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Astrophysicist receives DOE Early Career Award

Adam Miller will use the funding to explore the explosions of white dwarf stars

Poet Natasha Trethewey elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

Northwestern professor served two terms as the 19th U.S. poet laureate

Yogesh Goyal and Ann Kennedy named 2024 Pew Scholars

Recognizing early-career investigators whose research will accelerate discovery and translation in the biomedical sciences

Chad Mirkin awarded prestigious Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

Northwestern scientist recognized for discovery of spherical nucleic acids

Sarah B. Lawsky receives 2024 Walder Award

Award highlights the law professor’s impact at the intersection of law and real-world policy

Claudia Haase and Rebecca Zorach awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Award honors tenured faculty for research excellence

Mercouri Kanatzidis and Aaron Naber elected to National Academy of Sciences

Professors recognized for distinguished achievements in original research

Five honored with University Teaching Awards

Annual award recognizes faculty who demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching

Six Northwestern faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Academy recognizes leaders across disciplines, professions and perspectives

Two named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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

Six Northwestern faculty named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

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

Harry Pei wins NSF CAREER Award

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

Two Northwestern professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Young researchers represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow

Mark Hersam elected to National Academy of Engineering

Nanomaterials pioneer joins McCormick alumni Carolyn Duran and Patricia L. Mokhtarian in 2024 class

Curriculum enhancements will build awareness of ethics in technology and add language practice opportunities

Three to receive Alumnae of Northwestern University’s annual curriculum innovation award

Two receive NSF CAREER award

Prestigious grant recognizes young faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar

Laura Brueck honored for collaboration, mentorship and promotion of global intellectual engagement

Provost Award for Exemplary Faculty Service recognizes service to Northwestern and academic citizenship

Jennifer Lackey and Marcelo Vinces receive Daniel I. Linzer Awards

Recognizing excellence in diversity, inclusivity and equity at Northwestern

Three named to National Academy of Inventors

Shana Kelley, Dimitri Krainc and Hooman Mohseni are among 162 new fellows in 2023 class

Chemist and engineer Dayne Swearer receives Packard Fellowship

Award honors the nation’s most innovative, early-career scientists

Two Weinberg faculty members receive prestigious NSF CAREER award

Grant recognizes young faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar

Kirabo Jackson appointed as member of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers

He is one of the world’s leading experts in the economics of education

Elizabeth Koselka and Laurence Marks receive Fulbright awards

Graduate student and faculty member will take their research abroad

Renowned statistician Larry Hedges will receive international education award

Recipient of the World Cultural Council 2023 “José Vasconcelos” World Award of Education hailed for contributions to more accurate assessment of evidence across disciplines

Elizabeth M. McNally receives Northwestern’s 2023 Walder Award

Scientist works to uncover genetics of inherited human diseases

Moya Bailey and Mark Hersam awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Award recognizes tenured faculty who have made major research contributions

Three elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Timothy Earle, Teri Odom and Richard Silverman recognized for contributions to their fields

Eight faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Academy is one of nation’s most prestigious honorary societies

Seven honored with University Teaching Awards

Annual award recognizes these faculty who demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching

Two Northwestern faculty named Guggenheim Fellows

Professors of history, chemical and biological engineering receive prestigious fellowships

Wen-fai Fong named ‘Rising Star’ by Astronomy Magazine

Honor recognizes 25 distinguished early career astronomers

Two Northwestern professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Young researchers represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow

Arthur Prindle receives NSF CAREER Award

Award funds research into understanding group behaviors in bacterial biofilm communities

Promising young faculty receive prestigious NSF CAREER award

Grants recognize individuals who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar

Q. Jane Wang Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Tribology leader receives on of engineering’s highest honors

Illuminating the Black experience through dance and technology

Thomas DeFrantz will use funding from the Mellon Foundation to explore how Black dance matters, furthering efforts to champion underrepresented voices

Guatemalan judge named Global Jurist of the Year by Northwestern Law

Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez recognized for his human rights and anti-corruption work

Four named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Teri W. Odom, Murali Prakriya and Linda A. Teplin will be honored this summer in Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Addington and Michael Horn receive Daniel I. Linzer Awards

Award recognizes excellence in diversity, inclusivity and equity at Northwestern

Three faculty members recognized for service to Northwestern

Provost Awards for Exemplary Faculty Service recognize service to Northwestern and academic citizenship

Fresh ideas in curriculum to help promote Spanish fluency and revamp engineering course

