Tagged: Jerry Blazey

Sustainability center gains momentum

Biologists Holly Jones and Wes Swingley win NSF grant awards

  • August 31, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. —  The planned Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS) continues to gain momentum, with new faces on campus who will help heighten its profile and faculty affiliates…

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The future of teaching and learning

NIU to open center for cutting-edge research in educational technology

  • October 31, 2018
DeKalb, Ill. — Northern Illinois University is launching a new research center in 2019 to cultivate, support, harness and promote cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of education and technology. As…

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Small particles, big deal

As ‘big science’ efforts shift into high gear at Fermilab, NIU faculty and student scientists reap the benefits

  • September 11, 2017
Some of the world’s largest and most fascinating experiments—the kind that involve hundreds of scientists and tackle mysteries of the universe—are happening practically in Northern Illinois University’s own back yard,…

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Science Matters

Why presidential candidates should care about scientific research

  • March 2, 2016
Why should science matter to our presidential candidates? As you’ll see in the accompanying video, Northern Illinois University students and faculty have strong and varied opinions. “It’s how we make…

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Super Science Tuesday

NIU students, faculty featured in Science Coalition video series

  • February 29, 2016
As voters prepare to choose their party nominees for U.S. president, members of the Northern Illinois University community are answering the question: Why should science matter to our presidential candidates?…

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