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Supercharged. Better Batteries Ahead
From anode to the cathode — and everything in between — Northwestern Engineering researchers are finding ways to make cheaper, lighter batteries that work better and last longer.
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Advancing Collective Innovation
Northwestern Engineering's Liz Gerber uses her experience in product design to build new tools to help people innovate better together.
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Keeping Emotions in Mind
Northwestern Engineering's emotional intelligence course teaches students how to succeed in a stressful world.
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Dirty Words
In an interdisciplinary effort, Northwestern computer scientists use machine learning to correct glitches in digitized historic texts.
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Brighter Futures
Collaboration between researchers and industry will bring new therapeutics to market and stimulate future exploration of brain and nervous system disorders.
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The Right Direction
Chelsea Stoner ('96) has built a brilliant career in private equity on her strong engineering foundation.
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Building The Sharing Economy
Shelby Clark ('04) leverages his Northwestern Engineering toolkit and entrepreneurial spirit to build practical, solution-focused start-ups.
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A Lifetime of Problem Solving
Larry Larkin ('60) helped make history in America's space program and leveraged the experience for creative problem solving throughout his career.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Immune System
As chief medical officer at a biotechnology company, Sheila Gujrathi led innovation at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and business.
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Following His Passion
After leadership roles with Chicago Public Schools and Year Up, Alan Anderson (MS '99) returns to Northwestern to build strong community partnerships.