Northwestern University

Eight members of the Northwestern University faculty have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.Guillermo Ameer, Jian Cao, Mercouri…

Seven Northwestern faculty members are being honored with 2023 University Teaching Awards. The annual recognition is given to professors who demonstrate excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching.“Driven by a commitment to teach…

A new study by Northwestern University found that among youth who had entered juvenile detention, one-quarter of Black and Hispanic males were later injured or killed by firearms within 16 years.While the nation’s youth and young adults…

If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that our homes and offices are not sealed fortresses. Instead, they are porous and permeable, allowing microbes, pathogens and even radioactive elements to slip inside unnoticed. To help…

An iPad app developed at Northwestern Medicine that helps measure specific aspects of cognitive, motor, sensory and emotional function in five minutes or less is now available for doctors to screen people ages 3 to 85 years and beyond for…

If they exist, intermediate-mass black holes likely devour wayward stars like a messy toddler — taking a few bites and then flinging the remains across the galaxy — a new Northwestern University-led study has found.In new 3D computer…

Northwestern student Irena Petryk, a senior in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 2023 Truman Scholarship.Also having been named a 2023 Rhodes Scholar in November, Petryk has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to…

Three undergraduate researchers from Northwestern University have been awarded the 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, an honor that supports students who intend to pursue careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.This…

Northwestern will incorporate its remaining COVID-19 protocols and resources into the institution’s broader health infrastructure this summer, Vice President for Operations Luke Figora announced today.Beginning June 13, Northwestern will…

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first smart wearable device to continuously track how much people use their voices, alerting them to overuse before vocal fatigue and potential injury set in. The first-of-its-kind,…