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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Segal Design Institute directors announced Wednesday new measures for institute accountability in response to student concerns about the Segal Shop.

Segal directors respond to student allegations on unsafe working environment

March 28, 2024

Segal Design Institute directors Greg Holderfield, Prof. Kim Hoffmann and Prof. Michael Peshkin announced new mechanisms for institute accountability and feedback Wednesday following reports of problematic...

A stack of textbooks in Norris Bookstore. Going without textbooks would be cost-effective, but it doesn’t come without its consequences.

Can’t professors just not use textbooks? The answer is a little complicated

October 29, 2018

This story is part of a series investigating textbook costs at Northwestern. In a world without textbooks, professors would have to create all the material for all their classes. In theory, this is...

McCormick Prof. Michael Peshkin receives national education award

April 18, 2017

A McCormick professor has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Ralph Coats Roe Award from the American Society for Engineering Education’s mechanical engineering division, according to a news release...

On the TPad Phone, users can “feel” an image displayed on a touchscreen. The new device, developed by two Northwestern graduate students, allows textures to be sensed through a special touchscreen technology.

McCormick students create haptic phones to deliver sense of touch to screens

January 13, 2015

Two McCormick graduate students have developed a variety of mobile devices that allows people to feel textures on screens. Joe Mullenbach, a fifth-year graduate student, and Craig Shultz, a third-year graduate...

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