For many college graduates, returning to campus is something that happens years—or even decades—down the road. For Natalia Knutsen, it’s become an integral part of
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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’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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Tandem wheelchair displays 2024 CEET grad Noah Engles’ gritty innovation
The two wheelchairs that sit unassumingly inside one of our Engineering Building labs are testimony to one recent CEET graduate’s persistence. This summer, after more
Read moreFrom Doubt to Determination: Kendrick Scholarship Aids Ryan Uebel’s Journey
“Engineering is a man’s work.” You’d think that foolish phrase is as extinct as dinosaurs, but it’s what a teacher uttered to Ryan Uebel during
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