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Northwestern\u2019s English department hosted a symposium of five Muslim-American poets, all of whom professed very different ways of interacting with their faith. The authors expounded upon their inspirations and processes, and read poems about what it means to be a Muslim in America today." } ] } ] }, { "id": 256, "title": "Smarter Schooling", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SE1-1-Chapter-Still-e1460573559385-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 175, 188 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "The Power of Education Access", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SE1-1-FINAL-REVISED-Smarter-Schooling.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SE1-1-FINAL-REVISED-Smarter-Schooling.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) works beyond academic theory. They are constantly applying theory to the real world. SESP created the Northwestern Academy to remove as many barriers to higher education for students from the Chicago Public Schools. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The program supplements underrepresented students\u2019 current coursework with rigorous educational opportunities in addition to financial, academic and social support, to support capable students matriculating into the nation\u2019s top-tier universities. " } ] }, { "title": "A Full Immersion in International Education", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/fulbright--e1463365939640.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "For eleven straight years, Northwestern has placed in the top 10 of research universities in producing Fulbright scholars, a prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In 2015 the School of Education and Social Policy had four graduates receive Fulbright scholarships. These students studied in South Africa, Germany, France and Vietnam to grow their understanding of international educational systems. The highly competitive scholarship requires strong research capabilities and appropriate foreign language fluency for the country of study." } ] } ] }, { "id": 252, "title": "Northwestern and the Nobel", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Nobel_Prize-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 163, 188 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Sir Fraser Stoddart awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2017-09-25-at-2.11.27-PM-1500x739.png", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Stoddart_Nobel_Prize_Award_Ceremony.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences professor Sir Fraser Stoddart was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Stoddart shared the prize with collaborators Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the University of Strasbourg and Bernard L. Feringa of the University of Groningen. The three were recognized \"for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.\" The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences credited them with developing \u201cmolecules with controllable movements, which can perform a task when energy is added.\"" } ] } ] }, { "id": 248, "title": "Data and Good Medicine", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mt3-1-final-jpeg-1-e1461682296824-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 185, 188 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Where Health Care Meets IT", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mt3-1-final-jpeg-e1463366691712.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Organized in partnership with the industry-leading Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University\u2019s new Masters of Health Informatics program positions students at the convergence of health care and information technology, leveraging electronic tools to maximize the best possible outcomes for patients. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Students understand more effectively the decisions affecting health care organizations today, what information is necessary to make effective decisions, and then how to create some of the solutions to the problems affecting healthcare organizations today." } ] } ] }, { "id": 245, "title": "Moving Museums Forward", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/field-museum-FB-2-e1461252774784-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 177, 173 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "At The Field Museum", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ms1-1-final-jpeg-e1461252728154.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The partnership between The Field Museum and Northwestern brings curators to the university and gives students, from first-year to grad students, a chance to work at the world-renowned museum with its researchers and vast array of artifacts. From a first-year seminar in anthropology to internships across many fields, students have access to some of the rarest and most valuable collections in the world. Alex Layng, a fourth-year student, is shown with a brachiopod fossil sheet and his fellow interns." } ] } ] }, { "id": 164, "title": "Revolutionary Research", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MR2-1-Aging-e1460671405618-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 161, 163 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "The Aging Switch", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MR2-1-Aging-e1460671405618.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "After a decade of research, Northwestern scientists are now able to pinpoint the moment when aging begins. The study found once an animal reaches reproductive maturity, a genetic switch \u201cflips\u201d and the adult cells begin their descent. With this knowledge, researchers are hopeful that they are laying the groundwork that could help delay degenerative diseases in humans. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 227, "title": "Chicago and Evanston", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/chicago-shot-from-Feinberg-e1460583102107-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 177, 181 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Chicago: Northwestern\u2019s Next Door Neighbor", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/C1-1.