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Richard King: ‘The godfather’
Richard King At times, Richard King’s research methods can be painstaking — and outright painful. Known as the godfather of the Lake Erie Water Snake, King has captured and studied thousands of the...
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Parkinson’s patients might find hope in study that unravels effects of...
Rangaswamy “Nathan” Meganathan A team of researchers that included two Northern Illinois University scientists has used vitamin K2 to successfully undo the effect of one of the genetic defects that...
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Parthie, Passolt earn Academic All-MAC honors
Allie Parthie and Kelsie Passolt Northern Illinois University women’s golfers Kelsie Passolt and Allie Parthie were selected to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office...
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Meet the NIU Foundation’s next Student Star: Evan Wittke (’14) fights cancer...
Evan Wittke It all began with an email from the Huskie Research Rookies program. It was an invitation that changed biology major Evan Wittke’s first-year experience as a Huskie into something...
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The University Honors Difference
Jordon Mitzelfelt This story originally appeared in the Winter 2013 issue of Northern Now, the magazine of Northern Illinois University. It is posted here with permission of the associate editor. What...
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Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society welcomes biologist Holly Jones for Feb....
Holly Jones Holly Jones, assistant professor in the NIU Department of Biological Sciences, will speak at noon Thursday, Feb. 21, at the next brown bag luncheon of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research...
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National Geographic features Karen Samonds during International Women’s Day...
Karen Samonds and her daughters, 6-year-old Ann (left) and 4-year-old Evelyn National Geographic Magazine’s website singled out NIU biologist Karen Samonds for recognition as part of its March 8...
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Ace! Women’s golfer Casey LaBarbera named Academic All-MAC, two teammates...
Casey LaBarbera Northern Illinois University’s Casey LaBarbera was named to the 2013 Women’s Golf Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced Friday. Taylor Ellett (Hampshire,...
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Alumna to lead Society of Women Engineers
Karen Horting NIU alumna Karen Horting, deputy executive director of the Society of Women Engineers, will lead the world’s premiere organization for women engineers as its executive director and CEO...
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Biology students honored for research projects
Gunisha Arora and Evan Wittke The Phi Sigma Biological Honors Society of the NIU Department of Biological Sciences hosted its 20th annual Student Research Symposium April 12. Approximately 50 students,...
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Ebola: Should we worry?
As the deadly Ebola virus races through West Africa, its grip on the collective United States attention is reaching a fever pitch. President Obama speaks almost daily on the outbreak, proclaiming it a...
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Screening of ‘Voyage of the Continents’ set for January 30
Karen Samonds The fieldwork of an NIU professor will be showcased in a documentary slated to air later this year on the Discovery Channel. In June of 2013, Karen Samonds, assistant professor of...
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Parkinson’s patients might find hope in study that unravels effects of...
Rangaswamy “Nathan” Meganathan A team of researchers that included two Northern Illinois University scientists has used vitamin K2 to successfully undo the effect of one of the genetic defects that...
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Must-See TV: BBC Four documentary to feature NIU biologist
Karen Samonds NIU biology professor Karen Samonds has spent more than two decades piecing together a mystery. Samonds’ field research aims to shed light on the origin and evolutionary history of...
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Parkinson’s patients might find hope in study that unravels effects of...
Rangaswamy “Nathan” Meganathan A team of researchers that included two Northern Illinois University scientists has used vitamin K2 to successfully undo the effect of one of the genetic defects that...
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Parthie, Passolt earn Academic All-MAC honors
Allie Parthie and Kelsie Passolt Northern Illinois University women’s golfers Kelsie Passolt and Allie Parthie were selected to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office...
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Meet the NIU Foundation’s next Student Star: Evan Wittke (’14) fights cancer...
Evan Wittke It all began with an email from the Huskie Research Rookies program. It was an invitation that changed biology major Evan Wittke’s first-year experience as a Huskie into something...
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The University Honors Difference
Jordon Mitzelfelt This story originally appeared in the Winter 2013 issue of Northern Now, the magazine of Northern Illinois University. It is posted here with permission of the associate editor. What...
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Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society welcomes biologist Holly Jones for Feb....
Holly Jones Holly Jones, assistant professor in the NIU Department of Biological Sciences, will speak at noon Thursday, Feb. 21, at the next brown bag luncheon of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research...
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National Geographic features Karen Samonds during International Women’s Day...
Karen Samonds and her daughters, 6-year-old Ann (left) and 4-year-old Evelyn National Geographic Magazine’s website singled out NIU biologist Karen Samonds for recognition as part of its March 8...
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