Northwestern Research

Big impact happens when disciplines come together.

From a dissolvable pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice to breakthroughs in aging and disease, #Northwestern research turns ideas into solutions. Research Impact Day showcased the power of team science. #Northwestern tinyurl.com/5f4efh72

Chad A. Mirkin awarded prestigious international Harvey Prize Mirkin selected for pioneering discoveries in nanoscience

Northwestern’s Chad Mirkin Wins Prestigious Harvey Prize

Mirkin’s groundbreaking work has transformed nanomedicine, drug development, and diagnostics. The Harvey Prize has a history of recognizing future Nobel laureates. More: tinyurl.com/2p9r6xm7 #Northwestern #Nanotechnology #HarveyPrize

Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Nobel recognizes Mokyr’s theory on sustained economic growth

Northwestern faculty member Joel Mokyr wins #NobelPrize for showing how technological progress has led to sustained economic growth. tinyurl.com/ym3jheft #economics #innovation #Mokyr #northwestern

Northwestern connection to 2025 Physics Nobel

This year’s #NobelPrize recognized macroscopic #quantum tunneling in superconducting circuits. A key enabler behind today’s progress is the transmon qubit, co-designed by Northwestern University physicist Jens Koch. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2yz4ruf4

Ignition Schools 2025: The Top 50 Institutions Producing Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs and Innovators The second annual list from Inc. and Fast Company honors the standout schools offering accelerators, venture centers, research opportunities, and more.

Northwestern among top-ranked universities for #entrepreneurship. "These schools are hotbeds of big ideas, buzzy startups, and groundbreaking innovations...propelling future business leaders on their entrepreneurial journeys." tinyurl.com/2s3r4b4y

IPR's new fellows (left to right): Chika Okafor, Elizabeth Thom, and Alexander Coppock

IPR welcomed three new fellows this fall who are investigating power and opportunity in American life—from mass incarceration and political communication to clean energy and fair hiring. Click here to read more: spr.ly/63328Ad53y

Northwestern University Lab Helps Shape the Future of Medical Monitoring From flexible electronic monitors the size of a Band-Aid to tiny pacemakers that dissolve harmlessly in the body when no longer needed — the work of the Querrey Simpson Institute of Bioelectronics at ...

From flexible electronic monitors the size of a Band-Aid to tiny pacemakers that dissolve harmlessly in the body when no longer needed — the work of the Querrey Simpson Institute of Bioelectronics at #Northwestern seems truly miraculous. tinyurl.com/3f6cam35. #research #innovation #biomedical

Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence to empower University-wide use of data science and AI Initiative will support faculty and students using and benefiting from AI tools in their work

Northwestern launches University-wide DS/AI research hub. “Data science and AI are reshaping every aspect of society,” Kho said. “Our goal is to foster an environment where all faculty and students feel confident using AI technologies to make advancements in their fields.” tinyurl.com/ywnm9n9h

Northwestern’s Rogers Research Group advances medicine through collaborative, interdisciplinary research. “It’s really about [pursuing] science questions whose answers lead to technologies that are meaningful to how we treat patients.” tinyurl.com/2ezckym2

Northwestern receives $25 million gift to advance adolescent mental health research New institute will study psychology of emerging adults, leading to innovative wellness programming for students at the University and beyond

“Researchers across disciplines are working to understand more about the brain, mind and body during young adulthood,” said Adrian Randolph, dean of Weinberg College. “This institute will take a collaborative approach — something at which we excel at Northwestern. tinyurl.com/2yr865j3 #northwestern

Andrew Papchristos talks gun violence research Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence. Sociology Prof. Andrew Papachristos has worked on community-based gun violence prevention in Chicago for more than 15 years. Papachristos...

"One of the key insights from this work is that violence concentrates in super small networks. There’s a small number of people who are picking up guns. These (network maps) let you get to that question of ‘Who’s going to get shot next?’" tinyurl.com/ykf8cj85. #northwestern #sociology #gunviolence

What’s next for Northwestern researchers amid funding cuts and work stoppages? Northwestern researchers received notices from the Department of Defense to stop their work immediately.

Northwestern scientist Julius Lucks makes an eloquent appeal for why research funding matters to us all. tinyurl.com/yjbk5zca #syntheticbiology #research #northwestern #funding

NU to fund research impacted by stop-work orders Northwestern will continue to fund research affected by more than 100 stop-work orders announced last week, Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris and University President Michael Schill announced in a ...

