After hearing four days of testimony in the trial of fired Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent Scott Ziegler, jurors are scheduled to return to the courthouse Friday morning to continue
We hear about how the Irish are supporting the Girls in Green in Australia; Yvonne Farrell tells stories about her life in Sicily and Grace O’Malley talks about her experience in Sweden
DeKALB – Say hello to the newest member of our pack, Mission III. Mission III’s introduction was met with awe from the crowd as he said hello with some energetic barks. This three-month-old pup was introduced to the public at noon Friday in the Holmes Student Center Gallery Lounge. Mission III is from British Columbia,.
We know dogs are “human’s best friend,” but what makes dogs uniquely suited to fulfill that role? This STEM Café explores the rise of canine sciences, the power of positive reinforcement training and what dogs can teach us about being human.<br/><br/>Keri Burchfield, Ph.D., NIU professor of sociology, will discuss the Lifetime Bonds program she runs in St. Charles and Chicago an animal-assisted intervention program that pairs vulnerable youth with shelter dogs for positive relationship-based training. She’ll talk about dogs’ special skills and abilities, the ways in which dogs engender empathy in young people and the power of positive reinforcement dog training.<br/><br/>Lisa Boland, a certified dog trainer and head of the Mission Program at NIU, will discuss the process of selecting and training a canine mascot which is much more work than it might appear! She’ll describe the process of choosing, socializing and training a Siberian husky puppy