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Alumni and Students May 4, 2021

Meet alumni and students helping communities across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic

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 …


Professor Megan Bang

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 30, 2021

Professor Megan Bang elected to National Academy of Education

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 …


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Alumni and Students April 28, 2021

Waldron Connections Program offers guidance and connects Weinberg students with alumni professionals

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…


Photos of 2021-2022 Franke Graduate Fellows

Alumni and Students, Awards and Honors, Research April 27, 2021

The Kaplan Humanities Institute announces its 2021-2022 Frank Graduate Fellows

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 …


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Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research April 27, 2021

The Kaplan Humanities Institute announces its 2021-2022 Faculty Fellows

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

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 26, 2021

Professor Dedre Gentner elected to the National Academy of 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 …


Thomas McDade

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 26, 2021

Professor Thomas McDade elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 26, 2021

Professor Mike Wasielewski elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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 …


Joseph Hupp

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 26, 2021

Professor Joseph Hupp elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Professor Joseph Hupp has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Hupp is the Morrison Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University and is a fellow of the …


Sherwin Bryant

Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research April 25, 2021

Professor Sherwin K. Bryant awarded Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship

Sherwin K. Bryant, professor in the Departments of African American Studies and History, has been awarded a Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society fellowship for 2021-2022.

Bryant’s project is titled “Just across the river: Black histories of Brunswick County.”…


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