NIU’s health sciences program is designed with a clear purpose: To prepare students for the complex, evolving landscape of health care. Whether students are aiming for careers in allied health, pursuing professional school or already working in the field, our program offers
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NIU student Cassidy Sweeney was awarded the 2024-2025 Midwest Deans Association (MDA) Legacy Scholarship sponsored by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). The Legacy Scholarship program was established to honor the legacies of current and former deans and directors of
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About 70 NIU faculty and staff gathered at the Holmes Student Center on Feb. 28 for a professional development workshop sponsored by the College of Health and Human Sciences and the Northeast Illinois Area Health Education Center (NE-IL AHEC). The event featured
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L. Raymond Guo, a Health Sciences doctoral student in the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS), was recognized as the Best Doctoral Student Paper Award winner by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Preventing Chronic Disease journal. The journal
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When students, faculty and staff join together to support NIU Huskie Food Pantry, it proves to be a winning combination. That was the case in January when the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the CHHS Student Advisory Committee teamed up
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Paris Thomas, who graduates in December 2022 with a Ph.D. in Health Sciences, has been named as one of 44 emerging leaders for the Chicago Urban League IMPACT Leadership Development Program. The intensive, nine-month program helps Black professionals advance in their careers
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Melani Duffrin, NIU professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, was named the Nutrition Education for the Public Dietetic Practice Group (NEP DPG) Award of Excellence winner. The Award of Excellence recognizes high-quality nutrition education projects that enhance and advance the objectives of the NEP DPG. Duffrin’s research
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Rachel Wozniak counts Research Rookies among her best experiences at NIU. Rachel Wozniak The Maple Park native graduated this spring with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a jumpstart on her career, thanks in part to Research Rookies. Like all Huskies who take
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Hometown: Accra, Ghana Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Major: Health sciences Ph.D. program What scholarships did you receive and why did you receive them? How has the financial support impacted your experience at NIU? I gratefully received a graduate assistantship that came with a tuition waiver for my entire
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Hometown: Chicago, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2023 Major: Health sciences What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? As a child, my answer to this question changed
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Hometown: Woodstock, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2022 Major: Health sciences Transfer from: Harper College What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? As an adolescent, I considered becoming a
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When Abigail Swidergal became a master’s student in Health Sciences at NIU, she had a different perspective than when she was a Huskie undergrad. “As an adult learner with a goal, I think my perspective of appreciating all my courses and what
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