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/C1-1-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern\u2019s campus is a five-minute walk to the \u201cL\u201d and regional train, giving you access to music, art, theater, sports and hundreds of miles of bike trails and parks in Chicago. Dozens of music festivals abound, like Pitchfork, the EDM Spring Awakening, the country music festival LakeShake, RiotFest, and the granddaddy Lollapalooza. There are numerous all-ages clubs for up and coming bands. Wicker Park, Logan Square, and West Loop are the hot neighborhoods for live music and urban dining." } ] }, { "title": "Evanston: Quintessential College Town", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/c1-2-final-jpeg-1-e1463612989583.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Evanston brings both the culture of a big city and the traditional coolness of a college town. From the lakefront to the festivals, there\u2019s something to explore every month through sunshine and snow. Downtown Evanston hosts numerous music, art, and food festivals. It also has one of the biggest Farmer\u2019s Markets in the region. There are more than 25 restaurants in Evanston central and dozens of cafes and small shops for you to try." } ] }, { "title": "The Lakefront", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NU-beach-1348x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Turn around. Look out the window. Northwestern sits on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, the second-largest of the Great Lakes. More than 300 miles long and more than 100 miles at its widest, the lake provides myriad opportunities for exploration, from the summer festivals to the shoreline walk on the lagoon of the campus. The freshwater lake hosts practice for the Northwestern sailing team. And students can rent kayaks and paddleboards. That beach behind you is open for swimming all summer long." } ] }, { "title": "Where to Eat in Evanston", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/c1-4-final-jpeg-1-e1463609444916.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Bangers & Lace, Mt. Everest and Bat 17: just a few of the unique and fun dining experiences in Evanston. From British pub fare to Nepalese specialties, there\u2019s something for every taste. And it\u2019s all within a 10-minute walk from campus. " } ] }, { "title": "Chicago named a top innovation hub", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/1200px-Chicago_skyline_viewed_from_John_Hancock_Center.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "A new report shows Chicago is now a major tech hub. The annual Global Technology Innovation report from professional services firm KPMG ranked Chicago sixth on a list of the top innovation hubs outside Silicon Valley, up from 18th place last year. The rankings, based on feedback from 841 global business executives, venture capitalists, and angel investors, reflect Chicago\u2019s progress in the tech space, with several fast-growing startups and new ventures making their home in the Windy City." } ] } ] }, { "id": 228, "title": "Writing Chicago\u2019s Story", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mary-p-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 177, 191 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Chicago, A Study in Urban Life", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/c2-2-final-jpeg-e1462840458979.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Because of Chicago's rich political, ethnic and social mix, many Northwestern faculty use the city as an urban lab and source of data. Professor Mary Pattillo, Sociology and African American Studies, has written award-winning books based on her Chicago research on race, class, and public policy." } ] }, { "title": "An Encyclopedia of Knowledge", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/northwestern-chicago-encyclopedia.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Numerous Northwestern undergraduate and graduate students and faculty contributed to one of the largest print compendiums of Chicago history: The Encyclopedia of Chicago. Henry Binford, Carl Smith, and Bill Savage are some of the faculty who authored articles for the project." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Relying on research from various academic departments at Northwestern, the collection was built in partnership with dozens of other academic institutions, directed by the Newberry Library. NUART (Northwestern Academic and Research Technologies) orchestrated the digitization and hosting of the encyclopedia." } ] }, { "title": "A Chicago Tour at Your Fingertips", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/C2-3-Writing-Chicagos-Story.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/C2-3-Writing-Chicagos-Story-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Nine Northwestern journalism students developed a phone-based tour of the lesser-known stories of Chicago. For each site, they combine journalistic storytelling skills with a rich knowledge of the historical narrative. The startup company, Sojourn Chicago, was built from a course assignment to create an innovative journalism product." } ] }, { "title": "Social Action and Crime in Chicago", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/beinen-e1465423121660.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Law Professor Leigh Bienen uses her University of Iowa Writers\u2019 Workshop degree for both fiction and creative non-fiction writing. Bienen\u2019s most recent book is a detailed account of Florence Kelley\u2019s social and legal activism in Chicago. This book tells the story of Florence Kelley\u2019s life as a mother and reformer in the tumult of 1890s Chicago, profiling the actions and the personality of the activist." } ] } ] }, { "id": 249, "title": "Orchestrating Research", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MT4-THUMBNAIL-e1460613226726-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 189, 193 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Different Labs, One Approach", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MT4-1-Feinberg.