Technology

Building regional broadband networks with $150 million in state & federal grants
http://www.niunet.niu.edu/niunet/

Installing 2,200 miles of fiber optics across Illinois
http://www.niunet.niu.edu/niunet/grants/index.shtml

Connecting nearly 700 community anchor institutions (schools, hospitals, public safety, libraries) to high-speed broadband
http://www.niunet.niu.edu/niunet/applications/index.shtml

Creating state-of-the-art computing environments for students, faculty, and staff on campus
http://niu.edu/greenup/wi-fi/index.shtml

Business & Science

Partnering with national labs and regional incubators to accelerate the pace of innovation.

Operating unique cancer-treatment center at Fermilab
http://www.neutrontherapy.niu.edu/neutrontherapy/therapy/index.shtml

Exposing high school students to high-energy physics at Argonne National Lab
http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2008/june/quarknet.shtml

Helping small-to-medium-size businesses develop new products at Rockford's EigerLab incubator
http://www.eigerlab.org/partners.html

Education

Combining technology and expertise to improve teaching and raise student achievement
http://www.niu.edu/p20

Tracking student and school performance in popular online database
http://iirc.niu.edu/

Partnering with local districts to build professional development schools
http://niu.edu/pds/

Innovative, interdisciplinary projects raise K-12 literacy with arts and technology
http://www.niu.edu/p20/projects/ltcy/index.shtml

Big Data

Mining giant data sets to improve decision-making and empower average citizens.

Creating web-based tools for individualized classroom instruction
http://www.niutoday.info/2012/05/09/innovative-big-data-web-based-tool-creates-basis-for-individualized-classroom-instruction/

Providing policymakers with statewide and regional perspectives on key issues
http://www.cgsniu.org/

Health

Enhancing patient care with 21^st Century information systems.

Creating a high-speed, 1,000-mile fiber optic network connecting rural hospitals & clinics throughout Illinois
http://www.niu.edu/irhn/

Facilitating the electronic exchange of patient records across healthcare settings
http://www.ilhitrec.org/ilhitrec/

Helping rural healthcare providers with strategic planning, grant development and management support
http://www.niu.edu/ruralhealth/index.shtml

Aerospace

First year of Rockford aerospace program yields big results

Helping the Rockford area develop as a center of aerospace excellence
http://www.niutoday.info/2011/09/23/higher-education-economic-development-team-wins-2-4-million-for-local-aerospace-industry/

Providing "engineers in residence" to assist aerospace manufacturers
http://www.niu.edu/raaap/business/index.shtml

Helping Rockford grow workforce capacity for the aerospace industry
http://www.niutoday.info/2012/05/23/niu-joins-rockford-leaders-in-effort-to-boost-pipeline-of-local-areospace-talent-good-jobs/