Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Faculty
Professor Amy Rosenzweig receives the Hans Neurath Award from The Protein Society
Amy Rosenzweig, the Weinberg Family Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences and Professor of Molecular Biosciences and Chemistry, has received the Hans Neurath Award from The Protein Society. This award recognizes contributions of exceptional merit to basic protein research. Rosenzweig was recognized, in...
Professor Wen-fai Fong awarded an Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation
Professor Wen-fai Fong of the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been awarded an Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious...
Survey shows declining hesitancy to vaccinate among health care workers
James Druckman, the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Institute for Policy Research associate director is part of a university research consortium, comprising Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers. This consortium is leading an ongoing national survey of Americans...
“Conversation with the Dean” lecture series featuring Professor Sera Young
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’s “Conversation with the Dean” is a faculty speaker series designed to deliver insights into the cutting-edge research and teaching from faculty experts around the College. The series is offered live to Weinberg College leadership...
Survey shows partisan divide along governor approval ratings
James Druckman, the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Institute for Policy Research associate director is part of a university research consortium, comprising Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers. This consortium is leading an ongoing national survey of Americans–investigating...
Professor Kate Masur’s book, “Until Justice Be Done,” examines the first civil rights movement in the early days of the republic
History Professor Kate Masur's new book, Until Justice Be Done, is a groundbreaking examination of the movement for equal rights in the decades preceding the Civil War. From The Wall Street Journal: Disheartening as it is to read such accounts, we should...
Researchers find way to create smaller microchips
A collaboration between researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Virginia addressed the hurdle of managing the increased heat generated as microchips become smaller. The study, "Thermally conductive ultra-low-k dielectric layers based on two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks" was published...
Minimally invasive antibody blood test for COVID-19 that can be self-collected at home
Northwestern University scientists have developed an antibody blood test that is minimally invasive and can be self-collected at home. Professor Thomas McDade of the Department of Anthropology at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and professor of medical social sciences at...
Global Lunchbox Podcast featuring Professor Thomas McDade: “Coronavirus antibodies: Who has them and what does it mean?”
Northwestern Professor Thomas McDade discusses his COVID-19 research on coronavirus antibodies on the Global Lunchbox Podcast episode, "Coronavirus antibodies: Who has them and what does it mean?" McDade launched a large community-based study called SCAN: Screening for Coronavirus Antibodies in...
Study marks first time the human Mediator complex has been visualized in 3D for human cells
The study, “Structure of the human Mediator-bound transcription pre-initiation complex,” was published March 11 in the journal Science. This marks the first time the human Mediator complex has been visualized in 3D in the human cell. Professor Yuan He of the...
