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A student at Northwestern in the early 1920s, Sybil Bauer set 23 world records in women’s backstroke and was the first woman to break a men’s world record in swimming. One of the greatest athletes of her time, Bauer’s career was cut short when she died of cancer at age 23.
Cosmia Opera Collective is breathing new life into a classical art form. The student-run opera group focuses on promoting contemporary works by women and other underrepresented creatives.
Daniel Svärd is one of only three Wildcat golfers to win two individual Big Ten Championships, joining Sidney Richardson ’39 in 1937–38 and Luke Donald ’01 in 2000–01.
On Sept. 28, 2025, Taeyoung Lee ’26 finished his sixth international Ironman triathlon, becoming the youngest person to complete an Ironman on six continents.
Northwestern researchers discovered that an experimental drug called NU-9 shows promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer’s disease. Invented by chemistry professor Richard Silverman, NU-9 is a small molecule compound that is currently being tested as a treatment for ALS.
Nikash Khanna’s viral documentary series, Portraits, features informal interviews with people Khanna meets in his everyday life. His goal, he says, is to connect viewers with stories they might not otherwise encounter.
In a partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden, faculty, students and alumni of Northwestern’s Program in Plant Biology and Conservation study carnivorous plants, tequila’s source, life in forest canopies and more.
After four years as one of the best defenders in NCAA women’s lacrosse, Sammy White ’25 returned to Northwestern to accomplish her dream of playing women’s basketball. Now she’s back in a Wildcats uniform as a grad student, hitting the hardwood in the Big Ten.
Professor of economics and history Joel Mokyr won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Mokyr has taught at Northwestern for more than five decades.
Northwestern engineering students took the top prize at NASA’s 2024 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge, which asked teams to develop inflatable systems that could benefit future lunar missions.
