engineering

Fine: Expanding the scope of “whole brain engineering”

January 14, 2020

Like most Northwestern students, any time I meet someone new, I introduce myself with my name and my majors. So, here we go. I’m Simona and I’m a sophomore majoring in materials science and engineering...

Pinto: Hackathons are about fostering communication

November 23, 2014

This weekend, I attended a hackathon for the first time. Usually 24 hours long, a hackathon is a hacking marathon during which experts and novices, designers and coders, great logical thinkers and incredibly...

ETHS students pair with Northwestern graduate students to explore science, engineering

November 12, 2014

Thirty Evanston Township High School students spent Tuesday at Northwestern shadowing more than 20 NU graduate students, exploring science and engineering outside of the classroom. Kristen Perkins,...

Impress friends with winning white elephant gifts

November 29, 2013

Alas, you’ve been pulled into another white elephant gift exchange. Are you trying to erase those horrible memories of white elephants past? You know, the one where you were left with one dirty sock...

Mian: It’s okay to break up with your major

October 27, 2013

I’ve always considered myself undecided in my interests and in my future course of study and career. My interest in journalism brought me to Medill, but I remain interested in everything else. I recently...

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