The holidays were a little brighter for residents at two local long-term care facilities thanks to a group of Huskies from the NIU student organization, Music and Memory. Both Lincolnshire Memory Care in Sycamore and Aperion Care in DeKalb were filled with
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Dozens of first-year speech-language pathology students gathered on Dec. 14 where they demonstrated how evidence, family values, and clinical expertise intertwine in 11 different clinical case studies. Some of the clinical topics included: the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to
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NIU Doctor of Audiology students took part in the eighth annual Clinical Rounds Poster Presentations event on Nov. 21 held at the Wellness and Literacy Center. Each year during their final on-campus fall semester, members of the cohort of audiology students choose
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The NIU School of Nursing hosted its inaugural Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Immersion Day in September, bringing together more than 25 current DNP students. Dr. Katherine Coulter “The event allowed DNP students to collaborate with professionals from the DNP faculty as well
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Dean Kelly Fiala welcomed members of the inaugural College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Advisory Boardto campus on Oct. 13. For Fiala, who has been leading the college since June, assembling a team to support the college was a critical priority and goal
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Great to see Professor Allison Gladfelter (Speech-Language Pathology) and students Henry Tomiser (psychology major/communicative disorders minor) and Adriana Dinello (communicative disorders major) who presented their research at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASLHA) convention in Boston on Nov. 16-18.
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Three College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) students earned the opportunity to attend the Health in Entrepreneurship Research Forum held in Chicago on Oct. 13-14. Event organizers included Tim Michaelis, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at NIU College of Business, who along
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Professor Anitha Saravanan, NIU School of Nursing, is the primary investigator (PI) for the Smart Tablet Education for Healthy Living (STEHL) project. The project engaged older adults at retirement facilities to help them become more comfortable with technology designed to assist them
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Two NIU health care disciplines joined forces Oct. 27 during an interprofessional education mass casualty and emergency care simulation event at Anderson Hall. The learning opportunity started as part of a College of EducationInstructional Innovation Grant written by Tyler Wood and Nicholas
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Things are looking stylish at NIU thanks to Huskies with an eye for fashion. From current fall trends to red and black outfits inspired by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization, visitors to Wirtz Hall will be treated
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The NIU School of Nursing hosted its inaugural Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Immersion Day in September, bringing together more than 25 current DNP students. “The event allowed DNP students to collaborate with professionals from the DNP faculty as well as other
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Evolving as a leader in efforts to increase accessibility, NIU piloted a new wayfinding system that benefits all Huskies, especially those who are blind or visually impaired. The wayfinding system allows students, faculty, staff and visitors to hear key information and navigate their
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