Northwestern University graduate student has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The prestigious fellowship provides unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad, forge new relationships …
Containing more than 850 species, fig trees are one of the most diverse groups of plants in the world.
To unravel how this plant genus (Ficus in the Moraceae family) evolved to become such a diverse group, an international team …
“Reaching Your Dreams” series tells stories of Northwestern alums of Chicago Field Studies, an academic internship program that matches over 500 students every year with over 250 employer partners. CFS participants receive guidance on choosing internships based on their passions …
“Reaching Your Dreams” series tells stories of Northwestern alums of Chicago Field Studies, an academic internship program that matches over 500 students every year with over 250 employer partners. CFS participants receive guidance on choosing internships based on their passions …
Close to a thousand scientists from around the world who study embryonic development will gather in Chicago for the 82nd annual meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) from July 20-23, 2023. At the meeting, Northwestern Professor Carole LaBonne…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, June 29, ruled that admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
The decision, a 6-3 vote, is expected to have far-reaching effects on …
Northwestern University astrophysicists are part of an international team of scientists using advanced simulation tools that has predicted the existence of merging massive, 30 solar mass black hole binaries in Milky Way-like galaxies, challenging previous theories.
The team, which includes …
Mercouri Kanatzidis, inorganic chemist at Northwestern University, has received an unusual honor: a new mineral discovered in Hungary has been named after him, the International Mineralogical Society (IMA) announced recently.
The mineral, a chalcogenide, is called kanatzidisite in recognition …
While searching for the origins of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB), an international team of astrophysicists may have stumbled upon a new way to destroy a star.
Although most GRBs originate from exploding massive stars or neutron-star mergers, the researchers …
Larry Hedges, Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Education and Social Policy, has been selected as the winner of the World Cultural Council 2023 José Vasconcelos World Award of Education.
The Council described Hedges’ development of statistical …