The 2021 Jeremiah S. and Helen James Lecture in Assyrian Civilization and Culture was delivered by Northwestern Professor and Artist Michael Rakowitz on May 27, 2021. The lecture is titled “Ghosts, Hosts, Monuments, Admonishments, and Substitutes.”
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The study, “A cool and inflated progenitor candidate for the Type Ib supernova 2019yvr at 2.6 yr before explosion,” was published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society on May 5th, 2021.
This international research team …
On June 13, 2021, Samir Mayekar (’06 WCAS, ’13 MBA) will offer the 2021 Convocation Address to graduates.
Mayekar is a first-generation American and holds a B.A. from Northwestern University (summa cum laude) and an M.B.A. with distinction from the …
Professors and students were asked the question, “What has led to the current divisiveness within the United States, and how has that impacted civility and the ability to compromise?”
James Druckman ’93, Payson S. Wild Professor in the Department of …
Rikki Byrd, a third-year graduate student in the Department of African American Studies and a 2020-2021 Block Museum of Art Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow, combined her passion for art and academia in her exhibition, “Behold, Be Held.”
This exhibition …
On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, Elie Rekhess, Crown Visiting Professor for Israel Studies and Director of the Israel Innovation Project, discussed the factors that have led to the recent conflict between Israel and Gaza in an interview with News Now …
Dr. Kelly Wisecup, professor in the Department of English and an affiliate of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, has received the 2021-2022 Newberry Consortium in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (NCAIS) and the Andrew W. …
Madelyn Moy and Andrew Laeuger have been awarded the 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. This scholarship gives funds to students intending to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Out of 5,000 college sophomores and juniors, Moy …
Five Northwestern University professors including Professors Michael J. Allen and Thomas J. Meade are being honored with the 2021 University Teaching Awards. The annual honor is given to professors who demonstrate excellence and innovation in undergraduate education.
Allen is …
A new survey reveals the importance of talking about racism with White 8–12-year-olds when Black children start to experience it. Professor of psychology Sylvia Perry and Jamie Abaied of the University of Vermont conducted this survey to understand the extent …