Northwestern Professor Thomas McDade discusses his COVID-19 research on coronavirus antibodies on the Global Lunchbox Podcast episode, "Coronavirus antibodies: Who has them and what does it mean?" McDade launched a large community-based study called SCAN: Screening for Coronavirus Antibodies in...
The study, “Structure of the human Mediator-bound transcription pre-initiation complex,” was published March 11 in the journal Science. This marks the first time the human Mediator complex has been visualized in 3D in the human cell. Professor Yuan He of the...
“Reaching Your Dream” series tells stories of Northwestern alums who found their dream careers thanks to Chicago Field Studies (CFS), an academic internship program that matches over 500 students every year with over 250 employer partners. CFS participants receive guidance on...
In this episode of the Global Lunchbox Podcast, Professor Dan McAdams discusses his book, The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning (2020). McAdams is the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology and Professor of Human Development and Social...
Yosi Kratish is a postdoctoral trainee in the Department of Chemistry, as well as a member of the Tobin Marks Group. Kratish was awarded the 2020-2021 McBride Postdoctoral Trainee Award for the positive influence he brought to his lab’s environment....
Tiffany Schmidt, professor of neurobiology, was awarded the 2020–21 Ver Steeg Award from The Graduate School. Named for Clarence Ver Steeg, PhD, former Northwestern University Professor in History and Dean of The Graduate School from 1975 to 1986, this award annually...
Professor Robert Launay discusses despotism, religion, philosophy, and identification in his analytical work Savages, Romans and Despots in this episode of the Global Lunchbox Podcast. He dives into certain historical belief systems, prominent figures, and important events to examine their...
Karen Topham was the first transgender teacher to transition on the job. A graduate of Northwestern with a bachelor's degree in English (1978) and a master's degree in teaching (1979), Topham has served as an English teacher, writer, public speaker,...
Mary Pattillo, the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and chair of the Department of African American Studies, will be inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS). Pattillo is one of five distinguished scholars that...
The study "Allomelanin: A Biopolymer of Intrinsic Microporosity" was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on March 5. Professor Nathan Gianneschi, the Jacob and Rosaline Cohn Professor of Chemistry, discusses this research in the story "‘Fungal ghosts’ protect...
