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December 2024
The high-tech building—which will replace the current Allen Center and connect to the Global Hub by a tunnel—will usher in a new era for global collaborative learning across students, faculty and corporations.
A large multi-institutional team led by Northwestern is helping to advance artificial intelligence as a University priority by establishing the SkAI Institute to develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution.
The celebrated author delivered a keynote about the Native people who inspired her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Night Watchman,” this year’s One Book One Northwestern selection.
As Google ends its free unlimited storage program, Northwestern alumni with University Google accounts are being advised to back up or transfer their Google Drive and Google Photos data by March 13, 2025.
Undergraduate computer science majors can choose from eight optional concentrations, while non-computer science majors across Northwestern can pursue a new minor in artificial intelligence.
The University continues to honor its commitment to ensure 35 percent of all subcontracting for the new stadium goes to minority- and women-owned businesses.
Author, lawyer and First Amendment scholar John Inazu shared advice on learning to disagree with empathy at a recent lecture, reflecting the University priority of promoting engagement across differences.
The team beat Michigan State to earn the back-to-back title for the first time in the program’s history and will enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 1 seed on November 8.
Alumni are invited to participate in a Big Ten conference-wide blood drive competition by December 6 to help rebuild the nation’s blood supply. Northwestern receives one point for every donation. The winning school will receive $1 million to advance student or community health.
The 19-member Board of Directors includes alumni leaders with significant experience in emerging technologies, building community and leadership.
Join the recipients of the NAA’s highest honor for this annual livestreamed panel discussion on how the University shaped their lives and careers.
All alumni are invited to the Evanston campus to reconnect with classmates, revisit favorite destinations and attend special events, including some that will be livestreamed to the global Northwestern community.
As director of the Center for Health Equity Transformation at Northwestern Medicine, Melissa A. Simon ’06 GME champions equal access to health care and inspires the next generation of medical practitioners.
