2018 News
December
December 19, 2018
A collaborative global effort to elevate the works of a long-lost poet takes root at Weinberg College
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Northwestern celebrates Hedges, a world-renowned scholar who changed education research
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Medicine
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Liu, a triple major in biological sciences, neuroscience and psychology, plans to pursue the equivalent of a PhD in oncology at the University of Oxford.
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Digital Learning
December 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Magazine
Psychologist Onnie Rogers finds that children understand — and engage with — issues of inequality.
December 17, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Alumnus and Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan '02 teaches the art of political rhetoric
December 17, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
December 17, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
New gravitational waves detections shed light on entire population of black holes
November
November 30, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Why does second-hand experience of neighborhood violence affect some youth, but not others?
November 30, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A new study explores local beliefs and barriers toward adopting active modes of transportation
November 30, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Professor Ken Paller shares his findings on the topic of sleep learning.
November 30, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Northwestern fosters an interdisciplinary approach to studying and understanding sexuality
November 30, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
November 30, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Frederic Rasio is among three Northwestern professors who have been elected 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
November 20, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
Simpson Querrey Institute aims for medical (and materials) breakthrough
November 20, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
Weinberg historian Kevin Boyle is the featured scholar at November’s Science Café
November 20, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
Interdisciplinary scholars gather at the inaugural Conference on Quantitative Approaches in Biology to explore the rules of life
November 13, 2018 – from Institute for Sustainability and Energy
“We want to measure water insecurity in a way that’s valid and comparable across ecological and cultural settings,” anthropologist Sera Young says
November 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A new teaching fellows program will allow Northwestern faculty to explore themes related to sexuality
November 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A new grant will help researchers like anthropologist Sera Young and earth and planetary scientist Daniel Horton predict extreme weather and lessen its impacts.
November 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A new wireless, Band-Aid-like sensor developed at Northwestern University could revolutionize the way patients manage hydrocephalus and potentially save the U.S. health care system millions of dollars.
November 7, 2018
Professor George Schatz is recognized for his work in gas-phase reaction dynamics, plasmonics and nanostructured materials
November 7, 2018
Jeffrey Masten is recognized for his book Queer Philologies
November 2, 2018
A documentary about Weinberg College sociologist Aldon Morris wins a top award at the 2018 Hell’s Kitchen NYC Film Festival
October
October 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
Geologist Yarrow Axford uses millennia-old insect remains to help predict climate change
October 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A year after its launch, the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies has initiated a number of new academic opportunities
October 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Mystery of black widow spiders' steel-strength silk webs could lead to equally strong synthetic materials
October 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
October 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Conversations with women worldwide drive anthropologist Sera Young’s research
October 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
New study finds ‘timing cells’ in the brain may underlie an animal’s inner clock
October 23, 2018
Bryan Lee ’19 is learning first-hand about geopolitics and international relations at Northwestern’s campus in the Middle East
October 19, 2018
The second annual Weinberg College Career Summit inspires students to keep an open mind as they look toward the future
October 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Findings can help scientists engineer nanoparticles that are "benign by design"
October 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Inmates at maximum security prison enroll in Northwestern classes
October 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
October 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
October 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
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October 11, 2018 – from McCormick School of Engineering
More than 70 students attended the lecture delivered by Deans Julio M. Ottino and Adrian Randolph.
October 9, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Molecular bioscientist Richard Morimoto will lead a national team studying aging and neurodegenerative disease.
October 9, 2018 – from Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
More than two dozen scholars join the College's faculty ranks.
October 9, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
The U.S. Department of Energy calls the field the "next frontier" in the Information Age.
October 9, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Highly dynamic synthetic superstructures provide new clues to brain, spinal cord injuries and neurological diseases.
October 9, 2018 – from Research News
October 9, 2018 – from Research News
October 9, 2018 – from Research News
Creative collaboration allows art to inspire research innovation
October 9, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
October 9, 2018 – from Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
A chemistry pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer.
October 9, 2018 – from Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
Neurobiologist Thomas Bozza identifes molecular receptors in the rodent nose that determine sensitivity to specific chemicals.
October 9, 2018 – from Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute trains graduate students to think across disciplines to solve big biomedical questions.
October 8, 2018 – from Research News
October 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
September
September 19, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Are you average, reserved, self-centered or a role model?
September 19, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
September 19, 2018 – from WBEZ Chicago
WBEZ interviews Rebecca Zorach, professor of art history and curator of the new exhibit "The Time is Now! Art Worlds of Chicago’s South Side, 1960-1980."
September 19, 2018
World’s largest prize for education research honors first-generation college student
September 14, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
The Weinberg College visiting artist is among those representing Northwestern at Expo Chicago.
September 14, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A simple new blood test reveals your body’s precise internal clock to guide treatments and improve health.
September 14, 2018 – from International Institute for Nanotechnology
September 14, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
September 14, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
September 14, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
September 14, 2018
New research analyzing the ways children’s gender narratives reinforce or disrupt gender inequality found that older children — and girls — are more likely to tell alternative narratives that disrupted the gender status quo.
September 14, 2018
September 13, 2018 – from International Institute for Nanotechnology
The Akron Award, which includes a $1,000 honorarium, recognizes young scientists who demonstrate “exceptional promise for making significant contributions to chemical science."
August
August 21, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Dichtel, an expert in organic and polymer chemistry, has received the 2018 Cottrell Frontiers in Research Excellence and Discovery (FRED) Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
August 16, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Despite believing that race relations are worsening, a majority of Americans agree that racial identity is not hard-wired into a person's DNA, according to a survey by the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy
August 14, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Erik Andersen will study the evolution of plasticity in development
August 9, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
August 9, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
August 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
BioBits educational kits bring synthetic and molecular biology experiments into K-12 classrooms.
