Nutrition expert and influencer Elizabeth Shaw, M.S. ’10, ‘digests’ her success

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 receives DCCF grant

  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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New facility proposed to build a healthier tomorrow

Planning continues for NIU’s Health Informatics Technology Center (HITC), a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility that will increase opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration and position NIU as a leader in health education and research. A team of NIU faculty, staff and administrators met

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Building a pipeline: 11 selected for Emerging Faculty Leaders Program

Eleven NIU faculty members have been selected to participate in the first cohort of the new Emerging Faculty Leaders Program, which aims to bolster leadership capacity across campus. The Provost’s Office earlier this fall launched the initiative, led by Alicia Schatteman, director

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CHHS takes on Corn Fest

When thousands of people flocked to DeKalb for Corn Fest last month, a group of Huskies joined them. More than a dozen College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students, faculty and staff were part of the CHHS’ inaugural appearance at the

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