Lina Britto, professor in the Department of History, changed career paths from journalism to academia. In 2020 she published a book titled Marijuana Boom: The Rise and Fall of Colombia’s First Drug Paradise.
Britto shares that her inspiration in …
James Druckman, the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Institute for Policy Research associate director is part of a university research consortium, comprising Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers, which investigated COVID-19 vaccine rates and attitudes among Americans.…
From Argentina to Vietnam, as well as several countries in between, Northwestern students are helping communities worldwide during tumultuous times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weinberg sophomore Kelly Bates took advantage of the virtual Global Engagement Studies Institute to intern …
Megan Bang, a Professor of the Learning Sciences and Psychology and active member in the Spencer Foundation, was one of 22 scholars in 2021 elected to the National Academy of Education.
The Academy is comprised of U.S. members and international …
Austin J. Waldron graduated in 1978, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northwestern University. Because of his experience, Waldron partnered with the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences to create and endow the Austin J. Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program…
The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities promotes expansive, interdisciplinary discussion and debate. The Institute cultivates ideas that transform into cutting-edge research and dynamic courses. Each year the Institute invites students in The Graduate School to apply for the Franke …
The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities promotes expansive, interdisciplinary discussion and debate. The Institute cultivates ideas that transform into cutting-edge research and dynamic courses. Each year the Institute invites faculty members working in the humanities and humanistic social sciences …
Dedre Gentner, the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Gentner is associate director of the Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center and a faculty affiliate of the Qualitative Reasoning …
Professor Thomas McDade, the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. McDade is also director of the Laboratory for Human Biology Research and Director of Cells to Society (C2S): The …
Mike Wasielewski, Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Wasielewski is also Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, and Director of the Center for …