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Tagged: grant

Biology professor wins $450K grant to study cells important to cancer research

  • October 19, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — How and why does cancer spread from one part of the body to another? Those are key questions behind the research of NIU biological sciences professor Olivier Devergne, whose…

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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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Huskie Pledge: A 3.0 high school GPA could be your ticket

For eligible freshmen, new aid program would help fully cover 2020-21 tuition, fees

  • October 23, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. – Illinois high school students who graduate this coming spring with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above might now be able to reap the benefits of a generous…

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NIU receives $1.6 million grant to improve math content knowledge for PK-12 teachers from Rockford, Sauk Valley

Grant also funds development of online resources for transitional math

  • March 28, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. — Northern Illinois University has received a $1.6 million grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to provide professional development in math pedagogy to 160 teachers from…

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Who knew? Philosophy catches fire on YouTube

NIU professor helps run digital project that just snagged 250K NEH award

  • December 18, 2018
 DeKALB, Ill. — Who knew animated-video lessons in philosophy—with titles such as “Epistemology: The Paradox of the Ravens” and “The Good Life: Nietzsche”—would be an internet sensation? Northern Illinois…

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NIU earns $1 million grant to support low-income STEM students

  • September 6, 2018
DeKalb, Ill. — A $1 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to Northern Illinois University will provide scholarships and mentoring for high-achieving, low-income students pursuing STEM degrees. Spearheaded by Ralph…

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Physics flexes its muscles

‘High energy’ researchers attract $1.77 million in new grants

  • September 22, 2015
Unraveling the Big Bang. Laying the foundation for tomorrow’s technology. Using some of the world’s coolest, most innovative and most expensive scientific facilities. Students and faculty involved in NIU’s High…

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$1.1 million to stop bullying

Grant aids students studying to become school psychologists; NIU experts share tips for parents

  • August 13, 2015
Thanks to a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the next generation of graduates from NIU’s master’s-level School Psychology Program will enter the workforce better equipped to…

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“Go Teacher” students from Ecuador at NIU’s Literacy on the Lawn event

The Languages of Learning

Ecuadorian educators at NIU prepare to renovate their teaching

  • July 22, 2015
While a mid-July blast of heat and humidity makes DeKalb swelter, a group of English teachers from Ecuador absorb a lecture on “learning strategy instruction” inside McMurry Hall. Metacognitive strategies….

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