News
Nov 25, 2025
PNAS Perspective Defines Mechanomedicine as Target for Disease Treatment
Ning Wang, bioengineering professor and director of the Institute for Mechanobiology, co-authored a perspective article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on “Mechanomedicine: Present state and future promise,” in which they define and map out the future of this critical emerging field.
Nov 17, 2025
Engineers Without Borders Making a Difference in Uganda and Panama
Bioengineering students Casey Laguna, E’26, and Elizabeth-Anne Burgett, E’26, are members of Engineers Without Borders at Northeastern. Currently, they are working on an impactful project to build water distribution systems in Panama and Uganda.
Nov 07, 2025
Northeastern Nominates 6 COE Students for Prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Druhi Bhargava, E’24, computer engineering; Amanda Ferrante, E’26, bioengineering and biochemistry; Kevin Giordano, E’26, mechanical engineering and physics; Victoria Robbins, E’22, chemical engineering; Nishita Roy, E’26, bioengineering, and Zhenming Yang, E’26, electrical and computer engineering were were six of nine nominated by Northeastern for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which develops a community of future global leaders to address complex challenges through collaboration and innovation.
Nov 07, 2025
Patent for Fast Accurate Viral Testing at the Point of Care
BioE Teaching Professor Timothy Lannin and Professor Jeffrey Ruberti were awarded a patent for creating a “Point of care viral detection system using turbo fluorescence in situ hybridization.”
Nov 07, 2025
Patent for Scanning the Air for Viruses in Real Time
BioE Professor Jeffrey Ruberti was awarded a patent for designing a “Continuous flow air sampling and rapid pathogen detection system.”
Oct 10, 2025
Eleven COE Students Apply for Fulbright
The Fulbright Campus Committee of Northeastern University, composed of faculty and staff from across the disciplines and colleges, announced eleven COE students and alums who applied for the Fulbright this year.
Oct 03, 2025
Fall 2025 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several COE, COS, and Khoury students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Fall 2025 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Sep 25, 2025
Examining Mice to Study Bone Development
MIE/BioE Professor Sandra Shefelbine and Lindsey Young, PhD’28, bioengineering, are working on innovative research on bone development by examining two species of deer mice to determine how much of bone development is evolutionary or can be impacted by physical activity.
Sep 23, 2025
2025 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Aug 19, 2025
New Faculty Spotlight: Victoria D’Agostino
Victoria D’Agostino joins the bioengineering department in August 2025 as an assistant teaching professor.