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NIU Sound of Science team discuss how artificial intelligence could be used to forecast aurora activity.
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On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, we're heading to Peter's alma mater to talk with the founder of an award-winning program for first-generation college students.
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Thousands of schools across the country have installed solar panels over the past decade. Illinois has the 3rd-most "solar-powered" schools of any state. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on one northern Illinois district’s clean energy journey.
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The NIU STEAM team answer cosmic questions about the upcoming Solar Eclipse on April 8th, 2024.
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The Illinois Education Association released the results of its annual “State of Education” survey. Peter Medlin has more on what Illinois residents had to say.
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Across the country, including in Illinois, certain teaching positions have become harder and harder to staff. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on a shortage that often feels invisible…vision teachers.
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The Sound of Science crew educate us on women in innovation in honor of National Women's Month.
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On a new Teachers' Lounge podcast, Rockford’s Lathrop Elementary School Principal Daniela Boer!Daniela has had a fascinating career. She’s from Brazil, came to northern Illinois as an exchange student in high school, went back home, taught in Brazil, lived in Mexico, and, eventually, returned to the U.S. to teach in Rockford.
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In 2017, Illinois changed how it funded K-12 education. Now, the Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding has released its recommendations on how the state could shift how it funds public universities too. WNIJ's Peter Medlin spoke with commission member & Advance Illinois president Robin Steans about what that would mean for students.
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The NIU STEAM Sound of Science team unearth the facts about leap years.