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MT4-1-Feinberg-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Working across different labs, different practice areas, even different universities and countries means finding a common method for labeling and translating data gathering and interpretation. Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, or NUCATS, creates that system. By defining a highly integrated model, NUCATS increases the quality, safety, efficiency and speed of innovative clinical and evaluative research. NUCATS is responsible for 10 different multi-discipline centers in support of thousands of research projects, including developing a common online patient file system so doctors can see what other medicine and treatments patients get." } ] } ] }, { "id": 167, "title": "Nanotechnology", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NANO-THUMBNAIL-e1460612582940-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 165, 166 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Saving Lives With a Microscope", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NA1-1-Nanotechnology1.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NA1-1-Nanotechnology1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Student researchers at Northwestern, with backgrounds ranging from medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, and material science, are working together in the field of nanotechnology on advanced tools to diagnosis and treat life-threatening diseases like cancer. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Unique nanoparticles, like the Spherical Nucleic Acids or SNAs pictured here, have exceptional capabilities and could one day enable diagnostics and treatments that are personalized to each individual patient's genetic makeup." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Students are part of the teams of pioneers at the Northwestern International Institute for Nanotechnology, using SNAs and other nanoscale materials to build the tools that will impact our entire world." } ] }, { "title": "The Mirkin Student Team", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Mirkin-Group-2011-e1460612411548-1500x894.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "quote", "text": "\"Mirkin and members of his research team have created microscopic particles out of strands of DNA and RNA, the building blocks of human life, that can be absorbed by human cells. Once inside a cell, the balls of genetic material can be used like a light switch to turn off disease-causing genes.\"" }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Chicago Tribune, 8/3/2013 profile of Dr. Chad Mirkin, Professor and Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology" } ] } ] }, { "id": 251, "title": "Prize in Nanotech", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/kaliber-thumbail-e1460582828636-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 175, 193 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Awarding the Best Research in Nanotech", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NA3-1-FINAL-REVISED-Prize-in-Nanotech.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NA3-1-FINAL-REVISED-Prize-in-Nanotech.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), the first institute of its kind in the country awards the $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine, one of the largest financial prizes in nanotechnology. In support of student research, IIN also grants a $10,000 Kabiller Young Investigator Award in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The prize is sponsored by Northwestern alumnus and university trustee David Kabiller." } ] } ] }, { "id": 243, "title": "Knight Lab", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JO4-1-THUMBNAIL-e1460582456449-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 185, 191 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Engineering Better Stories", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JO4-1.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JO4-1-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern's Knight Lab is a joint initiative of the McCormick School of Engineering and the Medill School of Journalism to spur technological advancements used by the media. The Lab\u2019s undergraduate and graduate students come from all backgrounds to develop tools to empower a younger generation of highly adaptable, technology-focused journalists." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Students design and develop products that help journalists tell better stories - anything from a digital map that tells a more robust narrative to a more effective way to search Twitter. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 265, "title": "Sports Journalism Lives Here", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Wilbon-2-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 172, 180 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Pardon the Interruptio-NU", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SP1-1-FINAL-JPEG-2-e1460686737220.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "A staple on \u201cPardon the Interruption,\u201d ESPN.com and NBA coverage, Michael Wilbon is a full-fledged member of Northwestern\u2019s elite and expansive sports journalism alumni. Thanks to his continued connection with the university as a member of its Board of Trustees, Northwestern students get the unique opportunity to tour the PTI set while participating in the Medill on the Hill semester in Washington, D.C. Wilbon also teaches courses at Medill as a professor of practice in the new sports journalism graduate program. " } ] }, { "title": "Inside NU", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sp1-2-final-jpeg--e1460412001857.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Inside NU, Northwestern\u2019s SB Nation affiliate blog, is the definitive source for the university\u2019s athletics news. Entirely student run, Inside NU is a hub for podcasts, analysis, features, videos and more. A staff of 13 writers is led by Editors-in-Chief Josh Rosenblat (Medill \u201817) and Henry Bushnell (Medill \u201817). Bushnell, who also writes for ESPN Insider, was the recipient of the 2015 William R. Reed Award, given annually to the Big Ten\u2019s best student sports journalist. " } ] }, { "title": "Trailblazing in Sports Journalism", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sp1-3-final-jpeg-e1460580767752.