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Researchers Unlock New Level of Precision in Supramolecular Materials
Developed by Professor Samuel Stupp, giant ‘giga’ assemblies of different molecules enable novel materials and supercharge neurons.Oct 1, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Engineering Names Winners of 2026 Cole-Higgins Awards
Gina Fong, Branden Ghena, Colin Hisey, and Suzanne Olds received teaching awards, while Greg Wagner earned the advising award.Sep 28, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Wearable Nanotech Could Combat Nerve Agents
Water-activated nanoparticles developed by Professors Nathan Gianneschi and Omar Farha absorb deadly toxins faced by soldiers and farmers.Sep 28, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
John Rogers Elected International Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering
Rogers is one of 75 fellows elected this year, and among the 10 who are international.Sep 24, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Bringing Hard Electronics Into Soft and Squishy Bodies
Science Friday interviewed Professor John Rogers about the challenges of meshing the natural and artificial worlds, and his approach to science and technology development.Sep 23, 2026|from Science Friday
Glass Thinner Than a Human Hair: How the New iPhone Bends but Doesn’t Break
Professor John Rogers was quoted in a New York Times article about how the screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.Sep 18, 2026|from New York Times
John Rogers Elected a Royal Society of Canada Fellow
A world leader in flexible, wearable electronics and bioelectronic medicine, Rogers is one of 105 fellows elected to this year’s class.Sep 10, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
With $30M from NSF, Northwestern Establishes New Center to Study Cellular Aging, Memory
Crain’s Chicago Business reported on the Center for Genome Intelligence Engineering, which will be led by Professor Vadim Backman.Sep 1, 2026|from Crain's Chicago Business
Eric Perreault Named CEO of Morgridge Institute for Research
Perreault will lead a team of 24 investigators and nearly 200 additional members with expertise in the biomedical sciences, engineering, science communication, ethics, and public engagement.Sep 1, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern to Launch $30 Million Center to Unlock Genome’s Hidden Code
Led by Northwestern Engineering’s Vadim Backman, the multi-institutional Science and Technology Center will integrate experts in physics, biology, engineering, AI, and medicine to understand how the genome’s three-dimensional structure helps cells establish their identities, remember past experiences, and respond to their environments.Aug 28, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Lisa Volpatti Receives NSF CAREER Award
Volpatti was one of five University faculty members to earn the prestigious honor.Aug 20, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund Advances Promising Biomedical Discoveries
The latest round awards more than $2 million to 8 Northwestern projects as part of the Ryan Family’s $35 million commitment to high-impact research, including one project with work from Professor John Rogers.Aug 18, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Study Reveals New Way Cells Organize Their Genomes
Professor Vadim Backman’s group showed that changing the nucleus’s ionic environment can rapidly reshape chromatin and alter how cancer cells respond to chemotherapy.Aug 14, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
The New Science of Inflammation
Professor Shana Kelley’s work developing technologies to monitor inflammation in real time was highlighted in a New York Times Magazine article examining how chronic inflammation influences human health and how new tools could help researchers better understand, detect, and ultimately prevent disease.Aug 11, 2026|from The New York Times Magazine
Flexible DNA Transforms Protein Crystallization
A new approach developed by Professor Chad Mirkin reveals proteins’ structures and enables next-gen flexible biomaterials.Jul 29, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News