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Science & Technology
Plastic Recycling Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first uses an inexpensive catalyst to break apart the bonds in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the most common...
What We Can Learn From How Flies Set the Thermostat
Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal “canaries in the coal mine” for gauging the impact of climate change on the behavior and distribution of animal species. Yet, scientists know relatively...
New Curriculum Leverages VR To Promote Intercultural Understanding
Claudia Quevedo-Webb, César Hoyos Álvarez, María Jesús Barros García and Spencer Striker have been named the 2025 recipients of the Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Innovation. Quevedo-Webb, Hoyos Álvarez and Barros García will incorporate virtual reality into the classroom to enhance...
Promising young researchers receive prestigious NSF CAREER awards
Three Northwestern University assistant professors — Julia Gaudio, Rachel Greenfeld and István Kovács — have received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. Gaudio, an assistant professor of industrial...
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...
Almaz Mesghina receives Daniel I. Linzer Award
The content and structure of her psychology classes promote belonging among all students Almaz Mesghina has received the 2025 Daniel I. Linzer Award for Faculty Excellence in Diversity and Equity. Mesghina will be honored at a reception later this winter. Given annually by...
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...
