Category: Science, Engineering & Tech

Where the wild things are—on NIU’s campus

Urban ecologist John Vanek has seen (and photographed) it all

  • February 26, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — If you’re hoping to spot a deer, fox or coyote while strolling through campus at NIU, graduate student John Vanek is your man. While working toward his Ph.D. in…

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NIU removes use of standardized test scores for 2021 applicants

New ‘test-blind’ policy is first of its kind for an Illinois institution

  • January 29, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. – Northern Illinois University today announced it will eliminate the use of standardized test scores for general admission and merit scholarship decisions. This new “test-blind” policy will begin…

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What prairie voles can teach people about stress

NIU prof gets $372K to study links between exercise and brain health

  • January 23, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — Angela Grippo’s New Year’s resolution is exercise, exercise, exercise, but the NIU psychology professor won’t be breaking a sweat or hitting the gym. Instead, she’ll be spending time…

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All in for albatross

NIU graduate fellow advocates for endangered seabirds on Midway Atoll

  • October 7, 2019
A place of beauty, birds and history calls to Wieteke Holthuijzen. A biological sciences graduate fellow at NIU, Holthuijzen may spend her time these days in a lab, but she’s…

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NIU unveils first Ph.D. programs in engineering

New partnership will allow students to complete doctoral dissertations on the job

  • September 25, 2019
DeKALB. Ill. — The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) at Northern Illinois University will begin offering its first doctoral programs with three Ph.D. degrees in electrical, mechanical, and…

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