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Northwestern research has a huge beneficial impact on society--advancing health and solving real problems. tinyurl.com/3wrtm6n4 #northwestern #research #innovation #funding

Dental School Clinic, Northwestern University, 1910

NU hosts former U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke with Northwestern students and faculty Wednesday about current obstacles to achieving net-zero emissions and potential technological improvements that ...

dailynorthwestern.com/2025/04/03/l.... Chu suggested developing better renewable batteries, building more wooden structures and exploring a new potential carbon capture method as potential strategies that may help achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions.

World’s smallest pacemaker is activated by light Tiny device can be inserted with a syringe, then dissolves after it’s no longer needed

Northwestern #engineers have developed a tiny pacemaker that can fit inside the tip of a syringe and be non-invasively injected into the body. Bioelectronics pioneer John Rogers led the device development, which is especially valuable for pediatric patients. #northwestern tinyurl.com/4natz48v

NIH-funded trial studies if wearables can reduce the need for continuous blood thinners for patients with atrial fibrillation Northwestern Medicine is an enrollment site for the clinical trial

Northwestern Medicine is improving cardiac care & saving lives. The research could "fundamentally change the standard of care for millions of patients living with AFib,” said Dr. Rod Passman, who is leading the REACT-AF clinical trial. #heart #northwestern #medicine tinyurl.com/jzecdmsx

Three #Northwestern professors — Julia Gaudio, Rachel Greenfeld and István Kovács — have received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the NSF, the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. shorturl.at/p1msh

Northwestern #Engineering professor Todd Murphey is the University's inaugural director of transformative research. In this role, he will help expand opportunities to conduct federally funded and secure #research initiatives. researchcomm.northwestern.edu/research-new...

Why Climate Change Sometimes Brings Major Winter Storms Winter storms will not become a thing of the past as temperatures rise. Here's how climate change affects snow storms.

How to reconcile a warming planet with colder, more intense winter weather? ❄️

Faculty Affiliate Daniel Horton @danethan.bsky.social shared insights from his research on atmospheric shifts and #climatechange for a piece in TIME: time.com/7221680/clim...

Northwestern, Kellogg School land $25 million for new institute The gift establishes the Northwestern Innovation Institute, which will be led by the Kellogg School, to examine how innovation occurs across science, technology and business.

Northwestern is leading the way in research innovation--and in researching innovation! #kellogg #northwestern #research www.chicagobusiness.com/education/no...

Mantis shrimp clubs filter sound to mitigate damage Patterned armor selectively blocks high-frequency stress waves

Nature’s Tiny Warriors. Known for delivering blows as powerful as a .22 caliber bullet, mantis shrimp should be crushed by their own strikes. But #Northwestern researchers have unlocked their secret: patterned armor that filters stress waves to act as built-in defense. tinyurl.com/2v37sn72

At the Jan. 28 Water Jamboree, Northwestern Engineering Dean Chris Schuh stressed the value of interdisciplinary work and efforts to combat PFAS and forever chemicals, ways to test for lead, hydrology, and the impact of water sustainability. tinyurl.com/56z7f7m5

Second round of Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund awards more than $2 million to Northwestern scientists Strategic seed funding fuels transformative research and translation to advance the biosciences and produce societal benefit

Northwestern's innovative life science research gets a major boost from Ryan Family. tinyurl.com/y52xbch3

Stopping Gun Violence Professor Andrew Papachristos uses network science to curb gun violence.

Northwestern professor Andrew Papachristos has studied gun violence and intervention programs for two decades. “The most common misconception about gun violence is that it’s random. But we know...where and when it’s going to happen." tinyurl.com/yw8khasr #northwestern #research #networks #policy

A better definition of obesity New guidelines use more than just body mass index to diagnose obesity

Northwestern Medicine obesity expert Dr. Robert Kushner is a member of the commission that devised the new definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity. “The commission’s report is a major step forward in recognizing obesity as a disease and not merely a risk factor." tinyurl.com/mrtnnyk8

Green battery discovery turns trash into treasure Northwestern researchers leverage industrial waste to store energy

Northwestern scientists advancing #green energy with new #battery tech tinyurl.com/3b2te34u

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