Impact
A gift from Northwestern Trustee Jennifer Leischner Litowitz ’91 and Alec Litowitz in support of the Center for Enlightened Disagreement will accelerate the University’s impact on promoting constructive dialogue. In recognition of the Litowitzes’ generosity, the University has renamed the center in their honor.
Launched in 2024, Northwestern’s Center for Engineering in Vision and Ophthalmology (CEVO) is using artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology to advance its glaucoma research. Backed by a gift from the Forsythe Family Foundation, CEVO is developing innovative imaging tools to better understand and treat the disease, one of the world’s leading causes of permanent blindness.
Last fall — following a 16-month closure for major renovations — the Charles Deering Memorial Library reopened to students, faculty and visitors. The building may look the same on the outside, but a new era has begun after aesthetic and functional updates to the library’s interior.
In 2025 Northwestern is celebrating milestone anniversaries for three premier music and theater venues on the Evanston campus.
Made possible by a generous gift from University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey, the new Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern will help accelerate patient recoveries and develop bioengineered tissues and organs.
Since 2015, the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs has opened new vistas for international research and teaching.
Treating glioblastoma, diagnosing hidden hearing loss and improving organ transplant outcomes are among the projects researchers are pursuing with assistance from the Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund.
A new fellowship program is helping Northwestern MBA and graduate students address the urgent challenges of climate change. The Abrams Climate Academy will empower the next generation of leaders in business, science, engineering, product design, communication, law and public service to act on climate problems.
Northwestern has joined an international consortium of 15 research institutions that will guide the development of and early research at the Giant Magellan Telescope, which will be the world’s largest optical land-based telescope upon completion.
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.
