Rose Mace knew she needed to make a change. After her primary care doctor suggested she improve her health and consult with a nutritionist, she tried adjusting her diet on her own. She exercised regularly and made swaps she thought were healthier.
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Scott Conro, a senior majoring in Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness, was selected as the 2025 Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Outstanding Student Award winner by the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAND). “It is an honor to be recognized by the
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Emily Korte is a nutrition and dietetics graduate student from Cincinnati, OH Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Graduate Program: Nutrition and Dietetics What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you
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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
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The Staff Professional Development Academy, a new program spearheaded by Chief of Staff Matt Streb, and President Staff Fellow Michaela Holtz has launched this fall with 16 participants representing a variety of university departments. The 2022-23 Staff Professional Development Academy cohort. “The
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Liz Shaw, M.S. ’10, has become a national nutrition expert, spokesperson and social media influencer. Even after five years of social media success, referring to herself as an “influencer” is still difficult for Liz Shaw, ‘M.S. ’10. Yet, that is exactly what
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Assistant Professor Henna Muzaffar (far right) receives grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. Henna Muzaffar, assistant professor of Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness, received a $4,510 grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation to establish the Coordinated Approach to Child’s Health
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Melanie Regan 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
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Henna Henna Muzaffar, assistant professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Nancy Prange, Dietetic Internship Director, were named the 2021 Nutrition Education for the Public Award of Excellence winners by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Nancy Prange They received the award for their work with
Read moreRoxanne Isenhart graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1977 after starting her degree 14 years earlier at Iowa State University. In 2016, she established the Roxanne Isenhart Scholarship which is awarded each year to a junior or senior year enrolled in the
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Congratulations to our College of Health and Human Sciences faculty who have had publications in 2019. Milijana Buac, Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology Gross, M. C., Lopez, E., Buac, M., & Kaushanskaya, M. (2019). Processing of code-switched sentences by bilingual children: Cognitive and
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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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