With a fuel efficiency of 139.6 miles per kilowatt hour (4,705 miles equivalent miles per gallon), the NIU Supermileage competition team added to the student
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On May 2: Innovative engineering solutions at Senior Design Showcase
NIU’s 2025 Senior Design Showcase on Friday, May 2, will offer a compelling look at the next wave of engineering innovation, from robotic arms and
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Calling all innovators! NIU launches National Academy of Inventors chapter
There’s more to it, of course, but the basic formula for inventions might be broken down into two pieces: build on prior knowledge and apply
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Transformative Tech & Connection: CEET Profs Shine at Huskie Trek Talks
Evidence of NIU engineering’s wide-ranging relevance and impact was on full display at the recent second annual “Huskie Trek Talks: Ideas in Motion” held March
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NIU’s new biomaterials lab bridges classroom learning with medical research
The biomedical engineering program received a boost this semester with the launch of the biomaterials and tissue engineering laboratory. It’s the first “wet lab” at
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ISYE’s Spring 2025 Newsletter
The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering has created a Spring 2025 newsletter. ISYE Chair Chang Soo “CS” Nam’s aim is to “keep you up
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Inspired by CEET husband-and-wife, 2019 grad Diana Iracheta blazes trails
As the founder of an organization serving Latina STEM professionals and aspiring Latina engineers, 2019 CEET graduate Diana Iracheta is blazing important trails. And key
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NIU’s Lean Six Sigma Black Belt meets plant manager’s high expectations
In addition to undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates, the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology offers noncredit Lean Six Sigma training to help optimize
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$600,000 NSF grant to explore brain-to-brain communication potential
It’s the stuff of science fiction: the ability to communicate with someone else simply by thinking—no speaking or physical gesture. For fans of Star Trek,
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For Jailene Benitez, $5,000 scholarship is fitting cap to focused Huskie journey
In 2022, Jailene Benitez was a College of DuPage student exploring her four-year college options. And she was doing it with the attention to detail
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