Art and Design students research how high school art teachers are using AI

When Kelly Gross, assistant professor of visual arts education at NIU received a grant from the NIU Student Engagement Fund for a study into the use of artificial intelligence, she knew which students of hers would be perfect for it. She approached Lane Staffeldt and...

Music alumna Alexis Lamb appointed to EMU faculty

Alexis C. Lamb, who earned her bachelor of music degrees at NIU in music education and percussion performance has been appointed assistant professor of music theory at Eastern Michigan University starting in August. Lamb also performed with Projecto Arcomusical, the...

CVPA students presenting at annual CURE conference

Every spring, NIU hosts the Conference on Undergraduate Research and Engagement, where student researchers present on the topics they have been doing faculty-guided research on during the course of the year. CURE is the culminating event for Undergraduate Research...

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