Northwestern’s Center for Synthetic Biology just hit 10 years of cross-campus collaboration, shaping medicine, sustainability, biomaterials & biotech. By the numbers: 24 faculty • 85+ pubs • 400+ trainees • 8 startups • $53M+ funding. tinyurl.com/3sx4mpt8 #SyntheticBiology #Research #Northwestern

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker addressed quantum industry leaders, scientists, and government officials on April 24 at a keynote event at #Northwestern’s inaugural #Quantum Week. Pritzker pointed to the University’s research strengths & industry partnerships as key to Illinois’ broader strategy.

Northwestern + Fermilab quantum data helped train NVIDIA Ising – a new #openAI model for automating #quantum calibration. It analyzes experimental plots, detects charge jumps, and flags anomalies in real time. Read more: tinyurl.com/2utenwn6 #quantumcomputing #AI #NVIDIA #Fermilab

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

“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

"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

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

“This is incredibly exciting because nobody thought it was possible,” said Northwestern University's Prem Kumar, who led the study. “Our work shows a path towards next-generation #quantum and classical networks sharing a unified fiberoptic infrastructure." #quantum tinyurl.com/36em55tv

Northwestern researchers take a bold, interdisciplinary approach to solving society's toughest challenges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uW9.... #Northwestern #research #science #innovation