August 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
August 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A proteomics pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer.
August 2, 2018 – from The New York Times
An artist honors Tamir Rice, one orange object at a time.
August 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Research
August 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Research
Presented beneficial solutions, some politicians still resist consensus, considering it a form of defeat. Northwestern political scientists explain why.
August 2, 2018 – from The New York Times
“'Believe in yourself and in your future' may sound like a vapid self-help mantra," economist Seema Jayachandran says. "But there is growing evidence that it can be used as an anti-poverty strategy."
August 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
August 2, 2018 – from The New Yorker
August 2, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
July
July 27, 2018
Alumni and advisers encourage students to think about who they are, what they want and where they are going
July 11, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
July 11, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
CBES and LEAP were among 42 programs funded to accelerate energy research
July 11, 2018
Lighter gold nanoparticles could replace thicker, heavier layered polymers used in displays’ back-reflectors
June
June 29, 2018
The College's innovative grant program inspires faculty to take their research in new directions
June 28, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A new study from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden has found that climate change may drive local extinction of mason bees in Arizona and other naturally warm climates
June 28, 2018 – from OHSU News
June 28, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Lighter gold nanoparticles could replace thicker, heavier layered polymers used in displays’ back-reflectors
June 25, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Materials could find applications in water purification, solar energy storage, body armor
June 25, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
June 25, 2018 – from Northwestern Alumni
June 25, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Discovery helps researchers understand how Greenland’s ice sheet responds to warming
June 25, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Novel device opens door for advances in flexible displays in smartphones and televisions
June 23, 2018
Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan ’02 encourages the Class of 2018 to stay hopeful and engaged, no matter the path they pursue
June 15, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
June 7, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
June 7, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
June 7, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
June 6, 2018
The College honors 13 faculty members and graduate students for their excellence in the classroom
May
May 29, 2018
Nine Weinberg College professors receive grants to pursue excellence in the classroom — and beyond
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
May 24, 2018 – from International Relations
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
May 24, 2018 – from New York Times
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
Literature as a ‘lived social reality’ animates Harris Feinsod’s bold exploration of poetry’s cultural power
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
May 24, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
May 15, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Noelle Sullivan and Catherine Woolley have been recognized for outstanding performance and dedication to undergraduate education at Northwestern
May 10, 2018 – from Chicago Tribune
A concert-lecture sponsored by the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies offers new insights into a tragic era
May 7, 2018
The pioneering MMSS program celebrates 40 years of preparing students to pursue innovative careers that bridge business and the social sciences
April
April 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
New device can detect gamma rays and identify radioactive isotopes
April 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
The economic historian has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
April 26, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Novel technology allows researchers to see dynamic reactions as they happen at the nanoscale
April 19, 2018 – from The Hill
"For individuals, groups, and organizations to thrive in today’s global economy, radical diversity of thought is absolutely essential, and perfectly possible," Dean Adrian Randolph and McCormick Dean Julio Ottino say
April 18, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Historian Deborah Cohen and sociologist Gary Alan Fine have been elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 17, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Study characterizes proteins resulting from RAS gene mutations, found in more than 20 percent of all human cancers
April 12, 2018 – from Northwestern Research News
Annual research days highlight medical advances and the power of computation
April 10, 2018
Associate Professor of English Vivasvan Soni and Assistant Professor of History Caitlin Fitz will use their fellowships to pursue humanities-related research
April 6, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
April 6, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
March
March 22, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Study pinpoints two proteins responsible for methanotrophic bacteria’s ability to take up copper for use in methane metabolism
March 20, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Northwestern art professor Michael Rakowitz set to unveil sculpture atop Fourth Plinth
March 20, 2018
A first-generation Weinberg College graduate inspires students by sharing the challenges and lessons of his post-Northwestern journey
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Young scholars are making an impact around the world
March 13, 2018 – from The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Digital Learning
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Novel olfactory virtual reality system allows researchers to study how smells influence behaviors
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
The Buffett Institute's new Global Poverty Research Lab showcases work from China to Africa
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A faculty-staff duo put research into practice to enrich the college experience for low-income students
March 13, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
March 12, 2018 – from Northwestern Office of Fellowships
February
February 23, 2018
"Two sides of the same coin": Chemical equations and lines of poetry share more than you might think
February 9, 2018
The four-day on-campus workshop aims to inspire and empower students interested in careers in business
February 6, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
February 1, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Nanotechnologist to be honored for his invention of dip-pen nanolithography and spherical nucleic acids
February 1, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
A new theory predicts the origins of molecules in destructive cosmic outflows
January
January 30, 2018
Weinberg College and the Searle Center join forces to create ASLA — a resource for academic success at Northwestern
January 29, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Theater installation inspired by Trethewey poem is commentary on Confederate monuments
January 29, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Dietz, Wisecup to Pursue Projects Related to Humanities Work In a Changing Climate
January 29, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
January 29, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Funding promotes innovation in learning and teaching via educational technology
January 29, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Technique could lead to new classes of materials that can bend light, such as for those used in cloaking devices
January 22, 2018
Students examine a 2,000-year-old mummy and contribute their findings to the Block Museum exhibit "Paint the Eyes Softer"
January 17, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
January 17, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
January 17, 2018 – from Nature
January 17, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
January 12, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
January 12, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
In their play, children from diverse U.S. communities reveal how they view the natural world.
January 12, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Northwestern psychologists and speech pathologists study families to help earlier and better.
January 10, 2018 – from Northwestern Now
Northwestern researcher honored for her work studying black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs in astrophysical systems
January 5, 2018
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