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Backed by Philanthropy, CEVO Advancing Personalized Glaucoma Treatment with AI and Imaging

Led by Professor Hao F. Zhang, the center will advance its work by developing cutting-edge tools to better understand and treat glaucoma, one of the world’s leading causes of permanent blindness.
Jul 28, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Is Baby Getting Enough Breastmilk? New Device Helps Moms Learn

The Los Angeles Times wrote about the recent work by Professor John Rogers that can provide clinical-grade, continuous monitoring of breast milk consumption.
Jul 22, 2025|from Los Angeles Times

New Strategy Doubles Chemo Effectiveness in Treatment-Resistant Cancer

A new study from Professor Vadim Backman shows that restoring cellular memory prevents cancer cells’ ability to adapt to evade treatment.
Jul 22, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Cell-Free System Enables Rapid Assembly of Nipah Virus Vaccine Candidate

A research team with Professor Neha Kamat used synthetic liposomes and bacterial extracts to generate immune responses against viral proteins.
Jul 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

‘Dancing Molecules’ Treatment Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation

The regenerative spinal cord injury therapy developed by Professor Samuel I. Stupp repairs tissue and reverses paralysis in preclinical models.
Jul 16, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Controlling the Shape of a Cell’s Nucleus Could Unlock Better Bone Healing

New research from Professor Guillermo Ameer’s team shows how a shape change of a cell’s nucleus can trigger regenerative signals and improve implant performance.
Jul 14, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Rogers and Huang Honored with Namesake Medal by ICCES

The John Rogers/Yonggang Huang Medal is for researchers with a strong history of collaboration.
Jul 8, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Gianneschi Among Three Leaders in Nanotechnology to Receive 2025 Kabiller Awards

Professor Nathan Gianneschi will receive the $10,000 Kabiller Young Investigator’s Award in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine for recent groundbreaking discoveries that have potential to make a lasting effect in nanoscience and nanomedicine.
Jun 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Ameet Mallik Shares Lessons That Shaped His Innovation

During his June 16 speech at the 2025 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony, Mallik credited lifelong learning, purpose, relationships, and balance as keys to his success.
Jun 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Matthew Skaruppa Highlights Fear, Compulsion, and Love in Graduation Speech

Skaruppa, the CFO of Duolingo, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the 2025 Undergraduate Convocation on June 16.
Jun 17, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Grad Spotlight: How Marilene van den Berg Turned Connection Into Innovation

van den Berg is graduating with a degree in biomedical engineering after making an impact on the McCormick community through her participation in SWE and the MSAB.
Jun 13, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

What Your Sweat Could Reveal About Your Health

Professor John Rogers was a guest on the CNN podcast “Chasing Life” and discussed his research into the science of sweat and why it holds so much promise for the future of health monitoring.
Jun 9, 2025|from CNN

New AI Transforms Radiology with Speed, Accuracy Never Seen Before

In a major clinical study, the tool developed by Professor Mozziyar Etemadi boosted productivity by up to 40 percent without compromising accuracy.
Jun 6, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

New Device Measures How Much Breast Milk a Baby Is Getting

Parents.com reported on the recent work by Professor John Rogers that resulted in a wearable device that can help parents gauge how much breastmilk their baby is getting.
May 26, 2025|from Parents.com

John Rogers Elected to the Royal Society

The honor recognizes Professor John Rogers for "a substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge."
May 20, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
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