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Spotlight--Khalil Barahaoua
Season 1 Episode 32
How do you prepare students for a modern, interconnected world? NIU student leader Khalil Barahaoua discusses blending language, technology, and cult…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Spotlight--Yuko Asada
Season 1 Episode 31
From a piano major to a steel pan builder and tuner, Yuko Asada shares her incredible journey into the heart of this unique instrument. She discusses…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Spotlight--Dara Little
Season 1 Episode 30
Discover the hidden engine of university research. Dara Little, NIU’s Associate Vice President for Research with more than 25 years of research admin…
1 year ago
Spotlight--Dr. Sachit Butail
Season 1 Episode 29
How do the swarming patterns of fish and mosquitoes help us design better robots and understand human crowds? Dr. Sachit Butail, a mechanical enginee…
1 year ago
Spotlight--Fargo Skate
Season 1 Episode 28
Discover the art, science, and pure joy of skateboarding with Ariel from Fargo Skate. In this inspiring episode, she breaks down the mental and physi…
1 year ago
Spotlight--Ideapalooz with Dr. Nick Pohlman and Becca Husar
Season 1 Episode 27
Engineers build solutions, but can they sell them? Discover IdeaPolooza, a groundbreaking program where engineering students learn to pitch their cap…
1 year, 1 month ago
Spotlight--Jasmine Carey
Season 1 Episode 26
During this STEAM Studio Spotlight discover the power of informal learning with Jasmine Carey, an NIU STEAM instructor who has come full circle—from …
1 year, 1 month ago
Spotlight--Cherish Jackson
Season 1 Episode 25
Join us for this episode of the STEAM Studio Spotlight as we talk with educator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Cherish Jackson. In this powerful…
1 year, 1 month ago
Spotlight-- Robert Hsu
Season 1 Episode 24
Join us on this episode of STEAM Studio Spotlight as we sit down with Robert Hsu, Director of the Business Law Innovation Clinic, lawyer, and clinica…
1 year, 1 month ago
Spotlight--Chrissy Swartz
Season 1 Episode 23
Join Chrissy Swartz, NIU STEAM educator and self-proclaimed "earth science evangelist," as she shares how she turns middle schoolers into curious sci…
1 year, 1 month ago