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The Garage’s 3D printers sit unused this quarter. Resident teams have had to acclimate to working on their startups remotely.

NU healthcare startups innovate to fight COVID-19 amid new challenges

April 15, 2020

Proper hand-washing has been cited as one of the best ways to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Since 2017, student-founded startup City Health Tech has been developing products that encourage...

City Health Tech’s hand-washing device monitors and collects data on hand-washing time. Team members believe it can reduce healthcare-associated infections and reduce school absences.

City Health Tech’s device promotes longer hand-washing times

January 29, 2020

City Health Tech’s award-winning product is only 3.5 inches tall, but it is mighty. The colorful 3D-printed monitor straps onto a faucet to count and collect data on hand-washing time. Its screen...

Improve NU winners stand with their checks at The Block Museum of Art. McCormick sophomore Lilian de Souza won the competition with her idea, NPowerU.

Proposal for personal security alarms wins second annual Improve NU competition

February 25, 2019

Spectators gathered on Sunday in Kresge Hall and the Block Museum of Art to witness the second annual Improve NU Challenge’s semifinal and final rounds. Improve NU, run by Associated Student Government,...

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