Category: Research

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…

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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…

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NIU’s 2020 Lincoln Laureate: ‘Funny, kind, brilliant’

Cary native shines in both chemistry lab and dance studio

  • November 23, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — Jill Belluomini can gracefully conquer both a molecular dynamics simulation and a pirouette. Her major and minor at NIU—chemistry and dance—represent her two passions. As different as…

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Emma Kuby

History professor’s first book earns high praise and three awards

Emma Kuby’s book offers a new narrative about how memory of Hitler’s atrocities reshaped postwar European intellectual life and ideological struggle.

  • November 12, 2020
When Emma Kuby, associate professor of history, decided to write her first book about concentration camp survivors who witnessed some of the 20th century’s worst atrocities, she knew that she…

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Linda Yasui, Professor of Biological Sciences

NIU earns grant to acquire high-tech microscope

NSF funding will boost scientific research and academic programs

  • October 23, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $250,000 in grant money to NIU for the acquisition of a cutting-edge high- microscope that will bolster university research and academic…

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How hard is it to vote in your state?

Cost of Voting Index shows which states make it easiest

  • October 13, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — With the Nov. 3 presidential election just around the corner, a new analysis identifies U.S. states that make it easiest, and those that make it more challenging, to register…

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