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Moving Parts
Partnering with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago aims to improve patients' lives
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Computer Science for Everyone. If You Can Find a Seat.
The more technology becomes embedded in daily life, the greater the demand for computer science courses
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Cuba's Internet Issues
Research shows that misconfigurations slow internet traffic traveling to the island
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Bottling the Sun
Sossina Haile's research brings the world closer to liquid energy fueled by the sun
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Building on a Whole-Brain Foundation
At Walsh Construction, Lauren Keeley ('10) tackles some of the country's biggest construction projects
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Thriving in the VC World
In venture capital for the last three decades, Bret Maxwell ('81) leans often on the analytical skills he sharpened at Northwestern
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Leading By Design
Hugh Ekberg (MMM'94) has a track record of transforming businesses through engineering and design thinking
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Michael Cruz ('02) helps fuel the ascent of Trunk Club with a mixture of technological expertise, entrepreneurial drive, and customer focus
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When Plan B Becomes Plan A
Using his Northwestern Engineering education to help others, Milton Morris ('92, Kellogg '04) scores big in the medial device field
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The Living City
How to make cities more sustainable, surviving and thriving in tune with nature
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In the Blink of an Eye
Scientists use fruit fly genetics to understand how things could go wrong in cancer