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John Rogers

Awards and Honors, Faculty April 12, 2021

Professor John A. Rogers named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow

Professor John A. Rogers was named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow. Rogers is a professor of Chemistry and the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery at the McCormick School of …


Alexis Barber

Alumni and Students April 10, 2021

Alexis Barber ’20: Chicago Field Studies internships expanded Barber’s professional horizons and eventually led to her current position at Google

“Reaching Your Dream” series tells stories of Northwestern alums who found their dream careers thanks to Chicago Field Studies (CFS), an academic internship program that matches over 500 students every year with over 250 employer partners. CFS participants receive …


Faculty, Research April 8, 2021

A new study of fruit flies may help us rethink how we teach self-driving cars to make decisions

The study, “Robustness and plasticity in Drosophila heat avoidance,” was published in the journal of Nature Communications on April 6, 2021. This research finds that fruit flies may be better drivers than autonomous cars. This study is timely, …


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Faculty, Research April 7, 2021

Study: “Asymmetry underlies stability in power grids”

The study, “Asymmetry underlies stability in power grids,” was published in the journal Nature Communications on March 5, 2021. This study, supported by Northwestern University’s Finite Earth Initiative, reveals that there are some benefits to diversity in …


Professor Trethewey and book cover for Memorial Drive

Awards and Honors, Bookshelf, Faculty April 6, 2021

Two-time U.S. Poet Laureate, Professor Trethewey, receives Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for “Memorial Drive”

Natasha Trethewey, Weinberg Board of Trustees Professor of English and renowned poet, received the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for her nonfiction work Memorial Drive.

Trethewey has previously been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Heinz Award for Arts …


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Alumni and Students April 1, 2021

Meet Calvin L. Holmes ’86, president of Chicago Community Loan Fund

Calvin L. Holmes graduated in 1986 with a major in African American Studies and a minor in Urban Studies. Today Holmes serves as the President of the Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF). Holmes also serves advisory councils and boards across …


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Faculty, Research April 1, 2021

Study: “Birdsong fails to support object categorization in human infants”

The study “Birdsong fails to support object categorization in human infants” was published in PLOS ONE on March 11, 2021, in a collaboration between scientists in the departments of psychology at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and …


Alex Willis

Alumni and Students April 1, 2021

Meet Alex Willis ’17 – chemist, business analyst, and baker

Alex Willis graduated in 2017 with a master’s degree in chemistry. After graduation, Willis pursued a career in business analytics and strategy, but he also rekindled his passion for food creation. Ultimately, he appeared on the fifth season of ABC’s …


Faculty, Research April 1, 2021

Professor Daniel Horton and research team to present connections to human health and climate at Planetary Health Annual Meeting

Professor Daniel E. Horton of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and members of his research group will present their findings at The Planetary Health Annual Meeting, during Planetary Health Week (April 25-30, 2021). The meeting aims to gather …


Cassi Saari

Alumni and Students March 30, 2021

Meet botanist and ecological restoration practitioner, Cassi Saari ’11

Cassi Saari graduated in 2011 with a degree from the Program in Environmental Sciences.  Today Saari is a project manager for the Chicago Park District Natural Areas.

“We have areas with lots of native plants that have been planted intentionally

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