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Christine Brennan was the first female sports journalist at the Miami Herald when she started in 1981. She was the first woman to cover Washington\u2019s NFL team in 1985 with The Washington Post. She has been named one of the top 10 sports columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors twice, and she has covered 16 Olympic Games. When not writing for USA Today or appearing on ABC News or CNN, she\u2019s a professor of practice at Medill\u2019s graduate sports journalism program and a trustee of the university." } ] }, { "title": "Young Alum Interviews the Greats", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SP1-4-FINAL-JPEG-e1460231261458.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "During his time at Northwestern, Jeffrey Eisenband wrote about Northwestern sports on the now inactive blog Lake The Posts and broadcasted games, including Northwestern football\u2019s road win over Notre Dame in 2014, for WNUR Sports. He was also busy interviewing the future MVP of the NBA Stephen Curry. Just a year out of college, Eisenband is now a featured columnist for Yahoo\u2019s ThePostGame, where he\u2019s written features on everyone from Andre Agassi to Serena Williams to Idris Elba." } ] }, { "title": "Where Athletics Meet Activism", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/LorenzoIMG_5900-1-e1458428346170-889x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern journalism student Lorenzo Gudino is prepared to do far more than cover a sport. Beyond working with NNN Sports and WNUR Sports behind the camera and on the sidelines, he is a leader of Northwestern\u2019s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance (NAISA). NAISA led Northwestern\u2019s One Book One Northwestern programming to complement Thomas King\u2019s \u201cThe Inconvenient Indian.\u201d Gudino is working to indigenize campus and foster a community for Native American students on campus." } ] } ] }, { "id": 240, "title": "Chicago Humanities Festival", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HUMANITIES-e1459985011414-275x275.jpeg", "hashtags": [ 187, 192 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Humanities at Your Doorstep", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU6-1-Chicago-Humanities-Festival.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU6-1-Chicago-Humanities-Festival-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Chicago\u2019s biggest celebration of the humanities is its annual Humanities Festival. Each year, one day is held on our campus. Northwestern\u2019s Kaplan Institute for the Humanities hosts a wide range of lecturers on a wider range of topics, from women working for NASA in the early days of rocket development to teaching literature in Iran. Northwestern Day at the Chicago Humanities Festival is a chance for students and community members alike to dig deep into their interests." } ] }, { "title": "All Day, All Your Interests", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU6-2-final-2-e1462327986864.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "During the all-day programming, Northwestern last year hosted 13 different speakers and musical acts, with topics ranging from school reform, to policy and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, to a discussion with Ta-Nehisi Coates about his award-winning book \u201cBetween the World and Me.\u201d Each year the speakers are as varied as the thought-provoking topics." } ] }, { "title": "Be a Scholar on a Budget", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/hu6-3-final-jpeg-e1460685920989.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "While regular tickets can cost as much as $30, tickets are at a highly discounted rate for Northwestern students and faculty, going as low as $5 for some speakers. The partnership between Northwestern and the Humanities Festival provides an opportunity for students to explore all that the festival has to offer." } ] } ] }, { "id": 242, "title": "Real-World Journalism", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sppon-thumb-e1458423935888-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 179, 194 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Building a Foodie Community for Their Own, on Their Own", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JO1-1-SPOON-U.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JO1-1-SPOON-U-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Spoon University is a digital food community for students, by students. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "They cover what their fellow students want to know \u2013 everything from the best cafeteria dessert-bar hacks to the latest restaurant trends on campus." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With chapters across the country, Spoon University uses local talent like Medill undergrads to produce engaging written, photo and video content for their followers. In the process, they teach student contributors the skills they need to create quality content and have it seen by millions. " } ] }, { "title": "On-Campus Start Up", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/spoon-1-e1458423646144-1044x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Spoon University Co-Founders and Northwestern alumnae Sarah Adler and Mackenzie Barth were rooming together when they began publishing articles and recipes aimed at helping students eat creatively on a college budget. Their studies helped them build an effective model: Adler was a journalism/religious studies major and Barth studied psychology, communications and marketing. After graduation, Adler and Barth expanded Spoon University coast to coast, with a network of over 5,000 contributors and Spoon U chapters on over 100 college campuses. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 238, "title": "First Year Seminars: Deep, Unique, Diverse", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/hu1-1-map-e1460578462800-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 166, 187 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "\u201cRace, Gender and Public Spaces\u201d", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/hu1-1-final-jpeg-e1460685684387.