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Project aims to create prototype that converts carbon dioxide to ethanol

NIU’s Tao Xu leads collaborative effort that includes Argonne National Laboratory

June 14, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is joining lead organization Northern Illinois University in a $2 million project over three years to develop a…

You can’t judge a pygmy marmoset by its fur

NIU-led study sheds new light on world’s smallest monkeys

May 27, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. – A new study confirms that there are two separate species of threatened pygmy marmosets but finds they can’t be distinguished by fur coloring, as was previously thought. The…

NIU celebrates Fermilab’s latest landmark finding

Over the years, nearly 50 faculty and students have contributed to experiment

April 22, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. – NIU can take more than a little pride in its contributions to the latest landmark finding at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in…

NIU faculty received NIH Early Career Research Award for $430K to develop pediatric hearing aid

April 1, 2021

DeKALB, Ill. — NIU Assistant Professor, Mohammad Moghimi, received the Early Career Research (ECR) Award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) to develop a novel…

Perfect for St. Pat’s Day—a history of the Irish in Illinois

New book by NIU professor, former student sheds light on towering roles of Irish Americans

March 9, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. — Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, NIU History Professor Sean Farrell and his former doctoral student Mathieu Billings, now a faculty associate in history and political science…

NSF award will advance long-range weather forecasts

Professor Victor Gensini receives $475k for 3-year project on predicting hail, tornadoes

March 3, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. — The National Science Foundation is awarding a $475,000 grant over three years to NIU Meteorology Professor Victor Gensini to extend his research into development of long-range forecasts for…

NIU junior to publish remarkable history research

Study shows emancipation emphasis faded from motivations behind Illinois’ Civil War monuments

February 15, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. — You can’t any longer call Jeremy Knoll a Research Rookie. The junior from Springfield, who chose NIU in part because of its Research Rookies Program, is already…

2021 Forward, Together Forward scholars demonstrate that Huskie spirit can be found near and far

2021 recipients come from Illinois, India and Laos

February 14, 2021

The 2021 recipients of the Forward, Together Forward Scholarship demonstrate that whether you come from the western suburbs or western Bengal, India, you can exemplify what it means to be…

From bosons to BoSox

Tyler Burch got his NIU Ph.D. in particle physics—then landed dream job with Boston Red Sox

January 26, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. — The career trajectory of NIU graduate Tyler Burch has taken an unusual turn, to say the least. Just last spring, Burch earned his Ph.D. in particle physics from…

Study challenges ecology’s ‘Field of Dreams’ hypothesis

Restoring habitat requires much more than just the right plants

January 25, 2021

DeKalb, Ill. — If you build it, they might not come. That’s the key finding of a new study on habitat restoration practices that challenges a commonly accepted principle in ecology….

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Project aims to create prototype that converts carbon dioxide to ethanol

NIU’s Tao Xu leads collaborative effort that includes Argonne National Laboratory

You can’t judge a pygmy marmoset by its fur

NIU-led study sheds new light on world’s smallest monkeys

NIU celebrates Fermilab’s latest landmark finding

Over the years, nearly 50 faculty and students have contributed to experiment

NIU faculty received NIH Early Career Research Award for $430K to develop pediatric hearing aid

Perfect for St. Pat’s Day—a history of the Irish in Illinois

New book by NIU professor, former student sheds light on towering roles of Irish Americans

NSF award will advance long-range weather forecasts

Professor Victor Gensini receives $475k for 3-year project on predicting hail, tornadoes

NIU junior to publish remarkable history research

Study shows emancipation emphasis faded from motivations behind Illinois’ Civil War monuments

2021 Forward, Together Forward scholars demonstrate that Huskie spirit can be found near and far

2021 recipients come from Illinois, India and Laos

From bosons to BoSox

Tyler Burch got his NIU Ph.D. in particle physics—then landed dream job with Boston Red Sox

Study challenges ecology’s ‘Field of Dreams’ hypothesis

Restoring habitat requires much more than just the right plants

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