Tagged: STEM

Sky high

Engineering students named finalists in NASA competition to develop startup company

  • November 28, 2016
Two Northern Illinois University seniors in mechanical engineering have been named finalists in the SPACE RACE Startup Challenge, a first-of-its-kind initiative to encourage entrepreneurs to use federally funded NASA technologies…

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Chem night seeks to create STEM reaction

Fire and ice cream to be featured

  • April 13, 2016
The NIU Chemistry Club will harness the powers of fire and ice to demonstrate that chemistry is cool (and hot!) at its annual Chem Demo Night, 8 p.m., Friday, April…

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Why the geosciences must become more diverse

NIU professor involved in NSF-funded project that aims to spur change

  • December 15, 2015
By Nicole LaDue, NIU Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences The outlook for geoscience jobs is promising, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projecting above-average job growth of…

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‘Make the World a Better Place’

NIU STEM Outreach nurtures young minds, shapes future workforce

  • August 13, 2015
Eleven children – five of them girls – sit at tables inside the NIU STEM Outreach headquarters, a space inside Swen Parson Hall that seems more like a rich kid’s…

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NIU STEM Outreach summer camp

Science in the Summer

  • July 8, 2015
Science is more than theory and lecture. Science is fun. Science is hands-on. Science is about tinkering, about rolling up sleeves, about solving problems with a little noggin power. NIU…

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