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The custom light display at the Phi Kappa Psi house.

Junior electrical engineering major lights up fraternity house

By Ali Combs | April 22, 2013

One man, alone, working to light up the school he loves. With determination, a junior electrical engineering major did just that. Ryan Riddel, junior electrical engineering major, created a sound-responsive lighting system from the ground up and installed...

Humans, robotics peacefully coexist at new engineering club

By Sierra Lowe | September 20, 2012

NIU’s first robotics club is creating a buzz in the Engineering Building. The mission of the robotics club is to create a community for technically skilled and motivated students. The club also serves as a forum for the circulation and discussion of...

Engineering students develop technology to aid people with Parkinsons, tremors

By Joe Palmer | April 17, 2012

NIU engineering students use technology to target tremors. A multidisciplinary group of NIU engineering students have banded together to try and make life easier for people with Parkinson’s disease, said project mentor and professor of mechanical engineering...