STEM

VINE SCHOLARS PHD PROGRAM

A new Northwestern University program named VINE allows undergraduate neuroscience majors to capitalize on existing research and have a more direct path to a PhD degree

A new Northwestern University program aims to decrease the time to a PhD for research-invested neuroscience undergraduates while simultaneously increasing diversity and strengthening Northwestern’s position in the ever-growing scientific field.

The Vertically Integrated Neuroscience Education Program, or VINE, will …




The Weber Arch at Northwestern

To build capacity for inclusive teaching in STEM, Weinberg College to engage faculty in a focus on teaching effectiveness with an Inclusive Excellence grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Northwestern University is one of 104 schools that will receive a six-year Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The HHMI announcement notes that IE3 challenges U.S. colleges and universities to build capacity for student …






Hand holding a prototype all-perovskite tandem solar cell

New solar cell breaks records for efficiency and voltage

In the race to make solar energy more practical amidst soaring gas prices and threats of climate catastrophe, a team of researchers is taking steps toward a more efficient, higher-voltage solar cell.

Now, a Northwestern University, University of Toronto and …


Samuel I. Stupp

Samuel Stupp receives 2022 Von Hippel Award

Northwestern University professor Samuel I. Stupp has received the 2022 Von Hippel Award, the highest honor awarded by the Materials Research Society (MRS). The prize recognizes “brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional …