Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness major, Megan Gardner, has earned an NIU Forward Together Forward Scholarship — an award in honor of the students lost on Feb. 14, 2008. Read more about Gardner and the other scholarship recipients.
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Public Health student success story: Transferring success
Michael Amaya, B.S. in Public Health, was featured in NIU President Lisa Freeman’s Undergraduate School Commencement address December 2017. Michael Amaya is not unlike many NIU Public Health students. He worked exceptionally hard to get to graduation day December 2017 where he
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Nutrition and Dietetics students earn scholarships
Congratulations are in order for two NIU Nutrition and Dietetic students who were awarded scholarships from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation. Georgia McArtney earned the Colonel Frances G. Ballentine Scholarship Fund for $3,000. Megan Farris, also an NIU Nutrition and Dietetics
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Huskie Spotlight shines on Nutrition and Dietetics grad student
Cristal Medina, a second-year Nutrition and Dietetics graduate student was featured recently on the niu.edu homepage. Learn why the Hollister California native chose NIU.
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Medical laboratory sciences professor featured in Huskie Spotlight
Jeanne Isabel, program director and associate professor for Medical Lab Sciences, has been honred with NIU’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teach Award. She was featured recently in an NIU.edu Huskie Spotlight, republished here: Jeanne Isabel, program director and associate professor for Medical Laboratory Sciences,
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Public health professor publishes research
NIU Assistant Professor Sarah Geiger has been busy publishing research with her colleagues. Here are her recent publications. Zhou, Y., Bao, W-W., Qian, Z., Geiger, S.D., Parrish, K.L. Yang, B-Y., Lee, Y.L., & Dong, G-H. (2017). Perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and urine CC16 levels
Read moreDietetic intern alumna makes headlines
NIU alumnae Meagan O’Connor was featured in an article in the Sept. 6 Chicago Tribune. ‘No more late-night Taco Bell:’ Cubs and White Sox nutritionists have own recipes for success By Phil Thomson Chicago Tribune How do you get a growing Cubs or White Sox player to
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Ph.D student to present paper at national ASHA convention
Cindy Lund-Hrdi, a graduate student in the NIU Ph.D in Health Sciences program was recently awarded a student Research Travel Award (SRTA) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to attend the ASHA Convention in Los Angeles this November. She was selected to receive
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Public Health professor researching lead levels in rural domesic wells
Assistant Professor of Public Health Sarah Geiger has begun a research project, “Lead in Homes with Domestic Wells in Three Illinois Counties.” Geiger explains this work will characterize lead levels in water used by families in primarily rural areas of Illinois that
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CHHS welcomes new faculty and staff
College of Health and Human Sciences has welcomed several new faculty members. College of Health and Human Sciences has welcomed several new staff members.
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Nutrition and Dietetics major featured in Huskie Spotlight
Diana Garcia was recently featured on NIU.edu’s Huskie Spotlight. Here’s what she had to say: Hometown: Cicero, IL Major: Nutrition and Dietetics What most excites you about your major? I would say the food aspect. I love food; I love cooking it, I love
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NIU Online Master of Public Health degree program earns top ranking
The Best Schools, an organization that ranks degree programs, colleges and universities, has recognized Northern Illinois University’s Online Master of Public Health degree program in the top 30 best in the country. Ranking criteria include quality of the program, the types of
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