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Are public spaces inclusive? To explore this question, Professor Jilliana Enteen asks her students look at the way different members of the Northwestern student body experience public spaces. By focusing on a particular building on campus and examining its access, the course covers topics such as gender, sexuality, sexual identification, race, class, religion, ethnicity and ability, and how space can invite or barricade off segments of the population, intentionally or unintentionally." } ] }, { "title": "\u201cContemporary Latin America in Historical Perspective\u201d", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU1-2BRITTO-pic-675x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "History is about how events in the past have a ripple effect on the present. This seminar taught by Professor Lina Britto studies current and historical events in the Andes Mountains region, the Caribbean Islands, Cuba, and Mexico. Using an academic lens on impoverished working people, elections and the dynamics of politics, terror and the illegal drug business, and U.S. foreign policy in those regions, students explore how all these things interweave to create complicated societal issues." } ] } ] }, { "id": 261, "title": "Educating Out of Poverty", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Cover-image-e1460573799685-275x275.jpeg", "hashtags": [ 183, 190 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Room to Read", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO5-1-Educating-Out-of-Poverty.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO5-1-Educating-Out-of-Poverty.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With the belief that all children, regardless of gender or background, have the right to education, Northwestern graduate John Wood started \u201cRoom to Read\u201d in Nepal by bringing donated books to rural communities. The non-profit organization now operates with the goal of delivering high-quality education to children to break the poverty cycle in developing nations. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The organization\u2019s work has expanded across borders and now operates in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 280, "title": "In the 30 Under 30 by 25", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA3-3_Nikhil-Sethi-e1458685869392-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 172, 174 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Adapting to a 12 million dollar start-up", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA3-1_Nikhil-Sethi.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Nikhil Sethi (Class of \u201910) kicked off Adaptly while an undergraduate in NUVention, a joint class offered by the engineering and business schools. Adaptly, a social media advertising platform, counts Kraft, Pepsi, and Domino\u2019s among its many clients." } ] }, { "title": "Nikhil Sethi", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ya3-2-final-jpeg-e1461093296906.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With the cross-disciplinary skills he acquired at Northwestern, Nikhil and partner Garrett Ullom raised a $750,000 investment for Adaptly in their first round of funding. They have since raised an additional $12 million." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Nikhil and Garrett were named to Forbes\u2019 30 under 30 list for marketing and advertising in 2012." } ] } ] }, { "id": 277, "title": "Nets and News", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA2-2_Omar-Jimenez-e1458763975837-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 161, 195 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Basketball player\u2019s passion for reportage hits nothing but net", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA2-1_Omar-Jimenez-1.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Until he was a second-year student in Professor Larry Stuelpnagel\u2019s journalism class, Omar Jimenez (Medill \u201815) spent the majority of his time on Northwestern\u2019s basketball court. The walk-on #0 quickly shifted gears, changing his focus and landing an internship at Chicago\u2019s NBC news affiliate. There he covered stories from Mayor Rahm Emanuel\u2019s run-off election to tornado damage in Washington, Illinois. " } ] }, { "title": "Omar Jimenez", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA2-2_Omar-Jimenez-e1458763975837.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Omar has a hidden skill when he\u2019s not reporting on current events. This is a screenshot of OJ Tropicana (Omar\u2019s stage name) rap battles on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. His impromptu rhyme about breakfast for dinner won the competition." } ] } ] }, { "id": 276, "title": "Titanic Stand-Up", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA1-1-Image_-1-Emmy-Blotnick-e1458685012865-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 195, 198 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Standing Up and Standing Out on Campus", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA1-1-Image_-1-Emmy-Blotnick-1.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Her first stand-up appearance was on an Evanston stage, a feat Emmy Blotnick (\u201810, Communications) says she was able to accomplish due to Northwestern\u2019s robust comedy community. Emmy began doing long-form stand-up with the on-campus group Titanic Players and quickly moved on to the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2010." } ] }, { "title": "Emmy Blotnick", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ya1-2-final-jpeg-e1461093583128.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "After graduation, Emmy freelanced gigs for a variety of late night shows, as well as doing stand-up in Los Angeles and New York City. Currently, she is writing for the Comedy Central show \u201cNot Safe with Nikki Glaser.