Students Pick Up Paddles to Delve into Geology
Graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences opened the school year with a kayaking excursion on Lake Michigan, along the shoreline of Northwestern's Evanston campus. Led by faculty members Seth Stein and Patricia Beddows, the students explored ways in which the formation and presence of the lake have impacted the growth, history, and economy of the area. The group also explored the lakefront dunes and toured historic Grosse Point lighthouse, located just north of campus. While the site of the fall kayaking activity varies each year, this popular hands-on experience takes full advantage of Northwestern's lakeside environment for teaching and learning.
Students kayak along the Evanston shoreline.
Participants explore a lakefront dune.
Honors and Achievements
Physics and Astronomy professor Jim Sauls has been awarded the Bardeen Prize for his work on superconductivity.
Art Theory & Practice MFA candidate Rachel Niffenegger has been accepted into the two-year, De Ateliers residency program in Amsterdam.
Sarah Jacoby, assistant professor of Religious Studies, has been awarded an ACLS Grant for 2012-2013.
The History Department's Dyan Elliott and Melissa Macauley were offered fellowships at the National Humanities Center for 2012-2013.
Krista Thompson, associate professor of Art History, has been awarded an ACLS fellowship for 2012-2013.
Chemistry professor Tobin Marks received the 2012 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences.
Mentions in the Media
Michelle Obama, Paradox
"Michelle Obama is a genuine paradox," said Darlene Clark Hine, a professor of African American studies and history at Northwestern University. Hine's lecture, part of a black studies conference at the university last week, argued that the first lady is a "transformative, liberationist" figure -- despite her interest in domestic issues and the long list of magazine cover stories focused on topics such as Obama's approach to motherhood or the importance of healthful eating. washingtonpost.com April 16, 2012 Full story
Seismic hazards: Japan earthquake and other tectonic surprises challenge scientific assumptions
"It's almost impossible to make a sensible earthquake hazard map," argues Northwestern University geophysicist Seth Stein.... "We call this the 'whack-a-mole model' of earthquake hazard mapping. The mole will come up the same hole that it went down," Stein said. And that's rarely the case. washingtonpost.com March 9, 2012 Full story
