Health & Science
Faculty, students and alumni of Northwestern’s Program in Plant Biology and Conservation study carnivorous plants, tequila’s source, life in forest canopies and more.
Created by Northwestern engineering professor Nick Marchuk ’10 MS and David Meyer ’12 MS, ’15 PhD, nLab is a credit card–sized device that turns your laptop into an electronics lab and gives students a chance to practice hands-on circuit-building.
Northwestern engineers have developed a new strategy that disables cancer cells’ ability to adapt, making them more vulnerable to treatment. The approach increases chemotherapy’s effectiveness and could lead to more successful therapies.
Launched in 2024, Northwestern’s Center for Engineering in Vision and Ophthalmology (CEVO) is using artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology to advance its glaucoma research. Backed by a gift from the Forsythe Family Foundation, CEVO is developing innovative imaging tools to better understand and treat the disease, one of the world’s leading causes of permanent blindness.
Professor Jonathan Rivnay and his team have designed biohybrid implantable devices that can manufacture and dispense medicine on demand from within the body. These “living pharmacies” could have broad applications, delivering therapies for illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and more.
Northwestern engineering students took the top prize at NASA’s 2024 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge, which asked teams to develop inflatable systems that could benefit future lunar missions.
After a devastating accident, runner Monali Athanikar Narayanaswami ’94 celebrates her recovery with a half marathon alongside longtime friend Wendy Huang ’94.
Across engineering, medicine, communications technology and more, faculty share why conducting basic science research is fundamentally important, opening paths to medical breakthroughs and innovation.
Since 2015, the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs has opened new vistas for international research and teaching.
Northwestern computer scientist and artificial intelligence pioneer Kris Hammond has dedicated his career to studying and developing AI tools. He approaches AI with cautious optimism that it can be our partner — not replacement — in a new information age.
