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Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Natasha Trethewey believes in the healing power of poetry

Seashells show signs of global warming, ocean acidification leading up to asteroid impact

Pioneering chemist Sir Fraser Stoddart and engineer Guillermo Ameer are among 167 new fellows in the 2019 class

Fellows are recognized for their efforts to advance science or its applications

Northwestern researchers show how impurities can increase the maximum accelerating field of superconducting radio-frequency cavities, a finding with huge potential cost advantages

Journal is one of the first dedicated to nanotechnology

First study to combine 3D climate modeling with chemistry explores M dwarf planets

Annual event brings international experts to Northwestern on Nov. 14

International collaboration generates gene sequences from more than 1,100 plant species

New observations could help scientists engineer new materials

Simple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanics

Alumna Claudia López is the first woman elected mayor of Bogotá, Colombia

The award-winning Weinberg College professor follows the numbers to discover surprising insights about complex systems, while championing women and minorities to strengthen her field

New breakthrough could lead to microfluidic devices that are more portable, scalable

Catalytic method upcycles single-use plastic into high-quality liquid products

Four new literature scholars join the departments of English and African American Studies

The strength of their connection fueled their workplace success

Rapid manufacturing on-demand could put warehouses, molds into the past

Eddie Glaude Jr. and Melissa Harris-Perry to keynote Cone conference

Seismologists hit the road to fill in a data gap.

Professor Catherine Woolley says the honor reflects the value of fundamental scientific research

New materials target perfluorochemicals, chloroform and dioxane pollutants

Natural selection alters genes that control roundworms’ sense of smell

The chair of the House Intelligence Committee delivers 30th annual Leopold Lecture

A miniature gravitational wave detector under development would measure higher-frequency waves than LIGO

The four are among six awarded by The Alumnae of Northwestern University

New model shows it is easier to find partners in high population areas

Heated particles shift shape and become highly active catalytically

Murphy will be honored at a November ceremony considered the ‘Oscars of Science’

International team detected radio bubbles with South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope

Researchers use Hubble to capture deepest optical image of first neutron star merger

Fresh antlers from Schomburgk’s deer were photographed in Laos in 1991

New research shows that water flowing over thin layers of rust can generate power.

With research that adds important female voices to Tibetan Buddhism, Sarah Jacoby goes deep to examine the roots of human suffering, the path to liberation, and what the ‘Me Too’ movement may mean for global Buddhism.

A new tool shows that space changes gut bacteria in the same ways, every time.

Researchers at Northwestern’s Center for Applied Physics and Superconducting Technologies publish a major advancement on the quantum theory of electrical circuits.

A new study has implications for how people make sense of the nonverbal messages they are exposed to in everyday life.

The new unit will be the tenure home for new faculty in Latina and Latino Studies and Asian American Studies

The finding appears to be universal across hundreds of tested mutations.

Marks, a pioneer in the chemical sciences, has had an impact around the world.

Different neural pathways process long-term circadian rhythms and short-term exposure to light, Weinberg College researchers find.

Physicists and astronomers begin development of a miniature gravitational-wave detector.

The discoverer of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is remembered as ‘remarkable mentor’ who made a fundamental impact on his field

As Northwestern grows increasingly diverse, the Arch Scholars program ensures that all students have the support and community they need to thrive.

A promising new system delivers chemo drugs straight into tumor, causing fewer side effects.

Chemist Danna Freedman and economist Mar Reguant are among five Northwestern faculty to receive the prestigious honor.

Professors Sara Sood and Ian Horswill make computer science more inclusive and appealing.

Adding and expanding codes of conduct will make conferences safer and more inclusive, researchers find.

For three years in a row, Weinberg College students have claimed the field’s most prestigious prize in comparative literary studies

Researchers examine "living" nanomaterials for the first time.

“Our own impulses toward beauty are the greatest reminders of our humanity,” poet Natasha Trethewey tells the Class of 2019

For the first time, researchers prove 1975 proposition that accretion disks align with their black holes

Discovery will lead to new methods for materials design

Discovery could give insight into how and why jets are formed in gamma-ray bursts

Yidan Prize winner Larry Hedges announces a new center to drive transformation in education research.

William Dichtel, Michael Jewett and Emily Weiss are finalists for Blavatnik National Awards.

The discovery illuminates how bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanol.

Anthropologist Shalini Shankar studies Generation Z through the lens of the spelling bee.

The effectiveness depends on molecular architecture and the 3D presentation of components.

The two Goldwater Scholars are participants in Weinberg's Integrated Science Program.

Scholars across the College are celebrated for their excellence in the classroom

The award recognizes scientists who have made outstanding contributions to chemistry and who show great potential for further achievement

Focused on fundamental matter, Northwestern physics professor Mayda Velasco makes a global impact.

Researchers explore new ways to heal damage after a heart attack

Completing the human protein project would revolutionize our understanding of health and disease.

A new study’s findings challenge understandings of genes as fixed features of our biology.

Researchers suggest that cutting emissions is key to improving air quality.

English professor Rebecca Johnson traces cultural change through literary translation.

Gifts from Christina Enroth-Cugell and David Cugell will support research in lung disease, visual neurosciences and biomedical engineering.

A grant from the Human Frontier Science Program provides more than $1 million in support.

Anthropologist Matthew Johnson and sociologist Lincoln Quillian are recognized for their exceptional achievements and promise.

The grants recognize "individuals who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar."

Seemingly counterintuitive evidence shows that disrupted sleep-wake cycles might protect the brain.

High-resolution imaging applications could include wide-angle cameras and miniature endoscopes.

How can we help bolster the world's water security?

Sociology professor Andrew Papachristos deploys big data to help cities save lives.

A growing number of doctors are ordering their patients to take a hike, literally. In other words, they are prescribing nature.

New project recruits help from citizen scientists to classify seismic events.

Europe has less inequality and more social mobility because its taxation schemes reach deeper into society and do more for everyone, writes sociologist Monica Prasad in the New York Times.

Northwestern and The Nature Conservancy leverage the University's second NatureNet Fellowship award in joint research project.

Bilingualism Matters Chicago will support schools, parents and the community

New guidelines have the potential to transform the fields of optoelectronics, bio-imaging and energy harvesting.

The novel approach will aid scientists in optimizing SNAs as therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer.

The chemistry of bugs trapped in an ancient lake sediment shows a warm climate at a key time in Greenland’s history.

Economist Matthias Doepke examines how economics influences parenting styles.

Historian Daniel Immerwahr tells the story of America's overseas territories.

A career spent bucking convention leads Bill Klein to new Alzheimers diagnostics and therapeutics.

An appetizing first-year seminar explores how food shapes a culture’s history and identity

Molecular bioscientist Curt Horvath reveals previously unknown cellular-level reactions to viral infection. The findings could eventually help fight disease better

Psychology professor Galen Bodenhausen will receive the 2019 Daniel Linzer Award for Faculty Excellence in Diversity and Equity.

The mysteriously bright glow of the 2018 ‘Cow’ event gained international interest.

Research led by psychologist Renee Engeln reveals that appearance-based jibes don't benefit women in the gym.