Society & Policy

During the first half of the 20th century, many states passed labor laws in response to the influx of women into the modern workplace. The so-called protective labor laws enacted by U.S. states restricted women’s economic opportunities through maximum hours...

New institute will study psychology of emerging adults, leading to innovative wellness programming for students at the University and beyond Northwestern University is launching the Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being, an interdisciplinary initiative to research issues related to the...

Northwestern student Ethan Barnes has been named a 2025 Truman Scholar in recognition of his academic achievement and commitment to public service leadership. A junior studying political science in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Barnes is planning to pursue...

Junta Nakai knows exactly how he got here. Here, is his position as the global vice president at Databricks, a San Francisco-based data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) company. The globe’s sixth-largest startup, Databricks, was recently valued at $62 billion. And how...

Trying to persuade people with different political views can be fatiguing and frustrating, but it’s not as pointless as we might think. New research shows that even on divisive issues, far more persuasion attempts succeeded than backfired. A new study led...

Several elected U.S. city officials, including Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden, recently joined international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to speak out about the dangers of nuclear war at the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...

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...

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...

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...

Throughout his 50-year career, Charles Manski has had a broad taste in research, publishing work for both academic and mainstream audiences on a wide range of policy topics including financial aid for college students, pandemic response, clinical medicine and climate policy. In his...