Denise Bouras and Jeremy Keys will receive The Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Innovation

Chad Mirkin receives King Faisal Prize for work in chemistry

First Northwestern professor to win most prestigious award in the Muslim world

Two elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Engineer Roozbeh Ghaffari and pharmacologist Daniel Martin Watterson are recognized for their contributions to innovation

Dean Karlan appointed chief economist for USAID

Kellogg professor will bring research expertise to federal agency’s development work

Faculty Recognition Dinner celebrates award winners

More than 200 faculty members recognized for prestigious honors, as event is held for the first time since before the pandemic

Nina Kraus receives 2022 Alumnae Award

Biologist and musician recognized for outstanding contributions to auditory learning and neuroscience research

Anna Grassellino is awarded New Horizons in Physics Prize

Physicist’s work has applications ranging from accelerator physics to quantum devices

Chad Mirkin receives IET Faraday Medal for ‘contributions that helped define the modern age of nanotechnology’

UK prize is the first in Northwestern’s history

Dimitri Krainc elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Recognized for his distinguished career studying molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders that paved the way for development of novel therapeutics

Geophysicist Seth Stein is driven to understand how our planet works

Professor is honored by the American Geophysical Union with the Bucher Medal for contributions to basic knowledge of Earth’s crust and lithosphere

Erik Andersen and Cynthia Wang receive Fulbright awards

Two faculty members recognized for academic merit and leadership potential

Paul Gowder and Bryna Kra awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Award recognizes tenured faculty who have made major research contributions

Adam Waytz receives University’s 2022 Walder Award

Researcher studies the value of human connection in an increasingly automated world

Two Weinberg College faculty elected to the American Philosophical Society

Chemist Tobin Marks and poet Natasha Trethewey are honored

Two faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Alice Eagly and Dean Julio M. Ottino recognized for achievements in original research

Four faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Academy is one of nation’s most prestigious honorary societies

Anthropology professor named 2022 Carnegie Fellow

Amanda Logan looks for a long-term view of food security in Africa to help reframe our approach to sustainable development today

We can make lawn grass greener, says plant biologist

‘There is so much awesome biodiversity work going on in the Chicago area,’ Rebecca Barak suggests

Five honored with University Teaching Awards

Annual award recognizes those who demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching

Four named Guggenheim fellows

Prestigious fellowship awarded to artists, writers, scholars and scientists

Chad Mirkin wins UNESCO international prize for life sciences

NSF CAREER Award backs Linsey Seitz’s research into materials for renewable energy

Josiah Hester receives NSF CAREER Award for development of battery-free devices

Two faculty elected to National Academy of Education

Six Northwestern professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Young researchers ‘represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow’

Jian Cao elected to National Academy of Engineering

Wen-fai Fong receives Cottrell Scholar Award

Fong will use teacher-scholar award to study the origins of fast radio bursts

Four faculty members recognized for exemplary service

Josiah Hester and Charla Wilson receive Daniel I. Linzer Awards

Award recognizes excellence in diversity, inclusivity and equity at Northwestern

Office of the Provost announces recipients of 2022 curriculum innovation awards

Northwestern faculty develop programs to address representation and sustainability

Paula Stern and Catherine Woolley named AAAS fellows

Recognition for faculty who have made significant contributions to science and its applications

John Rogers receives National Academy of Sciences prize for science and technology integration

Susan Quaggin elected to National Academy of Inventors

E. Patrick Johnson hailed for scholarly achievement in communication studies

Receives National Communication Association award for work examining the intersection of gender, sexuality, race and religion

Three elected to National Academy of Medicine

Observational astronomer receives prestigious Packard Fellowship

Fellowship honors the nation’s most innovative, early-career scientists

Samuel Stupp to receive Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry

Professor, alumnus receive State of Illinois’ highest honor

Gov. Pritzker: Lincoln Laureates ‘represent the values that make Illinois great’

Economist Joel Mokyr named a researcher of ‘Nobel Class’

Clarivate unveils 2021 Citation Laureates from six countries

Two Northwestern faculty receive inaugural Stoddart Award

Omar Farha, Mark Hersam honored for contributions to field of functional materials

Chad Mirkin wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prize

Chad Mirkin to receive Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal

Award honors leadership in the field of biomaterials research

Corey Byrnes named Radcliffe Institute Fellow

Sossina Haile and Dimitri Krainc awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Award recognizes tenured faculty who have made major research contributions

