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The Bienen Years

President Henry Bienen has transformed Northwestern University, from academic programs to new buildings to its interdisciplinary and international outlook and reputation.

by Jay Pridmore
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Voigts and Sarkisian

Read and Watch the Story of the '49 Rose Bowl

Sixty years ago Northwestern celebrated its only bowl victory, a 20-14 win over California in the 1949 Rose Bowl. We caught up with some of the heroes of that win when they came to campus for a reunion in October. Watch the video and read the story about the team's march to the Rose Bowl and the razzle dazzle that helped win the game.

Elsa

A New Treatment for Depression

Psychologist Elsa Baehr discusses her successful use of neurofeedback — physical therapy for the brain — to treat depression. Watch our video on Baehr to learn how she uses neurofeedback to train patients' brains to control their moods.

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More on the Music City

Writer Craig Havighurst delves deeper into the Nashville scene in our video on the Music City.

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Trees of Life

Hear the sounds and see the sights of life amid Northwestern's leafy and pine-boughed sentinels in our video on the trees of Northwestern.

Matthew Grayson

Engineering a Masterpiece

Find out engineering and theater fit together for electrical engineering and computer science assistant professor Matthew Grayson in our video on the production of Copenhagen, a Tony Award–winning World War II–era drama about the atomic bomb.

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Nashville Grows Up

Nashville Grows Up by Craig Havighurst (WCAS88)

Alumnus reflects on key changes in Music City's core industry.

On A Different Wavelength

On A Different Wavelength by Fern Schumer Chapman (GJ77)

Psychologist Elsa Telser Baehr treats depression by training patients' brains to change their moods.

Mystery Man

Mystery Man by Tim Warren

If you're a true Patriot, then you need to know Ernie Adams, Coach Bill Belichick's voice-in-his ear, football-genius right-hand man.

An Awarding Evening

An Awarding Evening

The 2008 Northwestern Alumni Association Alumni Awards dinner.