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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…

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Discovery zone

Amazing student research, artistry, community engagement on display at HSC

  • April 13, 2016
Student engagement in research, artistry and service is a hallmark of the NIU education. And nowhere will that be more evident than at NIU’s seventh annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry…

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Caught on camera

One year later, NIU geographers say photos, videos tell tale of Fairdale tornado

  • April 6, 2016
NIU geographers have developed an interactive map—with links to stunning videos and photos—showing the 30-mile path of the April 9, 2015 tornado that devastated the community of Fairdale, about 20…

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Reaching new heights

NIU professor climbs with purpose to Mount Kilimanjaro summit

  • March 29, 2016
Why did Kurt Thurmaier climb the mountain? Certainly not solely because it was there. Earlier this year, Thurmaier and 11 other climbing volunteers, including NIU alumni Ben Peterson and Mark…

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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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Why it’s a big deal to detect gravitational waves

  • February 11, 2016
Scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory today announced they have for the first time detected gravitational waves—ripples in space-time geometry predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago. The discovery…

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Speak Your Mind

Where does Martin Luther King Jr. rank among great American orators?

  • January 15, 2016
As our nation reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the NIU Newsroom thought it would be appropriate to talk with some of our campus experts in public…

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Photo of a police squad car

Camera’s Eye

Police should wear body cameras to improve trust, accountability, NIU sociologist contends

  • July 29, 2015
Begin typing “Sandra Bland” into a Google search window, and the correct suggestion pops up as soon as the first “a” is keyed. The former Naperville woman became the latest…

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Presidential voting map

Speak Your Mind: Keeping Up with the Contenders

Who’s leading the current field of presidential candidates?

  • July 10, 2015
November 2016 is a long way away. You wouldn’t know it, though, by the number of eager White House hopefuls who are lining up for the 17-month slog to Election…

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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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