Megan Roberts receives University’s annual Walder Award

Autism researcher recognized for work on groundbreaking interventions

Julia Kalow named Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

Five honored with University Teaching Awards

Annual award recognizes those who demonstrate excellence in undergraduate education

Three Weinberg College faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Dedre Gentner, Thomas McDade and Michael R. Wasielewski recognized for achievements in original research

Faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Academy is one of nation’s most prestigious honorary societies

Chad Mirkin to receive G.M. Kosolapoff Award

Memorial lecture on vaccine design will be broadcast online April 21

Four professors named Guggenheim fellows

Prestigious fellowship award to Mesmin Destin, Vicky Kalogera, Jennifer Lackey and John A. Rogers

Magdalena Osburn receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Osburn will use the award to study microbial communities in the Earth’s crust

Historian Amy Stanley wins literary awards for 'Stranger in the Shogun's City'

Receives 2021 PEN and National Book Critics Circle Awards for biography

Wen-fai Fong receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Grants recognize ‘individuals who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar’

Mary Pattillo elected to American Academy of Political and Social Science

Northwestern program director honored with Dennis Clark Solas Award

José Ramón Fernández-Peña recognized for work improving immigrant healthcare

Bryna Kra and Jared Wunsch awarded Simons Fellowship in Mathematics

Three Northwestern professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Young researchers are ‘rising stars driving the research frontier’

Colgate, Mahmassani elected to National Academy of Engineering

Faculty recognized for diversity, inclusion, service at University

Office of the Provost announces recipients of 2021 curriculum innovation awards

Dashun Wang named to Thinkers50 Radar List

List recognizes top 30 “management thinkers” to watch each year

With NSF CAREER award, Zhaoran Wang will advance principled deep reinforcement learning

Martin Redish Wins 2021 Daniel J. Meltzer Award

Three professors named to National Academy of Inventors

Daniel Brown, Michael Jewett and Thomas O’Halloran are among 175 new fellows in the 2020 class

Bienen faculty, alumni among 2021 Grammy nominees

Six professors named AAAS fellows

AAAS recognizes faculty who have made significant contributions to science and its applications

David Austen-Smith and Cynthia Coburn awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Award recognizes tenured faculty who have made major research contributions

Stephanie Edgerly receives University’s annual Walder Award

Media researcher recognized for analysis on political audiences

Carol Lee elected president of the National Academy of Education

William Grobman elected to National Academy of Medicine

Physicist receives prestigious Packard Fellowship

Fellowship honors the nation’s most innovative, early-career scientists

William Dichtel receives prestigious Blavatnik National Award in Chemistry

Chemist will receive $250,000 scientific prize for organic materials research

Teri Odom honored by Royal Society of Chemistry

Annual Centenary Prize recognizes outstanding chemists who are exceptional communicators

Three scientists named finalists for Blavatnik National Awards

William Dichtel, Julius Lucks and Emily Weiss recognized as exceptional young researchers

Shelby Blythe honored by Pew Charitable Trusts

Scientist honored for outstanding promise in science to advance human health

Seven honored with University Teaching Awards

Recipients exhibit excellence and innovation in the classroom

Weinberg professors John Alba Cutler and Leslie M. Harris named Radcliffe Institute Fellows

ATP Professor Brendan Fernandes receives Tiffany Foundation Award

Three faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Laura DeMarco, Yonggang Huang and Samuel Stupp recognized for distinguished achievements in original research

Northwestern faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

One of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies

Northwestern scientists awarded top honors for achievement in clinical research

Weinberg professors Héctor Carrillo and John Alba Cutler named ACLS Fellows

Fellowships awarded to individual scholars working in the humanities and related social sciences

Three professors named Guggenheim Fellows

Prestigious fellowship awarded to Héctor Carrillo, Dyan Elliott and Jeffrey Sconce

Astrophysicist Raffaella Margutti receives NSF CAREER Award

Provost Holloway appointed to Mellon Foundation Board

Faculty recognized for diversity, inclusion, service at University

Two Northwestern professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Young researchers are rising stars of the academic community

Award winners hailed at annual Faculty Recognition Dinner

Espinosa, Nocedal elected to National Academy of Engineering

Leaders in mechanics, machine learning and optimization join alumnae Latonia Harris and Gwynne Shotwell in receiving one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer

Inspiring students to examine mass incarceration in the U.S.

