Susan Caplan Susan Caplan has been named the chair for the NIU School of Nursing. Caplan comes to NIU from Rutgers University where she was a professor of nursing. Also, she taught at the University of Southern Maine, and holds a Ph.D.
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Dietetic interns in lab coats: The second year
Northern Illinois University has a two and a half year combined M.S. Nutrition and Dietetics/Dietetic Internship program. If you came across a dietetic intern while visiting campus during the fall or spring semesters, you might find that she or he is in
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Nutrition In yoU: Meet Megan Farris
Last week, Nutrition In yoU blog contributor Megan Farris introduced me, Jackie Braun, and my background in nutrition and dietetics. I am looking forward to continuing this blog and highlighting the unique opportunities that we get to experience as dietetic interns at
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Chung providing hearing tests to hundreds
NIU Audiology Professor King Chung is making good use of her Fulbright Scholarship Award. She and a team in Brazil have provided hearing tests for over 500 people in three different populations in two months. She has moved on to Natal, where
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Nursing professor named 2019 Nurse Educator Fellow
Nancy Petges Nancy Petges, NIU nursing assistant professor, has been named a 2019 Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). She is one of 19 nurse educators in the state who have awarded $10,000 each to promote excellence
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Nutrition In yoU is back
Welcome back to the Nutrition In yoU blog. I’m Megan Farris, a second year Dietetic Intern and research graduate assistant, pursuing an M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics at NIU. I am so pleased to help keep the Nutrition In yoU blog alive
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Students, faculty from Beijing visit Hospitality and Tourism Management program
The NIU Hospitality and Tourism Management program hosted students and faculty from Capital Normal University, Beijing. While on their 10-day visit, the Chinese students visited HTM classes as well as visiting Chicago’s McCormick Place and the Marriott Marquis. The also attended the
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School of Nursing alumna named ‘School Nurse of the Year’
Kimberly Coric Morse, ’87 B.S., Nursing, has been named the North Carolina School Nurse of the Year by the School Nurse Association of North Carolina. Morse is the school nurse for Lake Norman High School in Mooresville, North Carolina. Read about her
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College of Health and Human Sciences welcomes new associate dean
Michael Kushnick has been named associate dean for academic affairs for the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS). Michael Kushnik Kushnick comes to NIU from Sioux City, Iowa, where he was the chair for the Department of Applied Health and
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Speech pathologist pushes animal communication boundaries with case study
When Christina Hunger earned her Master of Arts in speech-language pathology from NIU in 2017, she knew she wanted to help young children with speech challenges, which she now does as a Pediatric Speech Pathologist for Early Intervention in San Diego. It
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Degree completion program leads to dream job
It took nearly a decade, but she made it: Ginny Egizio is a graduate of Northern Illinois University’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program. She earned her B.S. in May, 2018 and today she is working her dream job in events management. “I
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Individuals invited to participate in audiology study
The NIU Human Auditory Physiology Lab (HAPL) is looking for individuals to participate in a project designed to examine how changes in cognition following concussion affect a person’s ability to function in complex auditory environments, like a noisy classroom. Matt Wilson, associate
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