Voices
Current students reflect on the alumni they’d most like to meet, including writers, royalty, game developers and others.
People and organizations are most capable of real change when faced with crisis, says communications executive Bradley Akubuiro ’11. He speaks from personal and professional experience.
Comedian Jenny Hagel ’09 MFA loves to give advice, so much she made a show about it, touring the country with Jenny Hagel Gives Advice, an interactive comedy where she and a guest answer audience questions. After her performance at Chicago’s Lincoln Lodge in September, Northwestern Magazine asked her for tips for making people laugh.
Across engineering, medicine, communications technology and more, faculty share why conducting basic science research is fundamentally important, opening paths to medical breakthroughs and innovation.
The share of Pell Grant–eligible students on campus has reached 21%, a figure that puts Northwestern ahead of all but four of its peer institutions. History professor Kevin Boyle shares his thoughts on Northwestern University’s efforts to invest in a more equitable vision of higher education.
Tiffany Chen ’18 MS, who worked at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, shares her thoughts on the elimination of public health communications departments at a time when she believes trusted voices in public health are needed most.
Conservation scientist Becky Barak ’12 MS, ’17 PhD is exploring alternatives to conventional turf lawns. She shares her path to research and her passion for conservation and restoration.
Professor Vicky Kalogera and her colleagues have been advancing innovation at the intersection of AI and astrophysics for years, positioning the University as a leader in this area. Northwestern’s ascent is reflected most recently in its leadership of the NSF-Simons AI Institute for the Sky (SkAI Institute), which will develop AI astronomy tools that will allow researchers to make breakthrough discoveries.
Studies show that friendships have real, tangible health benefits. Northwestern experts offer advice on how to make more friends and why these relationships are more important now than ever before.
Hillary Simms, doctor of musical arts student in Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music and the first woman trombonist on the faculty at the Juilliard School, explains her love-hate relationship with the trombone.
