Professor of history Kevin Boyle recently published an op-ed in the New York Times about Richard Nixon and his political impact on America today.
In the article, Boyle argues that the residual effects of Nixon’s policies, especially regarding policing and …
Associate professor of history Ji-Yeon Yuh recently published an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune where she discusses the impacts of the ongoing war in Korea.
The United States and North Korea signed an armistice to end military activities on July …
During the week of July 25, 28 members of Northwestern’s faculty convened in Evanston’s Hardin Hall for the first ever Summer Writing Retreat, a program focused on creating dedicated time for professors to catch up on work left incomplete due …
This episode of the Global Lunchbox podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with poet, novelist, playwright, and essayist Chris Abani, who is Director of the Program of African Studies, Professor of English and Director of Graduate Studies for the Litowitz …
A team of Northwestern researchers has developed a new method that predicts debris flow to help warn people living in high-risk areas of potential flooding.
Water runoff caused by intense rainfall can often devastate communities that are not prepared. With …
Maitreyi Sistla graduated from Weinberg College in 2014, studying Economics and Global Health. Sistla now serves as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, part of the Aspen Institute.
What inspired you to pursue a major or minor …
As NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope is officially transitioning into scientific operations, Northwestern University astrophysicists Allison Strom and Farhad Yusef-Zadeh will have early access to the device within the next month. Strom will lead the CECILIA (Chemical Evolution Constrained …
A consortium of researchers from Northwestern, Northeastern, Harvard and Rutgers universities recently conducted a survey of 24,414 individuals to find out if recent state policies aligned with the views of their citizens. The national poll, published by the COVID State …
Professor William Revelle of the department of psychology recently received the Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Study of Individual Differences from the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID).
According to the ISSID, the award recognizes those …
Marcia B. Gealy, Associate Professor of Instruction in Writing (Emerita), died on July 13, 2022, aged 90. Prof. Gealy also taught courses in her specialty, modern Jewish literature, for the programs of Jewish Studies, American Studies, and Comparative Literature. She …