Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences October 13, 2025 Nobel recognizes Mokyr’s theory on sustained economic growth
Two Northwestern students receive Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship October 9, 2025 Program provides resources to help students launch careers in public service
NPR reporter Nina Totenberg to headline the Leopold Lecture October 8, 2025 She will reflect on the U.S. Supreme Court, legal issues affecting everyday Americans and important cases before the court today
Understanding the climate cost of cleaning our water October 8, 2025 Analysis of more than 15,000 U.S. treatment plants offers a roadmap to cutting their emissions
Webb Telescope unveils doomed star hidden in dust October 8, 2025 New finding could help solve the mystery of the missing massive red supergiants
Things to do at NU: Oct. 8 to 14 October 7, 2025 This week, celebrate the little things, hear a ‘modern masterpiece’ and more
Molecular coating cleans up noisy quantum light October 3, 2025 Strategy boosts spectral purity by 87%, paving the way for quantum technologies
Biochemist who discovered GLP-1 named winner of 2026 Kimberly Prize October 3, 2025 – Feinberg Svetlana Mojsov’s studies have led to “life-changing therapies for type 2 diabetes and obesity”
New tools boost how often pediatricians suggest early peanut introduction to infants October 2, 2025 Introducing peanut-containing foods to infants can cut peanut allergy risk by more than 80%
Things to do at NU: Oct. 1 to 7 September 29, 2025 This week, explore dark matter, see a spooky film and more