Northwestern Engineering Announces New AI Major
The first major program in the new Northwestern Engineering bachelor of science in engineering degree, the AI major will launch in fall 2026.
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- MonApr 06CS Joint Seminar: From Data to Design: Rethinking Engineering Design With Next-Gen AI (Faez Ahmed)
- TueApr 07IEMS Wasserstrom Lecture - Jim Dai
- TueApr 07"AI and Modern Cyberinfrastructure: Enabling the Next Wave of Interdisciplinary Discovery" - Featuring Sean Mooney, Joe Paris, & Abel Kho, Moderated by Kristi Holmes
- TueApr 07MSE Colloquium: PPG Lecture – David Ginger
- TueApr 07Watering Hole Seminar Series: Dr. Alessandro Rotta Loria
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