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Jordan Gans-Morse, a political scientist at Northwestern and an expert on the former Soviet Union, said that “a new world order” is upon us and that the consequences of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will echo for years to come.
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Led by political scientist Alvin B. Tillery Jr. Business Forum membership is open to corporate executives tasked with addressing DEI issues within their companies.

A team from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Bartlit Center on Trial Advocacy won the Midwest Regional of the National Trial Competition

Political science faculty from Northwestern University are available to media to discuss U.S. diplomatic efforts, international sanctions and Biden’s leadership during the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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Northwestern University is among three institutions this year receiving the 2022 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization in recognition of a global learning program which helped undergraduate students take part in global virtual internships amid pandemic-induced limits on international mobility.

Using first-of-its-kind live imaging, researchers saw cells moving into position as the fruit fly eye develops; the cells use mechanical forces, not just chemical signals, as previously believed.

Irene Chavez died while in Chicago police custody last December.
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Using synthetic biology, researchers developed a new gas fermentation method that harnesses an engineered bacteria strain to convert carbon dioxide waste into industrial chemicals.

A new method developed by researchers at Northwestern University is using Monte Carlo simulations to extend the capabilities of microscopy and answer fundamental questions in polymer science.

Synthetic biologists have developed a low-cost, easy-to-use, hand-held device that can assess water quality using genetic networks that mimic electronic circuits.