Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Research
Flickers and Flares: Milky Way’s Central Black Hole Constantly Bubbles With Light
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party — and it is weird, wild and wonderful. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has gained the...
Four Weinberg College Professors named Sloan Research Fellows
The University has a total of seven professors named as Sloan Research Fellows, and along with MIT, has the most faculty in the 2025 cohort. Seven Northwestern faculty members have been awarded a prestigious 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship. Gifted by the...
Black Holes’ Spins Align in a Valentine’s Embrace
Most people have heard of “love at first sight.” But how about “love at first collision?” In a study fit for Valentine’s Day, Northwestern University astrophysicists discovered that binary black holes — when formed in crowded clusters of stars — align...
Love Data Week: NU Students Shine in Data Viz Championship
This Valentine's Day, show your love for data. Northwestern students, faculty, and staff participate in a week-long celebration of data storytelling, creativity, and innovation as part of the international Love Data Week event. The week celebrates data and aims to unite...
Astrophysicist Adam Miller Receives Cottrell Scholar Award
Northwestern University astrophysicist Adam Miller has received a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), the United States’ first foundation wholly dedicated to science. Miller is among a diverse group of 16 early career scholars in chemistry, physics...
Synthetic Neurons Open the Door for More Intelligent Robots
An interdisciplinary collaboration between Northwestern University and Georgia Tech has created a novel high-performance organic electrochemical neuron that responds within the frequency range of human neurons. The researchers also built a complete perception system by designing other organic materials and...
A New Route to Cancer Treatment Leveraging a Novel Protein Tagging Strategy
In a pioneering collaboration with AbbVie, Northwestern researchers have discovered a new way to potentially treat cancer by targeting and removing harmful proteins from cells. An emerging approach in medicine and research, called “Targeted Protein Degradation” (TPD), works by using special...
Jorge Coronado awarded a 2025 Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society
Jorge Coronado, Director of Latin American & Caribbean Studies and Professor of Andean and Latin American Literatures, has been awarded a 2025 Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society (APS). Founded in 1743, the APS is the oldest learned...
Faculty Spotlight: Politcal Scientist James Druckman
James Druckman, Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science, has published over 100 articles and book chapters spanning topics such as political science, economics, psychology, and much more. In his research, Druckman analyzes how normal people make decisions about political...
Juicing May Harm Your Health In Just Three Days, New Study Finds
Fiber-free juice diets may increase inflammation-linked bacteria in the gut and mouth Think your juice cleanse is making you healthier? A new Northwestern University study suggests it might be doing the opposite. The study, recently published in Nutrients, found that a vegetable...
