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The Northwestern Alumni Association bestows its greatest honor, the Alumni Medal, on four alumni for their professional achievement and service to the University.
Interdisciplinary teams of Northwestern scholars are working tirelessly every day on the foundational science that could help us live longer and healthier lives in a cleaner, more sustainable world. They ask big questions, follow their instincts and analyze data to solve tough problems and turn bold ideas into real solutions.
Northwestern computer scientist and artificial intelligence pioneer Kris Hammond has dedicated his career to studying and developing AI tools. He approaches AI with cautious optimism that it can be our partner — not replacement — in a new information age.
There’s no shortage of imagination at Northwestern. Students pursue music, literature, dance, visual arts and more, creating a robust artistic environment with many avenues for expression.
Professors Eli Finkel ’97 and Nour Kteily have spent years working to understand — and find solutions to — polarization, misperception and conflict. In February 2024 they co-founded the Center for Enlightened Disagreement, an innovative University-wide research hub, to bring together leading thinkers, conduct research and help us all have healthier conversations.
Materials scientist Cécile Chazot and her team are striving to boost the functionality of polymers and design new, more sustainable materials — ones that not only are functional and high-performing but also can be manufactured with a far lower carbon footprint and recycled more easily.
President Michael H. Schill reflects on his belief in and commitment to the mission of higher education.
By combining elements from seemingly disparate music genres, composer and musician Adegoke Steve Colson ’71 bucked convention and laid the groundwork for contemporary jazz as we know it today. His papers are now collected and publicly available at Northwestern’s Music Library.
Andy Papachristos is working alongside those most affected by gun violence in order to reduce shootings, understand risk factors and empower communities. His team's research shows that violence intervention efforts are making a difference.
Sharon Bowen ’82 JD, MBA, ’23 H forged a trailblazing path to the New York Stock Exchange. Now, as the first woman and person of color to chair the NYSE’s board of directors, she’s determined to help the next generation follow in her footsteps.
