A new Northwestern study found that breadfruit, a starchy, nutrient-rich alternative to staple crops, will be relatively unaffected by climate change. Unlike its more popular counterparts (rice, corn, soybeans etc), researchers predict that a very small percentage of suitable land …
Associate Professor Sylvia Perry of the psychology department at Northwestern University, was named a fellow by the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS).
According to the CASBS website:
Fellows represent the core social and behavioral sciences …
Northwestern University’s Office of the Provost has named Regan Thomson an Academic Leadership Program (ALP) Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year. Thomson is a Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Following postdoctoral studies at Harvard …
Chemistry undergraduates JoJo Holm and Anthony Tam have received the 2022 Lambert fellowship, the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute’s most prestigious award. The students will receive multi-year funding for year-round, hands-on laboratory research in Institute faculty laboratories.
Lambert Fellows also …
Associate Professor Erik Andersen of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University has received an award under the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program that will enable him to take his research abroad, forge new relationships and contribute to finding solutions to challenges both …
A recent study found that Black medical students who attended historically Black medical schools (HBCUs) report a greater sense of belonging and greater confidence in their academic abilities than those in predominantly white medical schools (PWIs). To conduct the study, …
Northwestern and Radboud University in the Netherlands have recorded millimeter-wavelength light from an explosion caused by the merger of a neutron star with another star.
To record the data, astrophysicists used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international observatory …
A Northwestern University research team has identified a molecular switch in cells that can help scientists establish a fuller understanding of skin regeneration. In addition, these findings may lead to new developments in cancer research and wound healing.
Their study …
Chandana Sooranahalli graduated from Weinberg College in 2020, studying Economics with a minor in cognitive science. Sooranhalli now serves as a Management Consultant with the Qral Group in Chicago, Illinois.
Why did you decide to come to Northwestern?
I decided …
Professor of history Kevin Boyle recently published an op-ed in the New York Times about Richard Nixon and his political impact on America today.
In the article, Boyle argues that the residual effects of Nixon’s policies, especially regarding policing and …