On Campus
Poet Laureate Joins Faculty
Pulitzer Prize and Heinz Award winner Natasha Trethewey will teach undergraduate and graduate creative writing students at Northwestern. Read more
Voices from Syria
Political scientist Wendy Pearlman's new book tells the story of the Syrian conflict through the voices of those who have survived it. Read more
Diversity and Democracy
The re-emergence of racialized politics is among the topics to be explored by the new Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy. Read more
"The Case for Restricting Hate Speech"
In an LA Times editorial, sociologist Laura Beth Nielsen argues that racist and sexist slurs cause "tangible harms" to marginalized groups. Read more
Alumni Inspire Students at Career Summit
Undergraduates gain career-building skills and encouragement during a day-long series of panels and workshops. Read more
Cents and Sensibility
A new book by Northwestern President Morton Schapiro and professor Gary Saul Morson seeks to infuse economics with the humanities. Read more
"It's an Alpha Male Thing"
Psychology professor Dan McAdams explains what dominant chimpanzees have in common with President Donald Trump. Read more
Severe Weather and Climate Change
Climate scientist Daniel Horton helps develop a method to quantify the impact of global warming on extreme climate events. Read more
Why Do Men Outnumber Women in Tech?
Sociologist Alice Eagly examines what the research really says about the gender imbalance in technology fields. Read more
Take MOOCs for Free
Northwestern now offers all of its massive open online courses at no cost to alumni, students, faculty and staff. Read more
Polymer Removes PFOAs From Water
Chemist Will Dichtel develops an inexpensive and renewable material that extracts a pervasive threat to drinking water. Read more
Cash for Carbon
Paying people not to cut down their trees could reduce carbon emissions cost-effectively, economist Seema Jayachandran says. Read more
African-Americans Face Persistent Hiring Bias
Sociologist Lincoln Quillian finds a "striking stability in discrimination against African-Americans" between 1990 and 2015. Read more
The Milky Way's Surprising Origins
Northwestern astrophysicists discover that half the matter around us likely comes from far-flung galaxies. Read more
How a Baby’s Body "Remembers"
Anthropologist Thomas McDade documents how conditions in infancy can set the stage for inflammation-related diseases later in life. Read more