Curriculum innovation awards will also tackle the ethics of technology

Two Northwestern professors receive top awards from American Sociological Association

Héctor Carrillo and Aldon Morris honored for outstanding scholarship

Noshir Contractor named ACM Fellow for advancements in computing

Contractor is among 58 fellows in the 2019 class

Two professors named to National Academy of Inventors

Guillermo Ameer and Sir Fraser Stoddart are among 167 new fellows in the 2019 class

Five professors named AAAS fellows

Fellows are recognized for their efforts to advance science or its applications

Geraldo Cadava named distinguished lecturer by Organization of American Historians

American Chemical Society names Teri Odom as editor-in-chief of Nano Letters

Journal is one of the first dedicated to nanotechnology

Northwestern faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine

Election is one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine

Kellogg professor Janice Eberly elected VP of American Economic Association

Tobin Marks is elected to the European Academy of Sciences

Pioneer in the chemical sciences has had impact around the world

Five faculty honored with Presidential Early Career Awards

PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young science and engineering professionals

Nanotechnology pioneer Chad Mirkin wins Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine

Molly Stevens of Imperial College London receives Kabiller Young Investigator Award

Fred Rasio receives 2019 Brouwer Award

Award honors contributions to the field of dynamical astronomy

Two young faculty members receive prestigious NSF CAREER awards

Grants recognize ‘individuals who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar’

Arthur Prindle honored by Pew Charitable Trusts

Scientist honored for innovative research in biomedicine

Guillermo Ameer receives University’s annual Walder Award

Regenerative engineering pioneer recognized for research excellence

José Medina and Deborah Tuerkheimer awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Three scientists recognized as exceptional young researchers

William Dichtel, Michael Jewett and Emily Weiss are finalists for Blavatnik National Awards

Hillel International awards President Morton Schapiro its 2019 Maimonides Award

Honor presented at the Hillel Global Leadership Symposium in New York

Northwestern theatre professor named Mellon/ACLS fellow

Elizabeth Son is part of the inaugural cohort of Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellows

Bryna Kra elected to National Academy of Sciences

Math professor recognized for distinguished achievements in original research

Five honored with University Teaching Awards

Recipients exhibit excellence and innovation in classroom teaching

Medill announces Hall of Achievement class of 2019

Anthropology professor named Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Sera Young named to fifth class of 32 scholars in the social sciences, humanities

Five Northwestern faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Erik Andersen receives award to study the evolution of behavior

Human Frontier Science Program grant provides more than $1 million in support

Two Northwestern professors named Guggenheim Fellows

Prestigious fellowship awarded to anthropologist Matthew Johnson and sociologist Lincoln Quillian

Naroditskaya named Kaplan Institute Fellow

Elizabeth Hurd named a 2019 Luce/ACLS Fellow

Daniel Greene named president and librarian of Newberry Library

Chad Mirkin to receive prestigious Perkin Medal

Award is the highest honor in the United States for achievement in industrial chemistry

Promising young faculty receive prestigious career award

Grants recognize ‘individuals who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar’

Schanzenbach elected to National Academy of Education

Three Northwestern professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Young researchers are ‘rising stars of the academic community’

Grammy Award winners include Bienen School faculty, alumna

Linda Broadbelt, Wei Chen elected to National Academy of Engineering

Two Northwestern professors receive one of engineering’s highest honors for their significant contributions

Chad Mirkin receives Rotary Humanitarian STAR Award

Trethewey named to the Academy of American Poets

Natasha Trethewey was named as both the state poet laureate of Mississippi and the 19th U. S. poet laureate by the Library of Congress

Faculty recognized for diversity, inclusion efforts

More than $172,000 awarded to faculty across campus through Linzer Awards and Grants.

Sir Fraser Stoddart receives top international award from China

2016 Nobel laureate in chemistry honored for outstanding contributions to science

Faculty awards support creation of innovative curriculum

New course topics include civil engineering and social justice in education

Ravi Shankar appointed president and chairman of the board of NAFSA

Larry Hedges, the Yidan Prize and a growing collaboration with Hong Kong

Northwestern celebrates the world-renowned scholar who changed education research

Two professors named to National Academy of Inventors

Elizabeth McNally and Samuel I. Stupp are among 148 new fellows in the 2018 class

John Rogers receives 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal

Rogers cited for foundational work in bio-integrated electronic systems

Three professors named AAAS fellows

Guillermo Ameer, Jian Cao and Frederic Rasio will be honored in February at annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Northwestern Law team wins at Buffalo-Niagara Invitational

