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Henry S. Bienen

Henry S. Bienen named interim president of Northwestern University

September 9, 2025
Northwestern University’s Board of Trustees today announced that Northwestern President Emeritus Henry S. Bienen will serve as interim president, effective Sept. 16, following the announcement last week that President Michael Schill would be stepping down.
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First ‘perovskite camera’ can see inside the human body

September 5, 2025
Scientists led by Northwestern University and Soochow University in China have built the first perovskite-based detector that can capture individual gamma rays for SPECT imaging with record-breaking precision. The new tool could make common types of nuclear medicine imaging sharper, faster, cheaper and safer.
michael schill

President Michael Schill announces resignation

September 4, 2025
Michael Schill announced today that he will step down from the presidency of Northwestern University, concluding a three-year tenure that saw continued ascension across the University’s three campuses, record fundraising and a steady rise in national rankings of the best universities in the country.
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Pulitzer Prize finalist and visionary puppeteer headline bold fall lineup at Wirtz Center Chicago

September 2, 2025
This fall, Northwestern University’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts in Chicago will present three bold and genre-defying productions. The season kicks off with a cutting-edge symposium on technology and contemporary performance, followed by a poignant exploration of Black masculinity. The season concludes with a visually stunning theatrical work that blends puppetry, music and poetry to illuminate an artist’s spiritual awakening in 19th-century Ukraine.