2016 News
December
December 20, 2016
The $200,000 prize will be awarded to an individual whose work demonstrates lasting significance.
December 17, 2016
The new center, funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, will develop new scholarship, projects and programming
December 5, 2016
December 5, 2016
Driven by an analysis of user patterns, the redesigned site aims to meet the needs of its audience
December 5, 2016
December 5, 2016
December 5, 2016
November
November 29, 2016
Weinberg College passes the $250 million mark in the University’s historic fundraising campaign
October
October 21, 2016 – from The Hechinger Report
October 14, 2016
The Kaplan Institute’s yearlong series explores debt from a variety of humanistic perspectives
October 6, 2016
Bio&ChemEXCEL program helps position incoming science students for academic success
September
September 23, 2016
The Department of Linguistics celebrates its 50th year with a look into the future
September 20, 2016
September 15, 2016 – from The Washington Post
September 12, 2016 – from The Atlantic
A panel of experts gives some (pretty dispiriting) advice to a generation that will come of age as automation does.
September 9, 2016
Assistant Professor of English Kelly Wisecup advances Northwestern’s work in Indigenous Studies
September 8, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
Findings could lead to therapies that delay puberty and prolong fertility
September 8, 2016
First-year seminars explore intriguing topics and the Northwestern mindscape
September 2, 2016 – from The Washington Post
August
August 31, 2016 – from National Geographic
August 18, 2016
Economist Jeffrey Ely’s mathematical formula takes into account “expectations, uncertainty, belief and time”
August 17, 2016
A message from Dean Adrian Randolph
August 16, 2016 – from Inside NU
August 15, 2016 – from In These Times
Three years in, the youth-led movement has the power to transform the left.
August 12, 2016
Professor Bill Savage takes readers into the sights and sounds of Wrigley Field
August 10, 2016
August 10, 2016
Events aim to help participants enjoy Lake Michigan and increase everyday happiness
August 4, 2016 – from Bloomberg
August 1, 2016 – from Weinberg Magazine
August 1, 2016 – from Institute For Sustainability And Energy At Northwestern
August 1, 2016 – from Weinberg Magazine
July
July 29, 2016 – from U.S. News & World Report
July 29, 2016
Professor Jeffrey Masten’s new book explores the dynamic relationship between sexuality and language
July 26, 2016 – from Shakespeare & Beyond
July 22, 2016
Northwestern University’s Physics and Astronomy Department is rising in impact and visibility
July 21, 2016
With a new director and new home at Weinberg College, the Holocaust Educational Foundation looks to further its reach
July 20, 2016 – from NPR
Why didn't past droughts spell famine?
July 18, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
New study reveals that even before infants can talk, language shapes their cognition
July 11, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
July 1, 2016 – from Institute for Policy Research
IPR political scientist James Druckman reveals how presidents manipulate public opinion
July 1, 2016 – from Weinberg Magazine
June
June 28, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
June 20, 2016 – from McCormick School of Engineering
June 20, 2016
Convocation speaker Paula Pretlow ’77 challenges graduates to make life count
June 16, 2016
Writer Hector Tobar brings his inspired stories to the Latina and Latino Studies Program's Spring Symposium
June 15, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
June 13, 2016
New faculty advance Weinberg College’s interdisciplinary strategy
June 2, 2016 – from Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
June 2, 2016 – from John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
June 2, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
June 2, 2016
TEACHx 2016 showcases the innovative use of tech-driven pedagogical tools
June 2, 2016
The College bestows teaching awards on scholars for their excellence in the classroom
June 2, 2016
A new grant program encourages professors to explore new directions in research
June 2, 2016
Dean Adrian Randolph's "Touching Objects” is honored by the American Association for Italian Studies
June 1, 2016 – from The Atlantic
May
May 27, 2016 – from BBC World Service
May 19, 2016
May 17, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
May 17, 2016
“Persistence is important in science and life,” the award-winning neuroscientist says
May 12, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
May 12, 2016 – from Cosmos
May 9, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
May 9, 2016
May 5, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
May 5, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
May 2, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
April
April 29, 2016
Retiring staff members Paula Blaskovits and Hannah Maendel share their favorite memories of working for the College
April 27, 2016 – from ShakespeaRevel
April 27, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
April 27, 2016 – from The Atlantic
April 27, 2016 – from Chicago Tribune
April 27, 2016
The Grammy-nominated artist explores music and Hasidic Judaism in a talk and concert on campus
April 27, 2016
April 26, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
April 26, 2016 – from Chicago Tribune
April 26, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016
New Video Conferencing Service Connects Faculty, Students and Staff
April 20, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
April 14, 2016
Captivated by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Weinberg College freshman Luke Peterson pens an original blues composition that underscores literature’s power to ignite creativity
April 14, 2016
Four alumni share how and why they decided to enter the legal profession
April 14, 2016
Associate Professor Barry Wimpfheimer becomes Weinberg’s first professor to offer a MOOC
April 7, 2016 – from Women's eNews
April 6, 2016 – from WBEZ
April 5, 2016 – from Kellogg
April 5, 2016 – from YouTube
April 4, 2016
Northwestern’s Faculty-in-Residence program is set to double in size for the 2016-2017 academic year
April 1, 2016 – from Scientific American
March
March 29, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
March 24, 2016 – from The Washington Post
March 16, 2016
Alumni entrepreneurs define the skills and mindset necessary to ride in the startup lane
March 16, 2016
The Posner Fellowship Program continues to propel student's career path
March 15, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
March 15, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
March 11, 2016 – from StarTribune
March 3, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
March 3, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
March 2, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February
February 29, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 26, 2016 – from Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery
February 25, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 23, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 19, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 18, 2016
Story originally appeared in Northwestern Research News
February 16, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 14, 2016 – from The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 11, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 11, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 11, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 10, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 10, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
February 10, 2016 – from McCormick School of Engineering
February 1, 2016 – from The New York Times
January
January 28, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 28, 2016 – from International Institute for Nanotechnology
January 27, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 27, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 27, 2016 – from The Geiger Group
January 26, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 26, 2016 – from We Will
January 22, 2016
In his latest book, noted Northwestern University economist Robert J. Gordon investigates the declining pace of American growth and what it means for the nation’s future
January 22, 2016
Circumnavigator Grant winner Tara Mittelberg ’17 will travel the world this summer to research food security
January 20, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 19, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 18, 2016 – from Fox Sports
January 15, 2016 – from The Washington Post
January 15, 2016
Art historian Krista Thompson’s new book Shine wins the premiere award from the College Art Association
January 14, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 8, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 6, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
January 5, 2016 – from Truthout
January 5, 2016 – from Department of Classics
January 5, 2016 – from WNYC
January 5, 2016 – from Northwestern Now
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