The following includes an excerpt from the Northwestern Now article about the Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family gift to Northwestern University. Read the full article here to learn more.
The Patrick G. ’59, ’09 H and Shirley W. Ryan ’61, …
Quantum computers are capable of solving large, complex problems beyond the capacity of today’s most powerful supercomputers, and new research tools are needed to advance the field.
As such, Professor Jens Koch, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, …
Three Weinberg College Alumni have been named Alumni Regents, who represent Northwestern in communities across the globe.
Alumni Regents exist in areas that are home to large alumni populations. They work to engage fellow alumni volunteers and represent the University …
Spearheaded by Professor Suzan van der Lee of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Metropolitan Chicago Data-science Corps (MCDC) has been established as an interdisciplinary corps. MCDC will assist a wide range of community-based groups in taking advantage …
In March of 2020, the City of Evanston became the first U.S. municipality to agree to pay Black residents reparations. Black residents can receive up to $25,000 if they were affected by discriminatory housing policies and practices, which the city …
As of Sept. 1, Professor Neil Kelleher, of the Department of Chemistry, is the new director of the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute (CLP). The CLP is a center of interdisciplinary collaboration and biomedical innovation at Northwestern that aims …
Professor Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, of the Department of Neurobiology, is the recipient of the 2021 One Mind Nick LeDeit Rising Star Research Award. One Mind is a mental health nonprofit that conducts brain research and aims to transform mental illness …
Explore the latest books published by faculty members in Northwestern’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.
Here are their latest works to add to your reading list:
Professor Mary Weismantel, of …
Professor Sandra Waxman, of the Department of Psychology, found that sign language, like spoken language, supports infant cognitive development.
In a groundbreaking new study to be published in October, Waxman and a team of researchers discovered that sign language …
India is currently home to more than 1.3 billion people, but a cultural preference for sons has meant the population has disproportionately more men than women. As a result, India lags behind many countries around issues of gender equality, and …