Faculty hailed for prestigious awards

Northwestern wins 2018 Illinois Sustainability Award

Award recognizes leaders in environmental health and sustainability

Teresa Woodruff elected to National Academy of Medicine

Election is one of the highest honors in health and medicine

Chemists awarded $3.6 million to study quantum computing

U.S. Department of Energy calls field ‘next frontier’ in the Information Age

Mirkin receives Friendship Award from People's Republic of China

Nanotechnology expert honored for outstanding contributions to nation

Fall 2018 honors and awards

Larry Hedges named 2018 Yidan Prize winner

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

William Dichtel honored for pioneering work in polymers

Erik Andersen receives prestigious NSF honor for young faculty

Molecular geneticist will study the evolution of plasticity in development

Chemist elected to the Italian National Academy of Sciences

Tobin Marks joins Galileo, Pasteur and Einstein as academy member

Summer honors and awards

Jake Julia honored for contributions to change and innovation in higher education

Kirabo Jackson receives Walder award

One of the world’s leading experts in the economics of education recognized for research excellence

Ellen Wartella and Susan Quaggin awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

New professorship honors Mark and Nancy Ratner

Renowned chemistry professor and spouse were celebrated at a special ceremony

Northwestern scientist wins Hartwell award to study pediatric leukemia

Jonathan Rivnay receives prestigious honor for young faculty

National Science Foundation recognizes creative integration of research and education

Northwestern announces winner of 2018 Nemmers prize in medical science

University Teaching Awards for five faculty

Five faculty honored with 2018 University Teaching Awards

Danna Freedman named Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

Inorganic chemist’s work harnesses chemical intuition to approach fundamental challenges in physics

Design for America recognized with prestigious National Design Award

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum honors national program founded at Northwestern University

Spring honors and awards

Northwestern honors teachers who pushed students 'to go beyond the coursework'

Graduating seniors pay tribute to educators whose lasting impact continues to inspire them

Vicky Kalogera, Christopher Kuzawa elected to National Academy of Sciences

Professors recognized for distinguished achievements in original research

Ceremony recognizes faculty efforts to enhance diversity and equity

Application process for next year’s Linzer awards and grants now open

Northwestern professor and renowned translator wins prestigious literary award

Clare Cavanagh honored by American Academy of Arts and Letters 2018 Award in Literature

Joel Mokyr receives lifetime achievement award in economics

Two Northwestern faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Two Northwestern doctoral students receive Soros fellowships for children of immigrants

Julissa Muñiz, Benjamin Chou chosen for potential to make significant contributions to U.S.

Five receive Nemmers Prizes

Northwestern chemist receives 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship

William Dichtel joins this year's 173 honorees from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants

Aldon Morris to receive lifetime achievement award for research, mentoring efforts

Nine faculty members appointed to named professorships

Northwestern Fulbrights

NU Press wins Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for second year in a row

Opera legend and three others to receive honorary degrees

The four will be honored at Commencement for contributions to the arts, sciences and leadership

Winter honors and awards 2018

Two Northwestern-affiliated companies named Mobile World Scholars

Epicore Biosystems and ORA Sound earn gold prizes in 2018 Mobile World Scholar Challenge

David Seidman elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Global team wins $15 million to help end preventable newborn deaths in Africa

Northwestern professor wins prestigious international Harvey Prize

Tobin Marks awarded the honor for breakthroughs in chemistry

Chad Mirkin to receive Nano Research Award

Honored for his invention of dip-pen nanolithography and spherical nucleic acids

Faculty projects earn Provost's Digital Learning Fellowships

Funding promotes innovation in learning and teaching via educational technology

Chad Mirkin to receive prestigious Remsen Memorial Lecture Award

With recognition, Mirkin joins list of scientific luminaries, including 17 Nobel laureates

$194,110 awarded to support campus diversity efforts

Linzer Grants and Awards recognize faculty who promote equity and inclusion

Vicky Kalogera wins 2018 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

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

Four Northwestern faculty members win humanities grants

Projects mine cultural caches from Georgia O’Keeffe paintings to Orson Welles audio plays

Faculty awards support creation of innovative curriculum

Awards fund unique enhancements to undergraduate courses in two fields

Northwestern mathematician wins award at 'Oscars of Science'

Aaron Naber is one of the recipients of the prestigious New Horizons in Mathematics Prize

Three earn prestigious scholarships to U.K., Ireland

Lucia Brunel and Lars Benson are 2018 Marshall Scholars, Hadley Pfalzgraf is 2018 Mitchell Scholar

Two professors named AAAS fellows

Omar Farha and John Linehan will be honored in February at annual meeting in Austin

