The Division of Research and Graduate Studies provides administrative support for promoting and fostering research and creative activities for the university and scholarly communities. The division also delivers the highest quality graduate education and assists economic development through technology transfer. The Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies is the chief administrative officer of the Division who oversees the activities of:

• The Graduate School
• Office of Sponsored Projects
• Office of Research Compliance
• Technology Transfer Office
• Northern Illinois University Press
• The Center for Burma Studies
• The Institute for Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology

Promod Vohra named to higher ed commission
Promod Vohra, dean of NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, has been selected to serve on the First Committee of the Institutional Actions Council of the Higher Learning Commission. (Red more)

Northern Illinois University  has received one of the largest grants in university history – $68.5 million to develop a broadband network that will spread across nine counties in northwest Illinois.
Read more at NIU Today.

Research and Artistry, 2012

Call for nominations for Presidential Research Professorships

Spotlight on Research - NIUToday!

Read about late breaking news, faculty/student spotlights, and research highlights at NIUToday Research

Some current headlines:

• Physicist Chakraborty, biologist King selected for 2011 Presidential Research Professorships
  One is shedding light on the subatomic bits of matter that are the building blocks of nature, while the other is contributing to the understanding and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.  Despite such disparate fields of research, physicist Dhiman Chakraborty and biologist Richard King, the newly named 2011 Presidential Research Professors at Northern Illinois University, share much in common. (Read more)
• NIU’s Office of Sponsored Projects will host a three-day webinar
  NIU’s Office of Sponsored Projects will host a three-day webinar series that provides an inside look into the FY12 research priorities for federal agencies.The webinar is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, through Wednesday, Nov. 2.Sponsored Projects to host three-day webinar on federal priorities, ‘chat’ session on funding (Read more)