Northwestern professor of sociology Andrew Papachristos presents research on America’s gun violence epidemic and how network science can help us better understand it during the NU Faculty Live event on September 15, 2022. The event, titled "How Can Network and...
In a new study, a team of researchers from universities across the country discovered that star formation is self-regulatory, meaning stars themselves set their own masses as they are formed. This helps explain why stars in different environments still have...
On August 21, a team of NASA funded Northwestern astrophysicists launched a “Micro-X” rocket from White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico to record an image of Cassiopeia A, the remnant of a supernova. Northwestern professor of physics and astronomy...
Assistant Professor Nina Wieda with Northwestern's Chicago Field Studies recently published an op-ed discussing the issues first-generation students face in universities. Along with the standard pressures of attending college, many first-generation students face additional stress factors including cultural differences, career hiccups and networking issues. In...
In 2021, Northwestern launched the Racial Equity and Community Partnership grants program, a set of grants focused on supporting ideas that work toward making our communities more equitable. “Our first year of grant-funded projects is already making a positive impact in communities...
A new Northwestern study found that breadfruit, a starchy, nutrient-rich alternative to staple crops, will be relatively unaffected by climate change. Unlike its more popular counterparts (rice, corn, soybeans etc), researchers predict that a very small percentage of suitable land...
Associate Professor Sylvia Perry of the psychology department at Northwestern University, was named a fellow by the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS). According to the CASBS website: Fellows represent the core social and behavioral sciences (anthropology, economics,...
Northwestern University’s Office of the Provost has named Regan Thomson an Academic Leadership Program (ALP) Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year. Thomson is a Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Following postdoctoral studies at Harvard...
Chemistry undergraduates JoJo Holm and Anthony Tam have received the 2022 Lambert fellowship, the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute’s most prestigious award. The students will receive multi-year funding for year-round, hands-on laboratory research in Institute faculty laboratories. Lambert Fellows also receive a...
Associate Professor Erik Andersen of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University has received an award under the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program that will enable him to take his research abroad, forge new relationships and contribute to finding solutions to challenges both...
