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2025 Stories

March 2025

Said Al-Hallaj

Charged Up Over Batteries

March 12, 2025
Said Al-Hallaj brings a quarter-century of experience developing technology to store power generated from renewable resources into the MSES classroom.

February 2025

Illinois International Port District

Grant Go-Getters

February 17, 2025
Two cohorts of MSES students helped the Illinois International Port District land a large portion of more than $95 million in EPA funding to create a more eco-friendly transportation hub.
Sarah (MSES ‘22) and Meg Ryan (KSM ‘26)

The Sustainability Sisters

February 4, 2025
Sarah (MSES ‘22) and Meg Ryan (KSM ‘26) each describe their own Northwestern direction toward full-time jobs in positions of environmental influence.

January 2025

Marissa Martinez

Making Food Security More Attainable

January 24, 2025
Incoming MSES student Marissa Martinez (MSES '25) shares her vision for the future and what it means to be the program's first STEM Promise recipient.