The Garage’s Propel Program Wins National Award for Entrepreneurship Education
Northwestern’s student startup incubator is recognized for a program that has increased the representation of women entrepreneurs at the University.
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Potocsnak Longevity Institute Aims to Lengthen Human ‘Healthspan’
The new Feinberg School of Medicine institute helps people lead healthy lives when they are at the greatest risk for aging-related comorbidities.
New Tool to Guide Sustainable Building Design and Construction
Northwestern and World Wildlife Fund have developed a database to help construction industry professionals make environmentally responsible decisions about building materials.
Student Film Incubator Tackles Mental Health Portrayals in Media
The new Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab for the Promotion of Mental Health via Cinematic Arts will create, support and examine screenwriting, television writing and media making centered around mental health.
Remembering Faces and Names Can Be Improved during Sleep
Researchers find that memory reactivation—combined with high-quality sleep—is key to name recall.
Northwestern University in Qatar celebrates the accomplishments of alumni from its first 10 graduating classes in a new website.
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Individual Tickets for Game in Ireland Go on Sale Later This Month
Pack the stands with purple when the Northwestern Wildcats play the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin on August 27.
Virtual Panel to Explore Intersection of Race, Violence and Art
A February 8 panel discussion on The Block Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “A Site of Struggle: American Art against Anti-Black Violence,” will consider how artists have engaged with the reality of anti-Black violence.
Start Your Winter Read in an NAA Virtual Book Club
It’s not too late to join the current reading cycle of the Northwestern University Alumni Book Club and inFocus: Social Justice Book Club.
A New Way to Think about Water
Join Professor Sera Young for a February 3 virtual presentation on the surprising and far-reaching ways that water insecurity shapes well-being.