April 27, 2026
DEKALB, IL – The Northern Illinois University College of Education’s Visual Disabilities program received full accreditation April 21 from the Association for Education and Rehabilitation...
March 26, 2026
DEKALB, IL — Dalia Khaizaran, a second-year Ph.D. student in computer science at NIU, has been selected for a competitive national training program focused on...
The research demonstrates how learning about the plight of animals can ease human suffering.
January 14, 2026
DEKALB, IL — Riley was a good boy. The rusty-brown “pit-bull” mix learned avidly alongside his teenaged handlers in Lifetime Bonds courses, which empower young...
December 10, 2025
DEKALB, IL — A new study by NIU researchers shows that Americans’ real-world access to hospitals differs sharply from what traditional models have long suggested....
University partners in $125 million U.S. Department of Energy collaboration
December 9, 2025
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
December 4, 2025
DEKALB, IL — Santa Claus might appear to be the quintessential seasonal worker, starting after Black Friday and ending on Christmas Eve. Yet the Academy...
