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Faculty April 19, 2021

Professor Gerald Gabrielse shares perspectives on his faith and science

Gerald Gabrielse, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, writes his thoughts and perspectives on being a Christian and a physicist in his essay from Northwestern Magazine‘s “Voices.”

Professor Gabrielse’s essay explains how his …


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Alumni and Students, Faculty, Research April 19, 2021

Findings from a new study on DNA repair may lead to better cancer treatments

The study, “Structural basis of long-range to short-range synaptic transition in NHEJ,” was published in the journal Nature on April 14, 2021. This research reveals new insight into how proteins work naturally to identify and resolve DNA double-strand …


Anna Parkinson

Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research April 18, 2021

Professor Anna Maree Parkinson awarded 2021-2022 Kaplan Center for the Humanities Fellowship

Anna Maree Parkinson, professor in the Department of German, has been awarded a Kaplan Center for the Humanities Fellowship for 2021-2022.

The Kaplan Center for the Humanities Fellowship, a part of the Alice Kaplan Institute for the …


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Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research April 15, 2021

Professor kihana miraya ross awarded Spencer Foundation “Large Grant” for historical and ethnographic study of a Black community’s struggle for educational justice

Professor kihana miraya ross, of the Department of African American Studies, has been awarded the Spencer Foundation Large Grant for her research project, “Wrestling with reparations: A historical and ethnographic study of a Black community’s struggle for educational …


Parker Levinson

Alumni and Students, In the Media, Research April 15, 2021

Parker Levinson ’18 discusses Antarctica expeditions

Parker Levinson, Class of 2018, has lately spent her time somewhere much colder than Evanston: the continent of Antarctica. A graduate of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Levinson has a degree in environmental science as well as African studies. …


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Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research April 14, 2021

Professor Magdalena Osburn awarded an Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation

Professor Magdalena Osburn of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has been awarded an Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science …


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Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research April 12, 2021

Professor Dyan Elliott receives research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Dyan Elliott, Peter B. Ritzma Professor of the Humanities and professor of history, has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The National Endowment for the Humanities promotes excellence in the …


Professor Jennifer Lackey

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 12, 2021

Professor Jennifer Lackey of the Department of Philosophy named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow

Jennifer Lackey, the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy was named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow.

The award will help support Lackey’s next book project, ‘Criminal Testimonial Injustice,’ which examines how testimonies are extracted and then used in the …


Mesmin Destin

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 12, 2021

Professor Mesmin Destin of the Department of Psychology named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow

Professor Mesmin Destin of the Department of Psychology and the School of Education and Social Policy was named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow.

With the fellowship, Destin will explore how communities and institutions can leverage multiple social forces and resources …


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Awards and Honors, Faculty April 12, 2021

Professor Vicky Kalogera of the Department of Physics and Astronomy named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow

Vicky Kalogera, the Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) was named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow.

The Guggenheim Fellowship will …


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