At the NIU Bioplastics Lab, a branch of WASTE Labs, lint becomes plastic, soy turns into packaging and hemp is reshaped into building materials. Also
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Double CEET grad Haley Cummings plays role in NASA’s Mars exploration
At CEET, we love sharing stories about Huskies who dream big and tackle challenges on some of the world’s biggest stages. Take Haley Cummings, who
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CEET duo’s robotic guide dog idea fetches attention at regional competition
Engineering is at the heart of entrepreneurship, a truth that Han Ju and Rudy Ruelas II have embraced in their first year as NIU engineering
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Engineering freshman’s curiosity turns into award-winning research project
If you have a knee ailment, it’s a painfully important question: Does Kinesio taping around that area of your leg actually make a difference? Or
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NIU engineering faculty named ISTC “Researcher to Know” for 2025
We’re thrilled to congratulate one of our own from NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Associate Professor Mahdi Vaezi, on being selected as a
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In Northern Now: Dean Dave Grewell’s Bold Vision for CEET Takes Flight
The Spring 2025 issue of Northern Now, NIU’s alumni magazine, includes a feature story on CEET Dean Dave Grewell. You can read the article below,
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Engineering life on the fly: Joe Sener offers practical message to CEET grads
Engineering thrives on precision—clean lines, exact angles, flawless function. But life? That’s where flexibility, adaptability, and the courage to figure things out on the fly
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Congratulations to the 2025 Staff, Faculty and Student Award Winners
Congratulations to this year’s honorees at the Scholarship, Staff, Faculty and Student Awards ceremony. Held on May 2 at the NIU Convocation Center, the awards
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CEET’s first doctoral graduate reflects on journey: `Every setback is a lesson’
Growing up in India, Dheeban Kumar was drawn to the logic of mathematics and the precision of science—an early fascination that would later guide his
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Video: ISYE Professor Ziteng Wang explains AI powered gait analysis
Two months ago, “Huskie Trek Talks: Ideas in Motion” included presentations by three CEET faculty members. One was Ziteng Wang, associate professor in the Department
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