McCormick Prof. Arthur Prindle won the Faculty Early Career Development Program award — the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty — according to a University news release. Prindle will receive $561,450 over five years, which he will use to study emergent coordinated group behavior in bacterial biofilms — or clusters of bacteria.
Many students, like Communication senior Jo Scaletty, came to Northwestern looking for people who can understand challenges that can come with having queer identities. “I feel like I have a perception that queer people just kind of find each other,” Scaletty, who is also external president of Rainbow Alliance, said. “I think it’s sometimes bizarre.
Chemistry Prof. George Schatz has received the inaugural Marsha I. Lester Award for Exemplary Impact in Physical Chemistry, the University announced Monday. The award — granted by the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society — is named for Marsha I. Lester, a distinguished chemistry professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Schatz, who is.
President Joe Biden and Congress enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address the national health, economic and social consequences of COVID-19. The law set aside $350 billion to create Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, which give governments nationwide money to address the health, economic and social impacts of the pandemic. The.
In Fall Quarter 2022, large banners appeared in Northwestern dining halls, offering students a new way to identify the most environmentally friendly foods. The banners, accompanied by small icons on recipe cards that labeled food as “good,” “great” or “best,” were the result of NU Dining’s partnership with HowGood, an independent research organization that rates.