\u201d " } ] } ] }, { "id": 523, "title": "On Camera on Campus", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JO2-1-Image-2-e1460563843171-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 180, 194 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Reporting on the World from Evanston", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/jo2-1-final-jpeg-version-2-1-e1460563774884.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Isabella Gutierrez spends her time on campus producing and anchoring Noticiero Northwestern, a Spanish-language student-produced news program on the Northwestern News Network. Growing up in a Venezuelan household and living on three different continents fostered her passion for bringing Latino issues to the forefront of the newsroom, ensuring the Latino perspective was represented. As a third-year student, Gutierrez was named a National Association of Hispanic Journalists NBC Fellow. " } ] }, { "title": "Bringing Evanston to Life", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sam-douglas-final-jpeg-e1462840396109.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Tennessee-native Sam Douglas brings his personality from the theater stage to the computer screen as an opinion columnist for The Daily Northwestern. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With his platform and personal point of view, Douglas advances the conversation around social topics that arise within the campus community. By covering his thoughts on everything from how Michael Sam, Jennifer Lawrence and the Lorax tell a story of \u201cgreat expectations\u201d to his thoughts on religious traditions, Douglas provides a look into the modern life of a Northwestern student. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 257, "title": "Public Policy in Action", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JACK-FURNASS-1-275x275.jpeg", "hashtags": [ 182, 190 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Applying Global Observations at Home", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/JACK-FURNASS-1350x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "While studying in France, Jack Furness made observations that homelessness was less common there. At Northwestern, Furness and Professor Dan Lewis, School of Education and Social Policy, crafted a research project to study homelessness in Chicago. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Furness demonstrated through data research that the homeless population, who are managed as transient in their homeless status, are more likely to be a permanent part of that population, which requires different governmental management. Furness currently volunteers with the Peace Corps in Rwanda." } ] } ] }, { "id": 283, "title": "A Lens on Africa", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Joanne-Tamulewicz-YA4-1_Rebecca-Crook-e1458345380333-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 162, 189 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Principled Alum Bridges Continents", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Joanne-Tamulewicz-YA4-1_Rebecca-Crook-1.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In her junior year, a Northwestern summer internship grant allowed Rebecca Ume Crook (Class of \u201911) to travel to Kenya to work for Nairobi Hospital\u2019s Gender Violence Recovery Centre. After a stint in Rwanda, Rebecca is now the principal of a school in South Africa." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "A human development and psychological services major, Rebecca\u2019s time at Northwestern also included founding a story slam and participating in Greek life as a member of Alpha Phi." } ] }, { "title": "Focus and Frame", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/YA4-2-final-jpeg-e1461092778453.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Rebecca\u2019s Instagram account (stickylittleleaves) functions as a repository for her experiences abroad. Her stories, quotes, photos and videos chronicle daily life in Africa." } ] } ] }, { "id": 266, "title": "Documentary from a Mountaintop", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/India_2-e1463089691273-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 183, 171 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "From History Student to Documentarian", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/India_2-1-900x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Sebastian Buffa (History \u201813) had never picked up a camera before studying abroad his third year. Building on a quickly developing passion, he found an opportunity working with a marketing company run by a couple of Northwestern alumni, where he produced several short-form pieces for TV. His work landed him the role of lead cameraman for three months in 2015, filming in Nepal, India and Myanmar, for a nonprofit organization called Redefined Films, showcasing effective social welfare programs." } ] }, { "title": "Filming Abroad", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/su1-2-e1460236118723.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Sebastian Buffa got his first real taste of documentary filming studying abroad in Cochabamba, Bolivia with SIT. " }, { "type": "quote", "text": "\"One of the coolest aspects of the School for International Training is the independent study project, where students spend the last month on their own in any part of the host country, investigating a topic of their choosing.\"" }, { "type": "quote", "text": "\"I made a documentary profiling five teens who live in a youth home and create hip-hop music with a nongovernmental organization called Performing Life, which teaches street performance skills to street youth. It was the most rewarding project of my academic career.\u201d" } ] }, { "title": "Study Abroad, Three Ways", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/DSCN2060-1-1200x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "While at Northwestern, Sebastian Buffa pursued three study abroad opportunities in different countries: South Africa, through the Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI), and then Bolivia and Argentina through Northwestern affiliated programs. The ability to earn Northwestern credit through these programs allowed Sebastian to complete his undergraduate degree in under four years. