A study co-authored by NIU Child and Family Studies Assistant Professor Xiaohui Sophie Li was recently sited in a Market Business News article: Prepare kids financially by giving them hands-on experience with money.
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National Rehabilitation Association recognizes Sprong
Matthew Sprong, NIU assistant professor, Rehabilitation Services and Rehabilitation Counseling, recently received the Sylvia Walker National Multicultural Award from the National Rehabilitation Association. The Sylvia Walker Award is named after a professor, researcher and director of the first federal Research and Training Center (RTC) focused
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Lt. Col. Nilsen honored at Bears game
Lt. Col. Karl Nilsen, NIU Military Sciences Department chair, will be the Soldier of the Game the Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks game 7:15, Monday, at Soldier Field. A deserving member of the military is honored during an on-field recognition during the third quarter
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Public health professor elected Fellow of the American Heart Association
Sarah Geiger, assistant professor and undergraduate public health program coordinator, has been elected Fellow of the American Heart Association conferred by the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI). Fellowship recognizes and awards premium professional members for excellence, innovative and sustained contributions in the
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Message from CHHS Dean Derryl Block
Greetings! I hope you had a wonderful and productive summer. We have been busy at the College of Health and Human Sciences. Our faculty and staff have been engaged in research, building new programs, and getting prepared to welcome students back to
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Audiology professor quoted in The Hearing Review
NIU’s Mariah N. Cheyney, Au.D, clinical assistant professor audiology, provided comments about Illinois’ new law requiring insurers to cover replacement costs of hearing aids every three years for children with hearing loss 18 and younger. Her story about the issue appeared in
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Careers in Aging Services panel discussion planned
Join us for a free panel discussion about employment opportunities in the dynamic and rapidly growing industry of services for the aging population, 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, Wirtz Auditorium (Danielson Room 101). Our panelists include NIU alumni: Jill Krueger,
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Faculty shine at Sigma Theta Tau international conference
Several College of Health and Human Sciences faculty attended the Sigma Theta Tau International Conference in Melbourne, Australia in July. They gave presentations and poster sessions. Here’s a summary: Associate Professor of Nursing Manju Daniels gave two presentations and a poster session.
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Welcome Back Bash includes visit from Juno
The NIU School of Nursing helped support the DeKalb School District’s Welcome Back Bash event recently by sharing information and letting students spend some time with Juno, a human simulator. Kristen Selig, director of NIU’s simulation and nursing labs helped students listen
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NIU professor co-authors position paper on nutrition programs
NIU Assistant Professor Priyanka Ghosh Roy along with Theresa Stretch of the Institute of Child Nutrition of the University of Mississippi, have updated The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position paper on federally funded youth nutrition assistance programs. According to the paper “Child and Adolescent Federally
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PT students volunteer to screen Special Olympics athletes
Recently two NIU Doctor of Physical Therapy students, along with DPT assistant clinical professor Brynn Nahlik, volunteered to screen national and international Special Olympics athletes prior to their soccer competitions. Second-year DPT students Kory Tieman and Arthur Cano developed a fitness screening
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School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony photos available
Graduates who participated in the May 12, 2018 Northern Illinois University School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb can view and purchase event photos and portraits from David Joseph Portraits.
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