The College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) has named the first winner of its Outstanding Scholarly Publication of the Year award, and the honored paper gives bilingual children a fuller way to be heard. The inaugural CHHS award was established to
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Alyssa Harris, Ph.D. in Health Sciences candidate at Northern Illinois University, was the lead author of “Facility-Based Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in 45- to 49-Year-Olds After US Guideline Changes.” The study, which included NIU Professor M. Courtney Hughes as senior author,
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When Emma Hastings arrived in Richmond, Virginia, for the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR), she expected to present her findings alongside hundreds of undergraduate scholars from across the country. What she didn’t expect was students from other universities showing up specifically
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Huskie Trek Talks spotlight bold ideas, creative work and community‑driven research emerging from NIU. Modeled after TED‑style presentations, the annual program sponsored by NIU Foundation brings forward concise, high‑impact talks from faculty, staff and students whose work reflects the ingenuity and “Huskie
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Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, secured $850,000 in Community Project Funding to support updates to childcare spaces and career training at Northern Illinois University. Rep. Underwood met with campus leaders on May 6 to discuss the
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For many families in DeKalb, a simple conversation about child development can make all the difference. Through a growing partnership between Northern Illinois University speech-language pathology graduate students and local organizations, those conversations are now happening in both English and Spanish, helping
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Students in the Rehabilitation Counseling Student Association (RCSA) spent 18 hours at the Holmes Student Center during Respect Week, encouraging conversations about disability inclusion, advocacy and accessibility through interactive outreach and community engagement. Respect Week is a statewide initiative that promotes kindness,
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Advocacy is not always the first thing that comes to mind when students think about physical therapy. But on April 23, students and clinicians gathered at Northern Illinois University’s Wellness and Literacy Center to explore how policy decisions made far beyond the
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Cadet Knayjah Miller’s path to Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University began with a simple but steady commitment to service. That commitment carried Miller from the U.S. Army to a leadership role in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), where years of
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Anitha Saravanan, assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Northern Illinois University, has been selected as a 2026–2027 Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) Fellow. The IIN Fellowship is a competitive, statewide program that brings together faculty leaders from across Illinois to develop
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Congratulations to Saara Rizzo, a doctoral student in the Ph.D. in Health Sciences program at Northern Illinois University. She is a recipient of the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), a competitive national award
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Taylor Hennessee didn’t set out to pursue a career in medical laboratory sciences. A routine doctor’s visit in high school sparked a curiosity that would ultimately shape her future and lead to a prestigious summer opportunity at the Mayo Clinic. “It was
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