Research
University partners in $125 million U.S. Department of Energy collaboration
DEKALB, IL — NIU’s drive to advance quantum-related research just took a major leap forward. The university has joined a select group of institutions advancing...
NIU Professor Bethany Cockburn’s recent paper in Academy of Management Journal deconstructs the vocation of professional Santas
DEKALB, IL — Santa Claus might appear to be the quintessential seasonal worker, starting after Black Friday and ending on Christmas Eve. Yet the Academy...
DeKalb, Ill. – Earlier this year, NIU management professor Devaki Rau was recognized for her “A” publication — which she co-authored with Professor Philip Bromiley...
‘It’s their present reality in Hurricane Alley, and our possible future here in Tornado Alley.’
DEKALB, IL — As communities hit by natural disasters debrief together and share knowledge, responses to hazards can become less haphazard around the globe. Building...
Study explores cause of sea urchin die-offs in Caribbean
DEKALB, IL — When long-spined sea urchins across the Caribbean began dying by the thousands in 2022, marine scientists feared a repeat of an ecological...
Threatened species connect oceans, islands, people in critical way
Restoring seabird populations could help safeguard biodiversity and climate resilience across vast scales, a new study shows. Published this week in Nature Reviews Biodiversity, the...
