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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.
Photographer and avid birder Collin Porter ’24 spent his days at Northwestern going on early-morning bird walks, during which he spotted 196 unique avian species on the Evanston campus. As he prepares to pursue graduate studies in ecological and evolutionary research and ornithology, he shares his photographs with the hope that they will inspire others to seek out and marvel at the diversity of birds, both on campus and beyond.
Northwestern’s SuperAging Program studies the brains of older individuals with exceptional memories in order to better understand the science behind memory, aging and dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Will Evans, Renetta McCann and Bill Osborn earned the 2024 Northwestern Alumni Medal. The medalists will receive the Northwestern Alumni Association’s most prestigious award for exceptional achievement in their careers and service to Northwestern during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend.
If you know Greta Lee ’05, you know she’s a bit of a shapeshifter, with almost 20 years of experience in acting roles that span from the dead serious to the drop-dead hilarious. Last year, the highly praised and Oscar-nominated film Past Lives gave Lee her first leading role — and ushered in a new stage of her career.
