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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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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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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Meet nursing major Maricela Cruz
The Huskie Spotlight recently shone on NIU nursing major Maricela Cruz of West Chicago. Here’s what she had to say about her degree, and why she chose NIU: Hometown: West Chicago, IL Year: Expected graduation: May 2022 Major: Nursing Are you attending NIU on any
Read moreLuncheon lecture: Health care disparities in pediatric asthma
The NIU School of Nursing will host Felesia Bowen, a nationally recognized expert in pediatric asthma and health equity, who will discuss health care disparities in pediatric asthma and her community-based research. This luncheon lecture is noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 3,
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Nutrition In yoU: Tips for setting new year resolutions and goals
Happy New Year! Nearly 60% of us make new year resolutions and the top two involve losing weight through diet and exercise. There are infinitely many ways people go about doing this. However, with only 4% of us achieving our new year
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Five graduate with Ph.D.s in Health Sciences
The fall 2019 commencement ceremony celebrated five more graduates of CHHS’s Ph.D. in Health Sciences program. One graduate, Felicia Bolden Mobley was featured in NIU President Dr. Lisa Freeman’s commencement address to the graduate school graduates. Here are her remarks: “Felicia Bolden
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CHHS students graduating with honors
Congratulations to the College of Health and Human Sciences students who will graduate with honors this week! Eriza Gerrimae Gutierrez, Nursing Taylor Kreiser, Nursing Tori McCracken, Nursing Amanda Mitchell, Nursing Kelsie Pingel, Nursing Rhae Ann Riddle, Nursing Krystyna Ritacco, Health Sciences Vivian
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Fashion Merchandising students get festive
The College of Health and Human Sciences’s main office enlisted the help of fashion merchandising students and Fashion Industry Organization memebers Kari Conway, Sofia Davlantis and Breanna Reynolds to style “Victory-ia-Christina” for the holidays. Thanks!
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Ph.D. in Health Sciences graduates share tips for program success
Recent Ph.D. in Health Sciences graduates Hana Hinkle and Steven Hinojosa shared the following tips for successfully completing the program. Round up support: “The flexibility and support of my employer made it possible. We set up a memorandum of understanding for data and information
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SLP student earns local scholarship
Bridget Ivanic, who is pursuing her master’s in speech-language pathology at NIU, was one of five recipients of the Spinoso Masters Scholarship, given by the DeKalb County Community Foundation. Read more.
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NIU celebrates School of Nursing 60th anniversary
What began in 1959 with 19 students and two faculty members taking courses in a former private residence, has become thriving program boasting over 9,000 alumni across the globe. That the NIU School of Nursing has come a long way was evident
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