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Outstanding Grads

NIU celebrates the accomplishments of the Class of 2016

  • May 10, 2016
We’re proud of all of our graduating Huskies, and we wanted to take an opportunity to shine the spotlight on some of the amazing students in the Class of 2016.

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Twelve months in the life

NIU looks back at a busy year

  • December 22, 2015
It was a year when NIU researchers found fish a half-mile beneath the Antarctic ice. It was a year when NIU students joined a famous Hollywood star on national TV…

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Replaced by a robot?

Five jobs that could be manned by automatons in the future

  • September 3, 2015
For many of us, it still seems like the stuff of science fiction, but the day and age of robots is well upon us, according to NIU‘s David Gunkel. Over…

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Four Ways to Get Kids Learning Again

  • August 21, 2015
After three months of summer – when the living is easy, or so goes the song – children and teens are heading back to school and all of the studying,…

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Top Five Things New College Students Can Do to Succeed

NIU’s First- and Second-Year Experience experts offer sound advice

  • August 21, 2015
1. Go To Class: This sounds like a no-brainer, but you’ll quickly learn that some students miss classes frequently, especially if the instructor doesn’t take attendance. Don’t be that student!…

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“A Week in the Life of NIU”

Inaugural Student Photography Invitational

  • April 16, 2015
Students from across NIU participated in the Student Photography Invitational during the week of March 22 – March 28, 2015. They were tasked with capturing images that kept with the…

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