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Articles by Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Mary Pattillo awarded the Commitment to Justice Award
Mary Pattillo, the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and chair of the Department of African American Studies, will be awarded the Commitment to Justice Award by the Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and the …
National Science Foundation chooses Northwestern to lead Center for Chemical Innovation
Northwestern was recently selected to lead a new Center for Chemical Innovation by the National Science Foundation. The team uses the power of biocatalysis found in nature to develop practical strategies that span from fine chemical production and sustainable chemical …
Professor Jens Koch is named the deputy director of the SQMS Center
Northwestern Professor Jens Koch was recently appointed as deputy director for the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS).
Koch officially assumed the position on September 1, replacing the previous deputy director Jim Sauls. Koch is a Professor of …
He wrote for a president. What Cody Keenan ’02 can teach you about crafting a great speech
Cody Keenan graduated from Northwestern in 2002 before going on to work in the Obama administration. Now he has returned to campus as a visiting professor at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences where he teaches a class on …
NU Faculty Live with Professor Ted Sargent on October 4: “The Science and Technology of Decarbonization”
Northwestern Professor of chemistry Ted Sargent will discuss how researchers are creating solutions that capture and consume CO2 to make fuels and materials during an event held on October 4, 2022 at 2 pm CDT. The virtual event, titled “The …
Northwestern researchers receive grant to combat climate change in the Great Lakes
A team led by Northwestern researchers recently received a $5 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create strategies that will help mitigate the effects of climate change on the Great Lakes and its surrounding …
One of the nation’s most prominent voices on climate change and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert to speak about her book “Under a White Sky” Oct.12
Over the last two decades, award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert has traveled the globe, peppered top scientists with thoughtful questions and scrutinized research and media reports in one enterprising, unrelenting quest: to get to the heart of the debate …
Fall 2022 Welcome Message to Weinberg College Students from Dean Adrian Randolph
Adrian Randolph, Dean of Weinberg College, welcomes new and returning students to the fall quarter and academic year in the video below.
“I could not be happier to welcome you for this fall term. Know that I and my …
Mathematics pioneer Steve Zelditch dies at 68
A founder of the field of quantum chaos remembered as an enthusiastic mathematician, colleague and teacher
Steven “Steve” Zelditch, the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University, died Sunday, Sept. 11, after a battle with cancer. He …