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Tagged: National Science Foundation

Spell check for research? Confronting the reproducibility crisis with explainable AI

  • January 19, 2021
You might have heard of the famous “marshmallow test.” The study, and follow-ups that extended over decades, found that children who could delay gratification—and consequently get two marshmallows instead of…

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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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Climate change could dramatically reduce U.S. snowstorms

Study: Across North America, warming could shorten snow season

  • May 25, 2020
Updated May 27, 2020 DeKalb, Ill. — A new study led by Northern Illinois University scientists suggests American winters late this century could experience significant decreases in the frequency, intensity and size…

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NSF awards $271,000 research grant to geology professor

  • May 18, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $271,000 grant to NIU Board of Trustees Professor Reed Scherer and colleague Christine Siddoway of Colorado College to support their research…

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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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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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NSF awards more than 300k to NIU’s Tao Xu for research on making a better solar cell

  • August 23, 2018
Tao Xu is on a mission to harness the sun, and he plans to have NIU students give him a hand. The NIU chemistry and biochemistry professor has been working…

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Reed Scherer

New study suggests surprising wrinkle in history of West Antarctic Ice Sheet

At some point since last Ice Age, the WAIS was smaller than it is today

  • June 13, 2018
DeKALB, Ill. — Scientists  generally have believed that since the end of the last Ice Age, about 15,000 years ago, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has been getting smaller…

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NIU biologist wins $911,000 NSF grant for early career research

  • September 5, 2017
DEKALB, Ill. – The National Science Foundation has awarded a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant of $911,000 over five years to NIU biological sciences professor Yanbin Yin. The…

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Highly decorated

Anthropologist Mark Schuller is attracting grants, awards for work in Haiti

  • April 19, 2017
The work of NIU professor Mark Schuller is attracting attention, grants and awards—and NIU students are among the beneficiaries. In 2015, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Schuller, a cultural…

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