A team with Professor Krishna Shrinivas discovered how a landmark found in the nucleus of cells in many organ systems forms ...

The bioinspired artificial muscles developed by Professor Ryan Truby enable robotic limbs to push, lift, and kick.

The Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund, a $35 million initiative of Northwestern University and the Ryan Family Foundation, is advancing life sciences research with immediate ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics is using its uncommon position within an engineering school to seek out applied math applications in the real ...

With a century dedicated to research and teaching in the field, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is ranked among the top departments in the nation. Our award-winning faculty ...

Professor Prem Kumar and a multi-institution research team built a first-of-its-kind silicon chip combining a photonic quantum system with classical electronic control circuits.

From Mines to Minds Former coal industry innovator George Lytwynyshyn now helps shape sustainability leaders in Northwestern Engineering's MPM program.

“ Dancing molecules,” the promising new treatment for acute spinal cord injuries developed at Northwestern University, has received Orphan Drug Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration ...

Viral membrane proteins are the proteins of choice in vaccines but are difficult to produce quickly and reliably for use in vaccines, limiting rapid response during emerging outbreaks. Researchers ...

Situated within the M c Cormick School of Engineering and driven by the CS+X initiative, the Department of Computer Science (CS) at Northwestern University prepares students to perform impactful and ...

Since its establishment as the world’s first materials science academic department, Northwestern Engineering has led and defined the frontier of material research, enabling transformative technologies ...