The NIU Supermileage team is celebrating a third-place overall finish and its best-ever combined score after last weekend’s SAE Supermileage competition in Marshall, Mich. In
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#WhyEngineering? Northern Illinois University students share the top five reasons they chose the engineering field. 1. Change the world“I like the idea that my work
Read moreStudent Spotlight: Parrys Jones, Technology
Hometown: Rockford, ILMajor: TechnologyYear in School: Senior Parrys Jones chose NIU because not only was DeKalb close to home but after doing her research, she found it was
Read moreMars Rover takes first place at Senior Design Day
The NIU Mars Rover team, Picus Martius, won first place in the mechanical engineering division and best overall in the NIU College of Engineering and
Read moreLaws of thermodynamics could unlock a bright future for energy
On Wednesday, April 19, Professor Emeritus Milivoje Kostic will give a presentation on the future of energy and the environmental landscape. A reception will be
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 moreA Warm Welcome: Fall 2015
Another school year is upon us, and we can already tell 2015-2016 is going to be a great year. Returning students: welcome back! We hope
Read moreCalling All Engineers
We’re here to help you succeed! If you have any questions pertaining to math, physics, chemistry and other lower-level engineering course, stop by our Tutoring
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