Shannon Millikin, Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has created an eTandem language learning exchange between Northwestern students taking Intermediate Spanish 121, and students and English learners at universities abroad. Millikin coordinates and teaches Spanish 121,...
Greta Thunberg, David Hogg, and Malala Yousafzai, all teenagers when their activism caught the world’s attention, are proof that leadership develops well before adulthood. As essential as they are, and as complex the challenges they face as tomorrow’s leaders, scientists do...
Professor Joseph T. Hupp recently received the Allen J. Bard Award from the Electrochemical Society (ECS). According to the ECS website, the recipient is recognized for “paradigm-shifting contributions in the fields of electrochemical science and recognized for exceptionally creative experimental or theoretical studies that have opened...
Northwestern University astrophysicist Farhad Zadeh has been fascinated and puzzled by a family of large-scale, highly organized magnetic filaments dangling in the center of the Milky Way ever since he first discovered them in the early 1980s. Now, 40 years later, Zadeh remains...
Vivica Lewis she/her Class of 2023 Arch Programs Bio&Chem EXCEL Major/Minor Sociology and Global Health Studies Why did you decide to participate in Arch? From the first email I received about the program, I was interested! I was excited for the opportunity to connect with other students from...
Wil Burns, visiting professor at Weinberg College's program in Environmental Policy and Culture will be joining the Carbon Dioxide Removal Academy (CDR), a joint project of several US agencies, spearheaded by NASA. According to the North American Carbon Program, the CDR academy...
In the race to make solar energy more practical amidst soaring gas prices and threats of climate catastrophe, a team of researchers is taking steps toward a more efficient, higher-voltage solar cell. Now, a Northwestern University, University of Toronto and the...
Northwestern University professor Samuel I. Stupp has received the 2022 Von Hippel Award, the highest honor awarded by the Materials Research Society (MRS). The prize recognizes “brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional...
Northwestern University student Irena Petryk has been named a 2023 Rhodes Scholar. Petryk is majoring in economics and international studies, and interested in U.S. foreign policy and strengthening international commitments on economic development. The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and perhaps best-known...
Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor Charlayne Mitchell to the Program in Global Health Studies! Mitchell recently offered insight into her background, research, and what inspired her to pursue her current area of study. Where are you from? Where did you study? I was born...
