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Harry Pei

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 5, 2024

Economist Harry Pei wins the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)

Economist will use the grant to support his research on game theory

Economist Harry Pei has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Pei is an assistant professor of economics at …


Photo from a scene in the movie The Coffin Painter (2021)

Faculty, In the Media April 5, 2024

The Block and Asian Languages and Cultures Department bring Asian Pop-up Cinema festival to campus

Asian Pop-up Cinema at The Block, will present four films from April 3rd to April 11th, one for each culture represented by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. Through the combined support of The Block, Buffett …


Simone Laszuk

Alumni and Students April 2, 2024

Alumni Spotlight Q&A: Simone Laszuk ’21

Meet Simone Laszuk, who graduated from Northwestern in 2021 from the Environmental Policy and Culture (EPC) Program.

What inspired you to pursue study in the Environmental Policy and Culture (EPC) Program?
I have always been incredibly passionate about the …


Helen Bradshaw

Alumni and Students April 2, 2024

Alumni Spotlight Q&A: Helen Bradshaw ’23

Meet Helen Bradshaw, who graduated from Northwestern in 2023 from the Environmental Policy and Culture (EPC) Program.

What inspired you to pursue study in the Environmental Policy and Culture (EPC) Program?
I grew up on a farm in rural …


The Weber Arch at Northwestern

Alumni and Students April 1, 2024

Arch Scholars Student Spotlight: Farley Wall

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Tebogo Kabelo

Alumni and Students March 27, 2024

Tebogo Kabelo ‘23 shares his transformative journey from life in Botswana to the US, and the impact Northwestern’s Chicago Field Studies had on his career

“Reaching Your Dream” series tells stories of Northwestern alums who found their dream careers thanks to Chicago Field Studies (CFS), an academic internship program that matches over 500 students every year with over 250 employer partners. CFS participants receive …


Global Health Studies students standing in front of a building

Alumni and Students, Faculty, Research March 21, 2024

Celebrating 20 Years of Global Health Studies: Fostering leaders dedicated to addressing health inequities across the world

Since its 2004 launch, the innovative Program in Global Health Studies has addressed students’ rising interest in creating meaningful change in the world with a diverse array of courses, faculty, and experiences.

Right away, William Leonard knew Northwestern University was …


Charlayne Mitchell

Faculty, Meet our Faculty March 20, 2024

Meet Assistant Professor of Instruction Charlayne Mitchell of the Program in Global Health Studies

Meet Charlayne Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Program in Global Health Studies at Northwestern University, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Where are you from? Where did you study?
I am southern-grown. I was born …


Men extract water from a well at the village of El Gel, near the town of K'elafo, Ethiopia. Getty Images

Faculty March 20, 2024

An estimated 1.2 billion people experienced water insecurity in the prior year

Results of a global poll on water experiences will be made public on World Water Day 

As populations around the world grapple with water security challenges that threaten lives, livelihoods and political stability, this year’s World Water Day on March …


Alda Benjamen and her book, "Assyrians in Modern Iraq: Negotiating Political and Cultural Space"

Bookshelf, Events March 15, 2024

James Lecture: Scholar Alda Benjamen to discuss how Assyrians gained agency in an often-overlooked period of modern Iraqi history

In her April 10 event at the Guild Lounge, Benjamen will discuss how Assyrians, long marginalized and minoritized in Iraq, gained agency in an often-overlooked period of modern Iraqi history.

Spanning thousands of years, the history of the Assyrian people …


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Recent Awards & Honors

July 2, 2025

Weinberg College faculty and graduate students recognized for excellence in teaching


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May 2, 2025

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Ethan Barnes

April 24, 2025

Northwestern Student Ethan Barnes Named a Truman Scholar


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Rachel Webster

October 10, 2024

Rachel Jamison Webster’s book “Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family” was chosen as a Best Book by The New Yorker


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COVID-19 Research

April 19, 2023

Political scientist James Druckman discusses takeaways of state-by-state polling during the pandemic


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January 17, 2023

Researchers create mature neurons from human cells, opening new possibilities for treatments


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January 3, 2023

Survey shows that many Americans have not received the latest COVID booster


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