News
Apr 14, 2026
2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Maren Ritterbuck, E’27, bioengineering and biochemistry, received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious, merit-based awards for undergraduate students who plan to pursue research careers in natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
Apr 14, 2026
BioE Student Receives 2026 Hodgkinson Award
Andrew WIlliam Lynch, E’26, bioengineering and biochemistry, is the recipient of a Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award for 2026, one of the highest honors a senior can receive.
Apr 14, 2026
2026 Fulbright Scholarship Semi-finalists
Juliana Castro, E’26, industrial engineering, Lucas McCauley, E’26, bioengineering and biochemistry, and Sasha Pavlov, E’26, civil engineering and architecture, are semi-finalists for the 2026 Fulbright Scholarship, which is awarded to exceptional students to research, study, or teach English abroad, in order to foster diplomacy and mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries.
Apr 13, 2026
BioE PhD Student Receives 2026 Outstanding PhD Student Award in Leadership
Vasuretha Chandar, PhD’27, bioengineering, received the 2026 Outstanding PhD Student Award in Leadership, which recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated significant leadership and a deep commitment to giving back to members of Northeastern’s community or surrounding neighborhoods.
Apr 13, 2026
2026 NSF GRFP Recipients
Current students and alumni were recipients of the 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awards. This prestigious program recognizes outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers early in their careers.
Apr 09, 2026
2026 COE Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
The COE Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2026 were awarded to more than 50 graduate students across the Northeastern global campus for their exceptional achievements in research, teaching, leadership, and service.
Apr 02, 2026
Bioengineering Student Receives 2026 Compass Award
Kiley York, E’26, bioengineering, is a recipient of the 2026 Compass Award, which recognizes exemplary students from the senior class who have demonstrated a true dedication to the core values of leadership, volunteerism, academic integrity, and a commitment to Northeastern.
Apr 01, 2026
Northeastern Engineering Professors on the Lack of Representation in Medical Research
MIE/BioE Professor Sandra Shefelbine and BioE Associate Professor Chiara Bellini discuss the lack of representation of women in medicine and medical research, specifically in their research areas of bone biomechanics and cardiovascular health–respectively.
Mar 30, 2026
Amini & Oakes Named ASME Associate Editors of the Year
MIE Associate Professor Rouzbeh Amini was named the 2025 Associate Editor of the Year by the ASME Open Journal of Engineering and BioE Associate Professor Jessica Oakes was named the 2025 Associate Editor of the Year by the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
Mar 11, 2026
Improving the Ability of Immune Cells to Distinguish Tumor Cells from Healthy Tissue
BioE Assistant Professor Yinnian Feng and an international team of researchers have published a breakthrough study in Cell titled “Tuning the sensitivity of mechanosensory receptors through histidine scanning.”