Erica Wiegel, ’02, has been selected by the Illinois Jaycees as an Outstanding Young Person of Illinois. The program annually recognizes people throughout Illinois who
Read moreInside Look: Inside the microelectronics lab, a.k.a. the clean room
The Graduate School at NIU went inside our clean room in the Microelectronics Research and Development Lab in March to watch a graduate student and a
Read moreAlumnus’ multimillion-dollar company got its start at NIU
When Jason Marosi was an engineering student at NIU, he encountered a frustrating problem. He needed to buy a specific piece of lab equipment, but
Read moreNIU@RVC building engineering pipeline in the Rock River Valley
According to a March 23 article published in the Rockford Register Star, manufacturing and aerospace industry giants in the Rockford and stateline area have their
Read moreAbout NIU Engineering and Technology
Bridging Theory With Practice The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology develops adaptable problem solvers ready to solve the challenges of a dynamic and quickly
Read moreStudent groups team up for event on technology in health care
On Thursday, March 2, the Biomedical Engineering Success Team (B.E.S.T.) hosted Scott Johnsen, a 2014 alumnus of the NIU School of Nursing, for a special
Read moreCompanies vie for the best candidates at job fair
More than 400 students visited with nearly 60 companies at the College of Engineering & Engineering Technology’s spring job fair on Feb. 23. The fair
Read moreStudent prints prosthetic hand for aspiring violinist
Though the audience wasn’t large, Sarah Valentiner, 12, of DeKalb, was a bit nervous about playing her violin. After all, she was performing with a
Read moreSky High: Students finalists in NASA SPACE RACE
Two Northern Illinois University seniors in mechanical engineering were named finalists last fall in the SPACE RACE Startup Challenge, a first-of-its-kind initiative to encourage entrepreneurs to use federally
Read moreLocal company providing real-world experience, job offers
The inaugural year of the IDEAL-NIU Intrapreneurship Program—designed to give students real-world experience bringing new products to market—has been a “huge success,” with nine students
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