Four faculty members appointed to named professorships

Three elected foreign members of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sir Fraser Stoddart, Chad Mirkin and Yonggang Huang are honored for their achievements

NAACP honors Northwestern president

Northwestern wins eight building design awards from local non-profit

Design Evanston recognizes 28 buildings in the city

Fall honors and awards 2017

Northwestern Law trial teams win labor law competition

For second year, Northwestern captures top two spots in Midwest Labor Law Competition

General Motors executive recognized with 2017 Alumnae Award

Award honors Alicia Boler Davis, the highest-ranking African American executive in the global automotive industry

Geobiologist receives prestigious Packard Fellowship

Chad Mirkin receives 2017 Wilhelm Exner Medal in Austria

Nanoscientist honored for inventing spherical nucleic acids

Innovative student voter model earns national recognition

University receives five awards recognizing success in enhancing student civic participation

Ten faculty members appointed to named professorships

Diversity Awards and Grants renamed to honor former provost

Applications for 2017-18 Daniel I. Linzer Awards and Grants due Nov. 1

Robert Langer of MIT receives $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine from Northwestern

Bienen School of Music seeks nominations for $100,000 Nemmers prize

Contemporary composer nominations accepted through Feb. 1, 2018

NU-Q alumna featured in London art exhibition

Animated film by Latifah al-Darwish shown alongside other emerging Middle Eastern artists

Aravindan Vijayaraghavan receives NSF honor for young faculty

Computer scientist develops new algorithmic techniques for machine learning and discrete optimization

Two scientists receive grants to develop new materials

Chad Mirkin and Monica Olvera de la Cruz recognized by Sherman Fairchild Foundation

Two Northwestern alumni named 2017 Actors of the Year

Kate Baldwin and Kate Shindle will be honored Sept. 18 by the Sarah Siddons Society

Northwestern accepting nominations for $200,000 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science

Physician-scientist nominations invited for 2018 prize

Summer honors and awards

Spiegel Research Center recognized for marketing education

Sir Fraser Stoddart selected as 2017 ‘Great Immigrant’

Carnegie Corporation of New York to celebrate accomplished naturalized citizens

Chad Mirkin named ACS fellow

Nanotechnology pioneer one of 65 members honored for outstanding achievements in science

Spring honors and awards

Northwestern announces named professorships

The Board of Trustees has nominated 27 faculty members to professorships

Honors for inspiring high school teachers

Graduating seniors pay tribute to those who helped them along the way

Two scientists recognized as exceptional young researchers

William Dichtel and Mark Hersam are finalists for Blavatnik National Awards

Student ready for 2017 Van Cliburn Competition

An interview with doctoral candidate EunAe Lee on why she chose Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music for continuing her piano studies

Northwestern Alumni Association honors four alumni

2017 Alumni Medal recipients honored for professional distinction, service

Julius Lucks named Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

Synthetic biologist’s work in RNA biology and engineering could lead to new diagnostics, therapeutics

The Alumnae grants $125,000 for faculty and student projects

Proposals span disciplines from research to global service missions

Hagan, Rosenzweig elected to National Academy of Sciences

Professors recognized for distinguished achievements in original research

Heather Pinkett receives a Hartwell research award

Scientist will use funding to target antibiotic-resistant bacteria in middle ear infections

Vicky Kalogera receives Walder Research Award

Application process opens for diversity awards and grants

Office of the Provost programs support faculty diversity initiatives

Linda Broadbelt awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Seven faculty honored with 2017 University Teaching Awards

Awards celebrate excellence, innovation and influence in undergraduate teaching

Northwestern economist receives lifetime achievement award

Charles Manski named a Distinguished Fellow by American Economic Association

Six alumni to be inducted into Medill Hall of Achievement

Four Northwestern faculty named Guggenheim fellows

Northwestern students win congressional scholarships

Recent graduate lands dream Fulbright in Madrid

Danielle Elliott adds to an already impressive list of multicultural experiences

Claude-André Faucher-Giguère receives NSF honor for young faculty

Lisa Gartner

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism: A mix of tenacity, team and timing

Second consecutive Northwestern student wins Yenching scholarship

Five notables receive honorary degrees

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills, sports icon Billie Jean King among this year's class

Nanoscientists honored by Department of Defense

Teri Odom and Richard Van Duyne will receive $3 million each to conduct high-risk, high-payoff research

Professor earns international award for timely documentary

Film explores how Sonoran Desert acts as natural deterrent to undocumented immigrants

