The LSST Corporation, a non-profit consortium of around 30 research institutions, has received $7 million to establish a brand new fellowship around data from the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile. The fellowship is called the LSSTC Catalyst Fellowship, and it …
Professor Elizabeth Tipton, of the Department of Statistics, joined researchers to discuss classroom culture in the Growth Mindset Workshop, hosted by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Yidan Prize Foundation.
A growth mindset is a …
Northwestern University has been granted $3.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore and develop new methods of capturing carbon emissions directly from the air. The Department announced this August that they will provide more than …
Professor Ed Muir, of the Department of History, was elected as the new president of the American Historical Association. He is the first professor at Northwestern to receive this honor, and it is indicative of his high esteem as …
Professors Edith Chen and Greg Miller, of the Department of Psychology, found that overcoming adversity can actually be harmful to the health of low-income adolescents of color.
The researchers discovered that students who were psychologically successful, with a strong …
Professor Richard B. Silverman, of the Department of Chemistry, has received the 2021 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry. The award was established in 1980 by the Executive Board of Editors and the Publisher of Tetrahedron Publications, and …
Professor Claude-André Faucher-Giguère, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, helped develop a new high-powered simulation that shows how gas flows across the universe.
The simulation is the first to explain how galaxies’ spiral arms scoop up gas that …
Shana Kelley, a pioneer in translational bioanalytical research, joins Northwestern’s Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor Shana Kelley will join Northwestern’s Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering, and be affiliated with the International …
Weinberg College recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the research of many faculty members. In response, 27 faculty were awarded the Weinberg Research Recovery Grant to provide support for research recovery.
The grant proposals were reviewed by a faculty …
After a war that stretched through more than two decades, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in a matter of days. The U.S. was set to finish withdrawing its military troops by Aug. 31, but now, rescue efforts may extend …