Professor Richard B. Silverman, of the Department of Chemistry, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), according to the Academy’s announcement on May 2nd. Silverman is the Patrick G. Ryan/Aon Professor at Northwestern.
Silverman’s research is focused …
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch spoke at an April 19 event hosted by the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies (WCCIAS) at Northwestern. The Center for International and Area Studies is Weinberg’s unified hub for interdisciplinary …
Recently, a group of leading experts on democracy and political violence, including Northwestern historians Kathleen Belew and Kate Masur submitted statements to the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. The experts’ statements provide …
On Thursday, May 11 Yağmur Heffron will present the lecture, “An Embarrassment of Riches: Reconciling Grave Wealth and Historical Narratives of Decline at Ancient Kanesh” from 7 – 9 pm at Harris Hall.
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Excavations at the site of …
Sara Ibrahim serves as co-president of the Middle Eastern North African Student Association, the group spearheading Arab Heritage Month celebration.
A Weinberg junior, Ibrahim was born in Cairo and grew up in Chicago. She is passionate about journalism and …
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The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. To commemorate this celebration, the department spotlights some of its alumni.
What inspired you to pursue a major or minor in the Department of Asian Languages and …
Congratulations to the new cohort of Franke Graduate Fellows of the Kaplan Humanities Institute. These competitive residencies allow Franke Fellows to develop their research and teaching within the Kaplan Institute’s interdisciplinary community throughout 2023-2024.
Franke Graduate Fellowships, supported by …
Congratulations to the cohort of 2023-2024 Faculty Fellows for the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities! This competitive residency allows recipients a full year of leave or a teaching reduction in order to develop their projects within an interdisciplinary …
New 3D computer simulations have found that, if they do exist, intermediate-mass black holes likely devour wayward stars and then fling the remains across the galaxy.
Northwestern astrophysicists led by Fulya Kıroğlu modeled black holes of varying masses and then …