Meet Medical Laboratory Sciences student from Crystal Lake, Illinois, Ariel Levitt. She’s one of the students featured on NIU.edu’s homepage Huskie Spotlight.
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NIU faculty ramp up COVID-19 research
Several NIU faculty, including Josephine Ebomoyi, Paul Priester, M. Courtney Hughes, Kari Hickey, and Janet Olson have pivoted their research to take on COVID-19-related studies. Learn more.
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Professor named Fellow by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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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Medical Laboratory Professionals Week: Alumni spotlight on Michelle Campbell ’14
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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Celebrating our alumni during National Public Health Week
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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CHHS donates PPE to DeKalb Fire Department to battle COVID-19
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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Collaboration skills focus of Interdisciplinary Case Study
Over 170 students from NIU and University of Illinois at Chicago met last week for the annual Interdisciplinary Case Study. Students in NIU’s audiology, dietetics, medical laboratory science, nursing, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology, and pharmacy students from UIC participated in a
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National Eating Disorder Awareness Week event a success
NIU hosted a National Eating Disorder Awareness Week event Feb. 26 in the Holmes Student Center. The Awareness Fair was held from 11-5 p.m. in the HSC Ground Floor and Capitol Room, where NIU students had set-up different booths and activities to
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Nutrition In yoU: The benefits of chocolate
February is designed for getting cozy. The snowflakes and cold temperatures draw us inside to cuddle on the couch under thick blankets and sip warm drinks. For me, the majority of the time, that warm drink involves chocolate. I used to feel
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Student Profile: Ken Barnett
Graduated: May 2016 Degree: B.S. Health Sciences- Pre-Physical Therapy Current Doctor of Physical Therapy Student (DPT) Experience at NIU: Ken’s undergraduate experience at NIU assisted him in improving his cognitive and interpersonal abilities to be as best prepared for his graduate student
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Nutrition In yoU: Healthy ways to shake the winter blues
The current forecast for the next week shows highs in the mid-30s with lows in the mid-20s and cloudy with little to no chance of sun. To top it off, 2019 was one of the cloudiest years in northern Illinois on record.
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Director of Public Health program speaks about coronavirus on Chicago radio
Beth Squires, NIU Public Health program coordinator and instructor, was recently featured on Chicago public radio WBEZ, discussing the public health aspects of containing the coronavirus in China and the U.S. Listen here.
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