Weinberg College
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World’s largest prize for education research honors first-generation college student

The Weinberg College visiting artist is among those representing Northwestern at Expo Chicago.

A simple new blood test reveals your body’s precise internal clock to guide treatments and improve health.

New research analyzing the ways children’s gender narratives reinforce or disrupt gender inequality found that older children — and girls — are more likely to tell alternative narratives that disrupted the gender status quo.

The Akron Award, which includes a $1,000 honorarium, recognizes young scientists who demonstrate “exceptional promise for making significant contributions to chemical science."

Dichtel, an expert in organic and polymer chemistry, has received the 2018 Cottrell Frontiers in Research Excellence and Discovery (FRED) Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.

Despite believing that race relations are worsening, a majority of Americans agree that racial identity is not hard-wired into a person's DNA, according to a survey by the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy

Erik Andersen will study the evolution of plasticity in development

BioBits educational kits bring synthetic and molecular biology experiments into K-12 classrooms.

A proteomics pioneer works to improve a flawed test for a common cancer.

An artist honors Tamir Rice, one orange object at a time.

Presented beneficial solutions, some politicians still resist consensus, considering it a form of defeat. Northwestern political scientists explain why.

“'Believe in yourself and in your future' may sound like a vapid self-help mantra," economist Seema Jayachandran says. "But there is growing evidence that it can be used as an anti-poverty strategy."

Alumni and advisers encourage students to think about who they are, what they want and where they are going

CBES and LEAP were among 42 programs funded to accelerate energy research

Lighter gold nanoparticles could replace thicker, heavier layered polymers used in displays’ back-reflectors

The College's innovative grant program inspires faculty to take their research in new directions

A new study from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden has found that climate change may drive local extinction of mason bees in Arizona and other naturally warm climates

Lighter gold nanoparticles could replace thicker, heavier layered polymers used in displays’ back-reflectors

Materials could find applications in water purification, solar energy storage, body armor

Discovery helps researchers understand how Greenland’s ice sheet responds to warming

Novel device opens door for advances in flexible displays in smartphones and televisions

Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan ’02 encourages the Class of 2018 to stay hopeful and engaged, no matter the path they pursue

The College honors 13 faculty members and graduate students for their excellence in the classroom

Nine Weinberg College professors receive grants to pursue excellence in the classroom — and beyond

Literature as a ‘lived social reality’ animates Harris Feinsod’s bold exploration of poetry’s cultural power

Noelle Sullivan and Catherine Woolley have been recognized for outstanding performance and dedication to undergraduate education at Northwestern

A concert-lecture sponsored by the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies offers new insights into a tragic era

The pioneering MMSS program celebrates 40 years of preparing students to pursue innovative careers that bridge business and the social sciences

New device can detect gamma rays and identify radioactive isotopes

The economic historian has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

Novel technology allows researchers to see dynamic reactions as they happen at the nanoscale

"For individuals, groups, and organizations to thrive in today’s global economy, radical diversity of thought is absolutely essential, and perfectly possible," Dean Adrian Randolph and McCormick Dean Julio Ottino say

Historian Deborah Cohen and sociologist Gary Alan Fine have been elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Study characterizes proteins resulting from RAS gene mutations, found in more than 20 percent of all human cancers

Annual research days highlight medical advances and the power of computation

Associate Professor of English Vivasvan Soni and Assistant Professor of History Caitlin Fitz will use their fellowships to pursue humanities-related research

Study pinpoints two proteins responsible for methanotrophic bacteria’s ability to take up copper for use in methane metabolism

Northwestern art professor Michael Rakowitz set to unveil sculpture atop Fourth Plinth

A first-generation Weinberg College graduate inspires students by sharing the challenges and lessons of his post-Northwestern journey

Young scholars are making an impact around the world

Novel olfactory virtual reality system allows researchers to study how smells influence behaviors

The Buffett Institute's new Global Poverty Research Lab showcases work from China to Africa

A faculty-staff duo put research into practice to enrich the college experience for low-income students

"Two sides of the same coin": Chemical equations and lines of poetry share more than you might think

The four-day on-campus workshop aims to inspire and empower students interested in careers in business

Nanotechnologist to be honored for his invention of dip-pen nanolithography and spherical nucleic acids

A new theory predicts the origins of molecules in destructive cosmic outflows

Weinberg College and the Searle Center join forces to create ASLA — a resource for academic success at Northwestern

Theater installation inspired by Trethewey poem is commentary on Confederate monuments

Dietz, Wisecup to Pursue Projects Related to Humanities Work In a Changing Climate

Funding promotes innovation in learning and teaching via educational technology

Technique could lead to new classes of materials that can bend light, such as for those used in cloaking devices

Students examine a 2,000-year-old mummy and contribute their findings to the Block Museum exhibit "Paint the Eyes Softer"

In their play, children from diverse U.S. communities reveal how they view the natural world.

Northwestern psychologists and speech pathologists study families to help earlier and better.

Northwestern researcher honored for her work studying black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs in astrophysical systems