What year did you start working at NIU? 2020 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? Somonauk, Illinois, was my hometown and I now live in Sycamore, Illinois. What is your job title? Program coordinator Where did you attend
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Masih Shokrani receives prestigious award
Masih Shokrani, professor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) in NIU’s School of Health Studies, is the recipient of 2020-2021 American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Scientific Assembly Professional Achievement Award. “It is so rewarding to be recognized by the ASCLS Scientific
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Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month, an opportunity to spread awareness, promote acceptance and ignite change. NIU’s Autism Caregiver Group is a place where uniqueness is celebrated – not just in April – but every month. The group of NIU faculty and students
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Allan Vest comes ‘full circle’ in closing 50-year NIU career back where he began
(Originally published in the NIU College of Education newsletter) Allan Vest and Mission During his 1970-71 senior year at Thornridge High School in suburban Dolton, Ill., Allan Vest played on a now-legendary basketball team crowned as state champions in the first of its back-to-back
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School of Nursing faculty share video congratulations to Class of 2020
The School of Nursing faculty and staff wish the spring graduating class of 2020 congratulations and best wishes. Several faculty have provided special video messages for you. Take a look!
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A message from Dean Derryl Block
Dear CHHS Students: Perhaps more than other NIU students, the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students are keenly aware of the importance of our response to the COVID19 pandemic. As future health and human services leaders, you are training to
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Assistant professor earns accolades from American Society for Nutrition
Visiting Assistant Professor Henna Muzaffar has been named the Early Career Award winner for the Nutrition Education & Behavioral Science Research Interest Section of the American Society for Nutrition. She received the award earlier this month at the ASN conference in Baltimore.
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Nutrition seminar students present posters
Several first-year nutrition graduate students presented Health Impact Assessment (HIA) posters recently, their final class project for HLTH 600 Nutrition seminar class. In groups of four, students conducted an HIA (screening, scoping, assessment and recommendations) on a chosen topic. Students then prepared
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Meet Communication Disorders major, Ryan Scheri
Recently, Communications Disorders major Ryan Scheri was in the Huskie Spotlight. Learn more about this CHHS student. Hometown: DeKalb, IL Major: Communicative Disorders Minor: Deafness Are you attending NIU on any scholarships? Which one(s)? Recently, I have received the NIU Foundation Impact Scholarship and a
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Congratulations to NIU gymnasts in our college
We’re so proud of CHHS students Catherine Biddle (Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy), and Allison Richardson, (Nursing): Members of the Mid-American Conference Championship Women’s Gymnastics Team! The NIU gymnastics team is one of NIU’s highest achieving academic teams: they lead the athletic department in
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Nutrition In yoU: Behind the scenes of the Super Solider Special Dinner
It’s March, which means it is Special Dinner time! Every Fall and Spring semester, the dietetic interns put on a themed dinner within the dining halls. Being a dietetic intern, myself, I am part of the Neptune dining hall festivities of a
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A poster by audiology student Kassondra Hemmen, along with Blythe Kitner, Audiology clinical assistant professor, has been nominated for an American Academy of Audiology Foundation James and Susan Jerger Award for Excellent in Student Research. Their poster, “PP1507: Quantifying Aging Effects on the
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