Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Research
“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...
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...
Yosi Kratish awarded 2020-2021 McBride Postdoctoral Trainee Award
Yosi Kratish is a postdoctoral trainee in the Department of Chemistry, as well as a member of the Tobin Marks Group. Kratish was awarded the 2020-2021 McBride Postdoctoral Trainee Award for the positive influence he brought to his lab’s environment....
Professor Tiffany Schmidt awarded Ver Steeg Award
Tiffany Schmidt, professor of neurobiology, was awarded the 2020–21 Ver Steeg Award from The Graduate School. Named for Clarence Ver Steeg, PhD, former Northwestern University Professor in History and Dean of The Graduate School from 1975 to 1986, this award annually...
Professor Robert Launay discusses historical identification in his book “Savages, Romans and Despots” on Global Lunchbox Podcast
Professor Robert Launay discusses despotism, religion, philosophy, and identification in his analytical work Savages, Romans and Despots in this episode of the Global Lunchbox Podcast. He dives into certain historical belief systems, prominent figures, and important events to examine their...
Study: “Allomelanin: A Biopolymer of Intrinsic Microporosity”
The study "Allomelanin: A Biopolymer of Intrinsic Microporosity" was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on March 5. Professor Nathan Gianneschi, the Jacob and Rosaline Cohn Professor of Chemistry, discusses this research in the story "‘Fungal ghosts’ protect...
