coming spring with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above might now be able to reap the benefits of a generous…

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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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Study: Severely disturbed habitats impacting health of Madagascar’s treasured lemurs

  • July 9, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. — A new study led by Mitch Irwin and Karen Samonds of Northern Illinois University finds that degraded rainforest habitats are having an unhealthy impact on at least…

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NIU receives grant to train law enforcement officers about PTSD, suicide risks

  • June 3, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. — Northern Illinois University has received a state grant of nearly $36,000 to train Illinois law enforcement officers about the risks of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide…

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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