College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at NIU

09/15/2026

Married professors from NIU's CLAS, Mitch Irwin in anthropology and Karen Samonds in biological sciences, are helping establish a permanent preserve for a rainforest habitat in Madagascar that is home to critically endangered lemurs: https://bit.ly/4zvyuiT

NIU Department of Anthropology
NIU Department of Biological Sciences

NIU scientists realize dream of protecting high-altitude rainforest in Madagascar.

09/14/2026

Looking for a free, family-friendly activity for this Saturday (Sept 19)? Check out STEMfest! Lots to see and do!
https://niusteam.niu.edu/programs-events/stem-fest/

09/10/2026

Explore the many areas of study and opportunities at NIU by registering for the Oct. 12 Preview Day. https://enroll.niu.edu/register/?id=17922172-63ac-43ff-9411-cb295f73985e

09/08/2026

NIU Department of Anthropology's Leila Porter spent two months deep in the rainforests of Bolivia launching a new field research site to uncover how wild saddleback tamarins meet the nutritional demands of survival and reproduction:

DEKALB, IL — To NIU Anthropologist Leila Porter, the little monkeys of the world provide big research opportunities. Porter spent two months this summer deep...

09/08/2026

📅Reminder: Don't forget to join us for this year's Global Kickoff tomorrow! Learn about campus resources, network with current international students, international alumni. Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff are welcome!

09/01/2026

ICYMI: NIU is helping advance the rapidly evolving field of quantum technology, from revolutionary computing to breakthroughs in cybersecurity, medicine and communications: https://bit.ly/4ztjX79

As a collaborator in the Midwest “quantum prairie” and the Chicago Quantum Exchange, Northern Illinois University is helping advance quantum technology.

09/01/2026

📅Reminder: Don't forget to join us for this year's Global Kickoff! Learn about campus resources, network with current international students, international alumni, and faculty whose teaching, research and professional work have an international focus. Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff are welcome

08/31/2026

Don't struggle with your math or statistics class! Head on over to Founder's Library for free tutoring from the Statistics and Mathematics Assistance Center. https://www.niu.edu/clas/math/resources/assistance-center/index.shtml

08/25/2026

In a busy severe weather season, CLAS researchers have been chasing storms on the road and tracing their effects through data. Led by Professor Victor Gensini from NIU Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms has brought NIU together with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, industry and government partners:

At NIU, an innovative research center is bringing scientists and industry together to turn severe weather science into real-world solutions that protect communities and shape the next generation of experts.