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National surveys find that COVID-19 magnifies racial disparities in healthcare
According to the Chicago Department of Public Health, there has been a statistically larger amount of Latinx and African American Chicago residents who have contracted or died from COVID-19 than white residents. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made a point to reference...
Professor Teri Odom receives 2020 Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry
Teri Odom, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry and Department of Chemistry chair in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has received the 2020 Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. This prestigious honor is given...
Professor Shelby Blythe named 2020 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Shelby Blythe, professor of molecular biosciences in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, was named a 2020 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Professor Blythe is one of 22 scholars selected to receive $300,000 over the...
Study: “A Penny on the Dollar: Racial Inequalities in Wealth among Households with Children”
The study, “A Penny on the Dollar: Racial Inequalities in Wealth Among Households with Children,” by Professor Christine Percheski of the Department of Sociology and Christina Gibson-Davis of Duke University, was published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. The...
New survey found that Americans’ trust in the ability of institutions to handle COVID-19 is decreasing
Professor James Druckman conducted a survey through Northwestern in conjunction with Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers in determining the Americans' trust in governmental institutions such as the police. This survey was administered before and after the emergence of protests against police...
Professor John Alba Cutler named Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Professor John Alba Cutler has been named a 2020-2021 Radcliffe Institute Fellow. This fellowship is based at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and supports 50 scholars each year. An extremely competitive program, the acceptance rate for...
Professor Leslie M. Harris named Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Professor Leslie M. Harris of the Department of History and Department of African American Studies has been named a 2020-2021 Radcliffe Institute Fellow. This fellowship is based at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and supports 50...
Professor Brendan Fernandes named recipient of Tiffany Foundation Award
Brendan Fernandes, artist-in-residence and professor at Northwestern University, was nominated and selected to receive the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award. This award is given every two years by a jury of professionals in the art sector. Fernandes and other recipients were...
Professor Dyan Elliott of the Department of History was named a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow
Professor Dyan Elliott, Peter B. Ritzma Professor of the Humanities and Professor of History, was named a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow. With the fellowship, Elliott will work on her project "The Quick and the Dead: The Medieval Church and the Exhumation of Christians."...
Professor Héctor Carrillo of the Department of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies Program named a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow
Professor Héctor Carrillo of the Department of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies Program was named a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow. With the fellowship, Carrillo will explore the "sociology of genealogy." He will study the sociotechnical aspects of amateur genealogy and the...