Tobin Marks and Richard Silverman honored with national awards

Four faculty members appointed to named professorships

Northwestern Fulbright students span the globe

Koray Aydin receives prestigious honor for young faculty

Northwestern leaders join National Academy of Education

Northwestern alum Jordan Horowitz wins Oscar gold

Man of the hour credited with poise and graciousness dealing with Best Picture snafu

William Halperin and James Sauls are awarded London Prize

Prestigious international prize recognizes pioneering work in low-temperature physics

Four professors named Sloan Research Fellows

Young researchers are ‘rising stars of the academic community’

Northwestern student government president wins Luce scholarship

Christina Cilento will spend year after graduation doing climate work in Asia

Nominations invited for $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine

Major international prize recognizes a visionary nanotechnology researcher

Neda Bagheri receives prestigious honor for young faculty

National Science Foundation recognizes creative integration of research and education

Nobel laureate's bonds transformed science

Dr. Simon appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Northwestern physician joins panel that makes evidence-based recommendations on clinical preventive services

Yonggang Huang elected to National Academy of Engineering

Stretchable and flexible electronics pioneer receives prestigious honor

Freshman tapped for national college advisory board

David Guirgis has long had a passion for helping low-income students reach college

Faculty diversity initiatives recognized

Two new programs award nearly $165,000 to support campus initiatives

Four faculty honored with Presidential Early Career Awards

Eric Dahl, Danna Freedman, T. David Harris and Sinan Keten are Northwestern recipients

Nanoscience expert receives 2016 Dickson Prize in Science

Chad Mirkin will accept the award and speak Feb. 2 at Carnegie Mellon University

Northwestern law to honor Canadian judge

Rosalie Silberman Abella to receive Global Jurist of the Year award

Julio Ottino awarded top national academy prize for innovative education

‘Whole-Brain Engineering’ has transformed education at McCormick, Northwestern, beyond

Faculty win record number of humanities fellowships

Project topics range from early Confucianism to sexuality in Shakespeare’s time

Two scientists named National Academy of Inventors fellows

Fellows nominated by their peers for outstanding contributions to innovation

Outstanding undergraduate research recognized with Fletcher Awards

Research on immune-mediated diseases, language and thought and Michelangelo’s Pietá

Faculty given support to create innovative curriculum

'Day of all days': Fraser Stoddart honored in Stockholm

Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet celebrate new Nobel laureates in splendor

Northwestern creates $200,000 Nemmers prize in Earth Sciences

Call for nominations for inaugural prize will be announced in winter quarter

Northwestern senior earns coveted Marshall Scholarship

QuestBridge student will study math and string theory in the U.K.

Northwestern graduates headed to China for scholarship

Recent grads David Harris and Ye Yuan named Schwarzman Scholars for 2017-18

Closeup: President Obama welcomes Nobel laureate

Fall honors and awards

Faculty, students and staff recognized for distinguished achievement

Closeup: Medal of Freedom for alumnus Newt Minow

Five named to endowed professorships

Northwestern alum to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Newton N. Minow was originator of the televised U.S. presidential debates

Five attend American Academy of Arts and Sciences ceremony

Organization is one of nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies

Nominate someone for the highest alumni honor

Submit nominations now for Northwestern Alumni Medal

Chad Mirkin receives nanotechnology prize in Russia

Chemist Mercouri Kanatzidis hailed for work on fossil fuel reduction

In celebration, words from Nobel Laureate and praise from colleagues

Sir Fraser Stoddart is awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Five named to endowed professorships

Astrophysics researcher honored by L’Oréal USA

Laura Sampson contributed to historic detections of gravitational waves

Playwright wins Horton Prize for excellence in American theatre

Latest campus honors

Faculty, students and staff recognized for distinguished achievement

Economist elected to British Academy

Joel Mokyr recognized for outstanding contribution to research

Summer honors and awards

Faculty, students and staff recognized for distinguished achievement

Northwestern Announces Named Professorships

The Board of Trustees has nominated 62 faculty members to professorships

Tobin Marks Receives American Chemical Society’s Top Honor

Honored for ‘dedicated service to chemistry enterprise and pioneering research’

Shilatifard Receives Walder Research Award

Award recognizes excellence in research at Northwestern

Spring honors and awards

Faculty, students and staff recognized for distinguished achievement

Emanuel Ax Awarded 2016 Jean Gimbel Lane Piano Prize

Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music honors pianist with $50,000 prize

