Northwestern University News

One of 30 students nationwide to be honored for potential to make significant contributions to U.S. society or culture

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/minjung-kim-receives-soros-fellowship-for-new-americans/

Northwestern Medicine will lead a national research center with support from the American Heart Association

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/15-million-aha-award-to-study-inflammations-role-in-heart-disease/

Ann Bradlow and Erik Luijten will join the world’s largest general scientific society

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/two-named-fellows-of-the-american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science/

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the award-winning author discusses his poetry and creative practice

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/charif-shanahan-on-the-relevance-and-rewards-of-poetry/

Scholarship provides support for young researchers pursuing careers in natural sciences, math and engineering

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/two-students-named-goldwater-scholars/

Northwestern’s director of bands reflects on a history-making career and talks about her final performances

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/a-final-bow-for-mallory-thompson/

Our picks this week include piano, paws and plenty more

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/things-to-do-at-nu-april-17-23/

Undergraduate financial aid has increased 57% since 2018

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/tuition-fees-and-financial-aid-for-2024-2025/

They are part of a diverse group of culture-creators this year working across 52 disciplines

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/six-northwestern-faculty-named-2024-guggenheim-fellows/

In Northwestern Law event, counsel in Carroll v. Trump and Freeman v. Giuliani cases say social media apps have changed the way they litigate

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/northwestern-law-hosts-panel-on-how-social-media-is-changing-defamation-law/

Celebrating the influence and legacy of Northwestern’s ‘Mee-Ow Show’

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/from-a-humble-beginning-to-a-comedy-institution/

The award is regarded as the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the U.S.

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/two-northwestern-students-named-truman-scholars/

James Webb Space Telescope observations show no sign of heavy elements

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/brightest-gamma-ray-burst-of-all-time-came-from-the-collapse-of-a-massive-star/

As work to rebuild Ryan Field continues, the University will build a temporary field on Evanston campus for football, soccer, lacrosse games

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/northwestern-to-build-temporary-facility-for-football-lacrosse-soccer-on-lakefront-during-ryan-field-construction/

First deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Gopinath is leading research on AI’s impact on labor and markets

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/gita-gopinath-to-deliver-susan-bies-lecture-on-economics-and-public-policy/

Artists discuss the creative process behind the new Wirtz Center production “How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map”

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/theater-as-a-healing-process/

Our picks this week help you explore your own backyard with Expo Chicago, softball and more.

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/things-to-do-at-nu-april-10-17/

Project receives $1 million investment from Knight Foundation

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/northwestern-launches-effort-to-develop-best-practices-for-news-organizations-using-generative-artificial-intelligence/

Louise Erdrich’s novel tells the story of a tribal leader who stood up to Congress when it sought to terminate tribal treaty rights

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/the-night-watchman-named-next-one-book-selection/

The ‘mass gap’ might be ‘less empty than previously thought,’ researcher says

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/first-gravitational-wave-detection-of-mass-gap-object-merging-with-neutron-star/

Economist will use the grant to support his research on game theory

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/harry-pei-wins-prestigious-career-award-from-the-national-science-foundation/

Transformational project will create a new campus hub — renamed the Cohen Lawn — for Northwestern students to relax and socialize

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/redevelopment-of-norris-university-center-east-lawn-to-begin-this-summer/

Daniel Durack, Nicole Van Laan and DeBorah Krueger have taken on new roles

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/three-promoted-in-business-and-finance-division/

New research traces the fates of stars living near the Milky Way’s central black hole

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/stellar-collisions-produce-strange-zombie-like-survivors/

Your space and safety questions answered

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/04/on-campus-for-the-eclipse-heres-what-to-know/