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Hartmann Charts a Future of Growth and Discovery for Biomedical Engineering
Professor Mitra Hartmann steps into the role of BME chair, outlining priorities for growth, interdisciplinary research, and emerging health-transforming technologies.Dec 3, 2025
Mirkin Awarded Prestigious International Harvey Prize
Professor Chad Mirkin was selected for his pioneering discoveries in nanoscience.Nov 25, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Institute to Accelerate Adoption of Breakthrough Medical Technologies
Led by Professor John Rogers, the Querrey-Simpson Institute for Translational Engineering for Advanced Medical Systems is launching with $29 million in support from Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey.Nov 24, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Watch Cells Trek Along Vesicle ‘Breadcrumbs’
A new technology developed by Professor Colin Hisey illuminates the messages that cells leave behind.Nov 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Sixteen McCormick Faculty Named Among Global ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2025
The list identifies researchers who showed significant influence by publishing highly cited papers.Nov 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Efimov Invested as American Academy of Sciences and Letters Member
Professor Igor Efimov joins a list of AASL honorees that includes Sir Salman Rushdie, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and three Nobel-laureate scientists.Nov 14, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Nanomedicine Wipes Out Leukemia in Animal Study
By restructuring a common chemo drug, Professor Chad Mirkin boosted the treatment’s power by 10,000-fold.Oct 29, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
The Geometric Code: Genome’s 3D Shape Functions as the Living Computer that Enabled Complex Life
New research from Professors Vadim Backman and Igal Szleifer reveals the language that stores cell memory -- written in the shape of the genome itself.Oct 29, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
The Importance of Finding a Positive “Mirror Effect”
At an Oct. 9 event presented by the Personal Development StudioLab, Sheila Gujrathi implored students to follow their happiness and give themselves a break.Oct 16, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
The Best Inventions of 2025: Northwestern University Millimeter Pacemaker
Time magazine highlighted the heart-helper for infants developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang.Oct 9, 2025|from Time
QSI RENU Team Receives MTEC Grant to Develop Regenerative System for Wound Healing
The grant supports a Northwestern-led team with Professors Jonathan Rivnay, Guillermo Ameer, and John Rogers working to create a wireless regenerative system to improve wound healing outcomes.Sep 26, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Using Tongue Swabs to Diagnose Tuberculosis
Matthew Glucksberg and Sally McFall are spearheading Northwestern’s role in developing a simpler, more accessible method to diagnose tuberculosis, working with global partners to move tongue-swab testing from early trials toward potential adoption by the World Health Organization.Sep 24, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Engineering Names Winners of 2025 Cole-Higgins Awards
Joshua D’Arcy, Izzy Grosof, Jeremy Keys, Amjed Shafique, and Robert Linsenmeier received the school’s annual awards for outstanding teaching and advising.Sep 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
CRISPR’s Efficiency Triples with Spherical Nucleic Acid Delivery System
The new system developed by Professor Chad Mirkin delivers CRISPR machinery more safely and effectively into cells.Sep 5, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Rogers Wins Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal
Elected a Royal Society Fellow in May, Professor John Rogers was honored for foundational scientific and engineering contributions to the field of bioelectronics.Aug 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News