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Winter 2025
Stephen Polozie ’96 JD shares the serendipitous way he met his future wife on a campus tour.

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Kate Polozie, who is wearing a white coat, dark pants and sunglasses, hugs Stephen Polozie, who wears a black jacket and green shorts. The pair are posing on a balcony that overlooks a green, mountainous landscape.
Northwestern’s Institute for New Music organizes workshops, symposia and residencies for visiting composers and ensembles and gives students opportunities to interact with and learn from prominent figures in the new music world.

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Alan Pierson stands on stage in front of a pianist and other musicians with his arms poised to conduct while an audience looks on behind him.
Alumni share stories of the people who shaped them.

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An accomplished scholar of European and global history, Deborah Cohen has led the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs since January 2024. During this time, her team has launched a raft of programs that build on the institute’s mission of fostering interdisciplinary teaching and research about the world beyond U.S.

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Deborah Cohen smiles at the camera in front of a blue background. She wears a purple shirt, a dark blue jacket and glasses.
A gift from Northwestern Trustee Steven A. Cahillane ’87 and Tracy Tappan Cahillane ’88 is kickstarting the renovation of the Donald P.

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A digital rendering of the renovated Jacobs Center shows a concrete building next to a large lawn, with people scattered across the front steps and nearby walkways.
The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has launched a new course, Innovate for Climate, which encourages students to engage in climate-conscious problem-solving and business ventures.

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Ben Szczygiel holds a large yellow buoy fitted with solar panels on its side while Sydney Williams observes. There is a waterway in the background, with a truck and boat parked nearby. Szczygiel is wearing a red long sleeve shirt, blue baseball cap and sunglasses, and Williams is wearing a lavender sweatshirt.
A health crisis motivated Victor Su and Patricia Kou to help expand Northwestern’s speech and language services to a wider community. Their gift establishes the Su Family Community Impact Fund, which will support the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and create a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in the McCormick School of Engineering.

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A group of children and adults pose in a mirrored studio room, holding up peace signs, hearts and thumbs up and smiling at the camera.
Members of the Class of 2024 share their memorable moments, favorite projects and more.

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As the world’s population rises and the effects of climate change threaten crop yields, food insecurity is an urgent matter. With the support of University Trustee Melih Keyman and Zeynep Keyman, Northwestern researchers are pursuing a novel approach to farming with the potential to make a substantial impact on the global food crisis.

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Sarah Sobol, wearing safety glasses, a light blue lab coat with a Northwestern research logo and orange gloves, is conducting synthetic biology research in a lab.
The Lucks Laboratory developed a home test that can detect common contaminants in water. The technology, called ROSALIND, harnesses the “molecular taste buds” found in bacteria and programs them to glow when they detect a contaminant.

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In a lab environment, Julius Lucks, wearing a dark suit and a purple striped tie, stands beside a Northwestern researcher wearing a light blue lab coat. Their mouths are open as though in conversation, and they are gesturing while looking at a laptop screen.