Increasingly, developments in science, technology, medicine, and the environment have global implications. Northwestern University’s Science in Human Culture (SHC) Program addresses these issues and fosters meaningful conversations at the intersection of the humanities and sciences.
Starting this Fall, SHC will …
In History Professor Kevin Boyle‘s new book, “The Shattering: America in the 1960s,” he lays out historical events that pierced the stability of the status quo, and set the stage for three key struggles the U.S. still grapples with …
Weinberg College community members recently were in the media, sharing their expertise. View the articles below.
Long before movies and screens, Chicago went nuts for something called cycloramas
Chicago Tribune 10/19
The Chicago History Museum cyclorama is a small stunner …
Weinberg College welcomes 38 new faculty members.
The new faculty include:
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Northwestern University Chemists Sir Fraser Stoddart and Omar Farha have made a breakthrough in surface science by introducing a new active mechanism of adsorption. Such adsorption-based phenomena, in which molecules are attracted onto a solid surface, are essential for today’s …
Professor Daniel Immerwahr, of the Department of History, discussed the environmentalism of “Dune” in a guest essay for The New York Times.
Immerwahr notes that the “parched wasteland” that author Frank Herbert created in the novel feels all too familiar. …
In a recent survey, Professor James Druckman, of the Department of Political Science, found that while 29% of Americans are still unvaccinated, nearly two-thirds of this group are concerned enough about the spread of COVID-19 to regularly wear a …
This episode of the Global Lunchbox podcast features a conversation with anthropologist Mark Hauser about his book Mapping Water in Dominica: Enslavement and Environment under Colonialism (2021). His book talks about re-evaluating one’s worldview through the eyes of slavery, as …
Professor Ken Paller, of the Department of Psychology, found in a new study that learning a novel physical action can be enhanced during sleep.
These findings suggest that the rehabilitation of stroke survivors and people with neurological disorders can …
Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor Adam Miller to the Department of Physics and Astronomy!
Miller recently offered insight into his background, recent work, and past accomplishments. He is a fellow for the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics …