When big problems seem insurmountable, young minds often bring a fresh approach to viable solutions. NIU’s inaugural Huskie Hack event proved this point when it challenged students to come up with practical plans to improve food sustainability and the future of food
Read moreNIU student presenting at national conference
College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) student Melanie Regan, who is majoring in Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness, was selected to present at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2021 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo which will be held virtually Oct. 16-19.
Read moreCHHS takes on Corn Fest
When thousands of people flocked to DeKalb for Corn Fest last month, a group of Huskies joined them. More than a dozen College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students, faculty and staff were part of the CHHS’ inaugural appearance at the
Read moreCollege of Health and Human Sciences welcomes new and returning Huskies
The College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) welcomed new and returning students on Aug. 20 as part of the university’s annual Week of Welcome. More than 40 students, faculty and staff gathered at the East Lagoon for an afternoon event called
Read moreWe’ve got spirit, yes we do!
Join us in celebrating a successful end of the semester and/or graduation with CHHS Spirit Week activities during finals week, April 26-30. Sponsored by the CHHS team and Student Advisory Committee, we plan to celebrate our efforts and offer a virtual “high
Read moreVirtual Open House
Thinking about grad school? Join us for a virtual open house.
Read moreCommunity Outreach
A little inclement weather didn’t deter the School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders Outreach team from promoting their clinics on Oct. 1. Carrie Callahan (pictured) joined Joy Robackouski, Mariah Cheyney and Sherrill Morris during the DeKalb County Community Expo that took
Read morePublic health professor part of Earth Day panel discussion
A Virtual Earth Day Dialogue hosted by Evanston, Illinois, Mayor Stephen Hagerty, will include Tomoyuki Shibata, NIU associate professor, public health, and Institute for the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy at NIU. He joins a group of panelists noon, Friday, April 24. Register.
Read moreArtistic director of TCU School of Medicine presents clinics to CHHS students
Training speakers to connect more empathetically, whether they are physicians, other medical professionals, students or actors, is something Val Lantz-Gefroh has been training all her life for. Even if she didn’t know it at first. She will be in DeKalb, March 20
Read moreBreaking Barriers: Serving Immigrant Families topic of ILCFR conference
NIU is hosting the Illinois Council on Family Relations (ILCFR) 2020 Conference: Breaking Barriers: Serving Immigrant Families, 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., April 3, at the Holmes Student Center Duke Ellington Ballroom. Human Development and Family Sciences students are encouraged to attend
Read moreJoin us for a special movie screening: ‘Turning Point’
Thursday, March 5 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. NIU’s Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, 231 N. Annie Glidden Rd., DeKalb, IL In an effort to help health care providers learn and be proactive with early detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment/Alzheimer’s-related dementias,
Read moreLuncheon lecture: Health care disparities in pediatric asthma
The NIU School of Nursing will host Felesia Bowen, a nationally recognized expert in pediatric asthma and health equity, who will discuss health care disparities in pediatric asthma and her community-based research. This luncheon lecture is noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 3,
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