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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HS major earns academic All-MAC honors
The Northern Illinois University football team placed 11 student-athletes on the 2019 Academic All-MAC Team announced Monday by the Mid-American Conference. The Huskie contingent was led by a pair of four-time honorees – senior offensive lineman Jordan Steckler and senior safety Trayshon
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Nutrition and dietetics program takes part in new Northwestern Medicine Performance Center
Northern Illinois University Athletics officially dedicated the Northwestern Medicine Performance Center and Phi Sigma Kappa Alumni Association of NIU Nutrition Center Wednesday morning in front of a gathering of university and community dignitaries, NIU coaches and Huskie student-athletes. “This is a watershed
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation cites NIU as ‘Champion Site’
NIU’s Dietetic Internship is one of four programs in the United States who have been identified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation as a Champion Site for the new Sustainable, Resilient, and Healthy Food and Water Systems Curriculum. “Under the
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Students present at STEM educators conference
Nutrition and Dietetics students Georgia McArtney and Kelly Furr recently attended Bridging the Gap, the North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR) annual conference for STEM Educators. Both served as conference volunteers and presented a poster, “Simplifying science with FAN cards: Creating and
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Nutrition In yoU: All about apples, and farm owner and Dietetic Intern Katie Palomares
Halloween is right around the corner! But there is still time to visit your local apple orchard or pumpkin patch before the brutal cold is here to stay. Being in the Midwest, it is easy to take for granted the ample amount
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Nutrition In yoU: Super special dinner heading to a res hall near you
How do you spend your Wednesday and Thursday nights? Celebrating superheroes Wonder Woman and Thor, of course! Next week is a VERY exciting week for the NIU community because it is special dinner week. Each semester the dietetic interns of NIU host
Read moreMLS student earns national scholarship
Jane Kuch, an NIU senior Medical Laboratory Sciences major, was one 50 students nationwide recognized for exemplary academic performance by The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Foundation. Kuch was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for books and tuition
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Meet MLS student Rachel Gathman
The Huskie Spotlight is fixed on medical laboratory sciences student Rachel Gathman of Genoa. Discover why she chose NIU and MLS, what her favorite campus spots are, and who her favorite professor is in this Q&A.
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Public health professor named to global advisory panel
Public Health and Health Education Associate Professor Lynn Herrmann has been named to a concept advisory panel with the International WELL Building Institute. The is a public benefit corporation whose mission is to improve human health and well-being through the built environment. IWBI
Read moreHealth studies instructor earns accolades
Marcia Berke, a health studies instructor, has received the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD) Service Award for 2017. She was honored for giving “distinguished, varied, and continued service to IAHPERD through district and state contributions,” and making
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Health Professions House looks back on a successful year
NIU’s Health Professions House, a living learning community in the Stevenson A Tower residence hall, has had an active year. Residents, who all share interests in health and service-related majors and careers, participated in several events, field trips and study sessions. Read
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