Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor Xiaoyu Zhang to the Department of Chemistry! He describes his current research and what he finds most fulfilling about teaching.
Where are you from? Where did you study?
I grew up in Shenyang, China. I …
Delegates from Northwestern, including two from Weinberg College, will be at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow over the next two weeks. The faculty and student participants will join nearly 200 world leaders …
The ASAP Collaborative Research Network, a program of the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative being implemented through The Michael J. Fox Foundation, has awarded $8.9 million for the three-year study, “Redefining Parkinson’s disease pathophysiology mechanisms in the context of …
Increasingly, developments in science, technology, medicine, and the environment have global implications. Northwestern University’s Science in Human Culture (SHC) Program addresses these issues and fosters meaningful conversations at the intersection of the humanities and sciences.
Starting this Fall, SHC will …
Northwestern University Chemists Sir Fraser Stoddart and Omar Farha have made a breakthrough in surface science by introducing a new active mechanism of adsorption. Such adsorption-based phenomena, in which molecules are attracted onto a solid surface, are essential for today’s …
Professor Ken Paller, of the Department of Psychology, found in a new study that learning a novel physical action can be enhanced during sleep.
These findings suggest that the rehabilitation of stroke survivors and people with neurological disorders can …
Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor Adam Miller to the Department of Physics and Astronomy!
Miller recently offered insight into his background, recent work, and past accomplishments. He is a fellow for the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics …
Assistant Professor Wen-fai Fong, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received the prestigious 2021 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
The foundation named Fong and 19 others as the nation’s …
As the world comes together to combat climate change, information about global access to water has become increasingly important.
Professor Sera Young, of the Department of Anthropology, created a 12-item Individual Water Insecurity Experience Scale (IWISE) that measures how …
Professor Brian Odom, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will receive a Fundamental Physics Innovation Award from the American Physical Society.
These awards have been given out over the last three years and are funded by the Gordon …