Many of us eat more when we feel stressed. In fact, “stress-eating” may be part of our body’s physiological response to high levels of physical and emotional stress. When we are stressed for long periods of time, our bodies release cortisol. This
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Beth Squires, NIU Public Health program coordinator and instructor, was recently featured on Chicago public radio WBEZ, discussing the public health aspects of containing the coronavirus in China and the U.S. Listen here.
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Congratulations to all the CHHS fall 2019 graduates! Below are a few images from the Saturday, Dec. 14, NIU Undergraduate Commencement.
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When you look outside, you might notice the leaves changing, the weather becoming cooler, and the daylight getting shorter. There are signs of fall around us and this should be reflected in our diet. Modern agriculture and food processing techniques allow most
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The College of Health and Human Sciences welcomes Claire Mogren, Research Development Specialist. Mogren will assist CHHS faculty and staff in finding funding opportunities and preparing and submitting their applications. “We are very happy that Claire is joining the College of Health
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To continue the unique summer experiences theme from NIU dietetic interns, this week we spoke to Elizabeth Herrick, a second year in the Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics and Dietetic Internship (MS/DI) program at NIU. This summer Elizabeth worked at La Casa
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The Northern Illinois University Ph.D. in Health Sciences program recently congratulated their first two graduates. Hana Hinkle and Steven Hinojosa both successfully defended their doctoral dissertations this fall, and became the first to receive their doctorates through the Ph.D. program which accepted
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Greetings! I hope you had a wonderful and productive summer. We have been busy at the College of Health and Human Sciences. Our faculty and staff have been engaged in research, building new programs, and getting prepared to welcome students back to
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Chelsea Wachholder (’12), BSN, RN, a critical care unit nurse at SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford, received a DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing. The DAISY Award was created in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, to honor the excellent nursing care he received in his
Read moreThe city of DeKalb has recently added parking restrictions to the streets around the School of Nursing building at 1240 Normal Rd. These changes affect students and visitors. Please visit NIU’s city parking ordinances for maps and details.
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If you’re a sports physical therapist, you’re in luck: you’re in demand. Less than 2 percent of all licensed physical therapists in the U.S. are board certified specialists in sports physical therapy. And, if you are studying to become a physical therapist
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The College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Health Studies has its first chair. Jeanne M. Isabel, an award-winning educator and former NIU Medical Laboratory Sciences program director, will take over the role June 1. “Dr. Isabel is a respected leader
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