Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
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Professor Charles Camic’s book, “Veblen: The Making of an Economist Who Unmade Economics,” is a new biography on one of America’s most important economic thinkers
Sociology Professor Charles Camic’s new book, Veblen: The Making of an Economist Who Unmade Economics, is a new biography on Thorstein Veblen who was one of America’s most important economic thinkers of modern capitalist society. From Harvard University Press: "A bold new...
Professor Catherine Woolley discusses how sex differences in the brain are misunderstood on the Cerebrum Podcast
Catherine Woolley, the William Deering Professor of Neurobiology, discusses how sex differences in the brain are misunderstood on the Cerebrum Podcast and in the The Dana Foundation's Winter 2021 cover story in Cerebrum Magazine. "New research shows that some fundamental molecular...
Professor Tessie Liu discusses anti-racism and universality on the Global Lunchbox Podcast
The Global Lunchbox Podcast, produced by the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies, presents conversations with scholars in the social sciences and humanities about their current research on a range of critical global issues. In this episode, Professor Tessie...
Survey shows behavioral factors that are likely driving the second wave of COVID-19
Political Science Professor James Druckman co-leads research into the impact of COVID-19 conducted by a university consortium. The consortium includes Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers. The consortium released a new survey that showed that colder weather driving Illinoisans indoors and COVID...
Professor Helen Tilley receives research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Helen Tilley, professor of history, has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The National Endowment for the Humanities promotes excellence in the humanities and works to spread lessons of history across the country. The...
Professor Sylvia Perry awarded 2020 SAGE Young Scholar Award
Professor Sylvia Perry, professor in the Department of Psychology, has been awarded the 2020 SAGE Young Scholar Award by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. The Sage Young Scholar Awards recognize outstanding achievements by young scholars who are early in...
“Conversation with the Dean” lecture series featuring Professor Marina Henke
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...
Professor Eric Zaslow named a 2021 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Eric Zaslow, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics has been named a 2021 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication,...
Professor André de Gouvêa elected 2021 fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
André de Gouvêa, Professor of Physics, has been elected a 2021 fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS). Professor de Gouvêa was elected for his contributions to the understanding of the physics of neutrinos and their...
Professor William Dichtel elected 2021 fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
William Dichtel, Robert L. Letsinger Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a 2021 fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society. Its fellows...
