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NIU biologist awarded $340,000 NASA grant

Wesley Swingley’s work will advance search for life on exoplanets

January 16, 2019

DeKALB, Ill. — Wesley Swingley has spent his career studying organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, yet exist all around us. But the assorted…

NIU’s growing Antarctic footprint

Scientists on quest to assess risk of future ice sheet collapse

January 11, 2019

DeKalb, Ill. — On Jan. 18, Reed Scherer once again will venture into the depths of Antarctica, boarding the same ship he traveled elsewhere on decades ago as an eager…

NIU, Discover mark launch of on-campus code_orange program

November 1, 2018

Discover Financial Services and Northern Illinois University recently marked the opening of the new code_orange program, an exciting initiative that is providing tech-savvy students with opportunities on the university’s campus…

Study: U.S. tornado frequency shifting eastward from Great Plains

Tornado Alley is still tops, but more vulnerable regions are catching up

October 17, 2018

DeKalb, IL – A new study finds that over the past four decades, tornado frequency has increased over a large swath of the Midwest and Southeast and decreased in portions…

New study scrutinizes time and effort it takes to vote in each state

Changes in restrictions, state discrepancies impact voter turnout

September 25, 2018

DeKalb, Ill. — Wide variations among the 50 states when it comes to the ease of casting a ballot are impacting the quality of democracy in the United States, a…

Results from multi-lab collaboration provide new take on classic social-psychology effect

September 6, 2018

A new multi-lab collaborative effort replicated the methods of a classic and influential study in the field of social psychology. The new results suggest that conventional wisdom about a procedure…

Study: Trump’s comments helped sustain ‘Take a Knee’ movement

NIU researchers analyzed NFL protests week by week over two years

August 30, 2018

DeKalb, Ill. – A new study out of Northern Illinois University appears to confirm what some likely suspected—that the “Take a Knee” movement in the NFL was galvanized by its…

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…

‘Here comes NIU’: Supermileage Team a force to be reckoned with

Student-designed vehicle among nation’s best, sets new team record

August 20, 2018

DeKalb, Ill. — How much work do members of the NIU Supermileage team put in? “An excessive amount,” joked team president Josh Helsper, of St. Charles. “It’s a part-time job…

‘Jurassic’ effort: NIU engineering students work to re-create saber-toothed cat

Senior Design Day project aims to improve animal prosthetics, museum displays.

August 14, 2018

DeKalb, Ill. — They started with a 3-D prototype of a saber-toothed cat’s forelimb. One day, it could be the entire cat. Inspired by NIU biological sciences professor Virginia Naples,…

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NIU biologist awarded $340,000 NASA grant

Wesley Swingley’s work will advance search for life on exoplanets

NIU’s growing Antarctic footprint

Scientists on quest to assess risk of future ice sheet collapse

NIU, Discover mark launch of on-campus code_orange program

Study: U.S. tornado frequency shifting eastward from Great Plains

Tornado Alley is still tops, but more vulnerable regions are catching up

New study scrutinizes time and effort it takes to vote in each state

Changes in restrictions, state discrepancies impact voter turnout

Priming hostility?

Results from multi-lab collaboration provide new take on classic social-psychology effect

Study: Trump’s comments helped sustain ‘Take a Knee’ movement

NIU researchers analyzed NFL protests week by week over two years

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

‘Here comes NIU’: Supermileage Team a force to be reckoned with

Student-designed vehicle among nation’s best, sets new team record

‘Jurassic’ effort: NIU engineering students work to re-create saber-toothed cat

Senior Design Day project aims to improve animal prosthetics, museum displays.

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