Chemist Receives International Acclaim

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Technical University of Munich honor Tobin Marks

Marco Gallio Honored for Innovative Brain Research

Neuroscientist is one of 22 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences nationwide

Chase-Lansdale Elected to Harvard Board of Overseers

She has ‘strong track record in building diverse and inclusive academic communities’

Sarah Maza Awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship

Monographs on French history explore ambiguities, controversies surrounding social identities

Steve Reich Awarded 2016 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition

Northwestern University recognizes composer with $100,000 prize

Chemist Wins Distinguished Student Award From Foresight Institute

Chuyang Cheng is third Northwestern graduate student in four years to receive award

Chad Mirkin Honored at Awards Ceremony in Israel

Dan David Prize recognizes innovative research in nanotechnology and medicine

Northwestern Establishes $5,000 Prize For Translators

Global Humanities Translation Prize recognizes underrepresented works

Top Honor for Zdenek Bazant

Engineer will receive Austrian Cross of Honor from president of Austria May 11

Rondinelli Joins Emerging Leaders at Roundtable in D.C.

Discussion features recipients of Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Northwestern Professor Receives Prestigious Chemistry Award

Samuel Stupp honored with Royal Society of Chemistry’s Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry Award

Northwestern Researchers Recognized for Gravitational-Wave Detection Work

Faculty, postdocs and students receive awards for research validating Einstein’s law of general relativity

Deputy General Counsel Awarded for Commitment to South Asian Community

Priya Harjani recognized for her legal and philanthropic work benefitting South Asians

Northwestern Physicist Awarded $750,000 for Dark Matter Search

Kristian Hahn to explore origin of substance that makes up 85 percent of universe

Five Faculty Members Honored with 2016 University Teaching Awards

Awards celebrate excellence, innovation and influence in undergraduate teaching

Honoring High School Teachers Who Have 'Lit a Spark'

Teachers will be recognized at Northwestern honors ceremony and commencement

Northwestern Scientists Win Hartwell Research Awards

Biomedical research in autism spectrum disorder and Crohn’s disease receive funding

Weinberg Senior Named Yenching Academy Scholar

Diana Chang receives prestigious Chinese fellowship to study at Peking University

Six Northwestern Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Northwestern scholars among 213 new members of prestigious honorary society

Northwestern alumna wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize

Medill grad Lisa Gartner receives journalism’s highest honor for local reporting

Chemists Receive Materials Research Society Fellowships

Honor recognizes Joseph Hupp and Teri Odom for significant contributions to materials

Law School Team Wins First Place in Regional Trial Competition

Victory is Northwestern Pritzker trial team’s second regional championship of the season

Two Weinberg Professors Receive Navy Young Investigator Award

Harel and Stern are two of 47 recipients nationwide honored by Office of Naval Research

Winter 2016 Honor Roll

Faculty, students and staff recognized for distinguished achievement

Northwestern Student Named Luce Scholar

Jessie Moravek to explore the ecosystem connectivity in Asia

Promising Young Scientists Receive Prestigious Career Award

Grants recognize ‘individuals who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar’

Northwestern Dean, Faculty Member Earn National Honors

Thomas Gibbons, Felicity Vabulas, win 2016 UPCEA awards in continuing education

Northwestern Law Team Wins Regional Trial Competition

Bartlit trial team to advance to national competition in March

Four Professors Named Sloan Fellows

Faculty highlighted as rising stars in their fields of research

Northwestern University Top Fulbright Producer

26 grant winners puts Wildcats among nation’s top three schools

Two Faculty Honored with Presidential Early Career Awards

Elad Harel and James Rondinelli will be celebrated at the White House in spring

Northwestern Recognized as ‘Great Workplace’ For Second Year

Awarded for programs that help faculty, staff and students balance work and life

"Michelle Obama: A Life" Makes PEN Awards Short List

Peter Slevin's biography of the first lady a finalist for distinguished prize

Mirkin Receives Prestigious International Dan David Prize

Groundbreaking research coupling human DNA and nanotechnology recognized

Sociologist Wins Top Honor for W.E.B. Du Bois Book

Aldon Morris wins PROSE Award for ‘The Scholar Denied’

Five Named Elite Medical and Biological Engineering Fellows

Professors recognized for contributions in teaching, research and innovation

Art Historian’s Book Receives Premier Prize

Work focuses on the practices and priorities in Caribbean and American photography

Northwestern Law to Honor Guatemalan Judge

Gloria Patricia Porras Escobar to receive Global Jurist of the Year Award