Henna Muzaffar, assistant professor, nutrition and dietetics, has been named a Fellow by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. This designation recognizes Muzaffar’s commitment to the field of dietetics and celebrates her professional
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A Virtual Earth Day Dialogue hosted by Evanston, Illinois, Mayor Stephen Hagerty, will include Tomoyuki Shibata, NIU associate professor, public health, and Institute for the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy at NIU. He joins a group of panelists noon, Friday, April 24. Register.
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In honor of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 19-25, we caught up with Michelle Campbell, who earned her B.S. in Medical Laboratory Sciences from NIU in 2014. “Happy Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! I’m currently working as a Development Technologist at Mayo Clinic
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We are so proud of alumnus Lt. Cmdr. Bennie Jonathan Sumner (B.S., Nursing ’07), a U. S. Navy reservist who is a surgical nurse in San Francisco. He volunteered to return to active-duty to deploy to New York City to assist with
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Ellyn Grider, a second year audiology student, and graduate assistant for the NIU Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic, has created a series of hearing-related education tools to help navigate challenges during COVID-19. Check them out.
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Cooking on a budget does not have to mean $0.10 packages of ramen noodles. Everyone is entitled to a balanced meal, even if you’re on a budget. A little research can go a long way and there are tons of resources available
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A school-record 11 members of the Northern Illinois University gymnastics team have been named to the 2020 Academic All-MAC Gymnastics Team announced by the Mid-American Conference Wednesday. For the second consecutive year, NIU had a school-record 11 student-athletes earn Academic All-MAC honor.
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In April 2020, Allison Gladfelter, assistant professor, and NIU alum, Kacy Barron, published an article titled “How Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, and Typical Language Learn to Produce Global and Local Semantic Features” in the journal, Brain Sciences (https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/4/231).
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This week (April 6-12) marks National Public Health Week. During the most challenging health crisis of our lifetime, it’s more important than ever to thank those who work to keep our nation safer and healthier. In honor of this recognition week, we
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While many people are spending this time at home spring cleaning their houses, others are looking to detox or cleanse from their self-isolation diet. The media describes most detox diets as a period of fasting, followed by a strict diet of fruits,
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The Northern Illinois University College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) donated several dozen boxes of personal protective equipment to the DeKalb Fire Department Monday to help prepare the community to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. CHHS donated exam gloves in all sizes,
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The teachers and staff at the NIU Child and Family Development Center wanted to share a little sunshine with children and families they serve. They enlisted the help of their own families — including their pets. Check out the fun.
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