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 246, "title": "Changing Perceptions, Changing Museums", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 187, 161 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "At the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Holocaust-Museum.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern alumna Sara Bloomfield is the director of the internationally heralded US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, where she has worked since graduating to fulfill its mission to ensure the relevance of Holocaust history. Through rescuing artifacts and archives, stimulating scholarship, and training educators, law enforcement, the military and judiciary, Bloomfield helps bring the lessons of the Holocaust to inspire people to confront hate, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. With Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, she gave a tour of the museum to President Barack Obama in 2012." } ] } ] }, { "id": 263, "title": "One Acre Fund: A Farm Revolution", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ONE-ACRE-FUND-e1460574023673-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 185, 172 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "\u201cKellogg Effect\u201d Impacts African Farmers", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO7-1-One-Acre-Fund-A-Farm-Revolution.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO7-1-One-Acre-Fund-A-Farm-Revolution.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "When Northwestern alums Andrew Youn and Matthew Forti started One Acre Fund, they didn\u2019t know everything about the agricultural business. But that didn\u2019t keep their nonprofit social enterprise, ideated in his Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formulation class, from helping 300,000 smallholder African farmers (as of 2015) learn how to self-sustain. Their success can partly be attributed to the \u201cKellogg effect\u201d: the founding board was made of Kellogg classmates, alumni supporters connected them with agribusiness experts, and the startup grant came from the Levy Center for Entrepreneurship\u2019s board members." } ] }, { "title": "A New Generation of African Farmers", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO7-2.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO7-2.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "quote", "text": "\"Since I started working with One Acre Fund, my life has changed. My family now has porridge every morning with sugar. I also have extended my house from seven to 10 meters and opened a bank account where I save my money.\"" }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Frodouard DuSabimana, Rwanda" } ] } ] }, { "id": 250, "title": "Will Butler, Arcade Fire", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mu2-1-final-jpeg-e1460573302623-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 172, 180 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "A Creative \u201cFire\u201d Within", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mu2-1-final-jpeg-2-e1461852031261.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "If you\u2019re looking for an example of how to make the most of your college years, look no further than Will Butler. One of the members of the Grammy Award-winning rock band Arcade Fire, Butler was also an active Northwestern student. He was a DJ for the WNUR Rock Show, served as poetry editor for Northwestern literary magazine Helicon, and used an undergraduate research grant to study 1980s rock music under Communist rule in Czechoslovakia." } ] } ] }, { "id": 239, "title": "Campus Language Connection", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/clc-4-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 186, 161 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Student Founded, Student Run, Student Supported", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU5-1-Campus-Language-Connection.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU5-1-Campus-Language-Connection-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Campus Language Connection (CLC) is a student organization founded by Kate McCarter, a Linguistics major, with the help of her fellow student and brother, Jack McCarter, who is in the School of Education and Social Policy. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "CLC connects students who speak or study foreign languages and are interested in other cultures. CLC\u2019s mission is to improve students' proficiency in their foreign language while promoting cross-cultural understanding and friendships through informal conversational practice. Within the first month of CLC, more than 300 students joined." } ] }, { "title": "How to Get Involved", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/books-e1458248061782.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "CLC pairs native speakers of two different languages who want to learn the language of their partner. Students complete an online profile, and the executive board matches students based on the information provided. Once matched, participants can practice their foreign language in a stress-free, informal setting outside of the classroom." } ] }, { "title": "One Campus, Many Languages", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/clc-3.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "CLC aims to create a more connected and inclusive community across Northwestern\u2019s campus. CLC is open to undergraduate, graduate, PhD and postdoctoral students. In the fall of 2015, there were more than 40 languages spoken natively and students wanting to learn over 35 languages. These languages range from Spanish and German to Arabic, Norwegian, Afrikaans, Swahili, Thai and more. CLC not only partners students, but also holds group events centered on cultural activities and social gatherings to create a stronger community. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 237, "title": "Serving the Greater Good", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/cight-e1458658090661-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 174, 179 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Student Engineers Battle Disease in Developing Nations", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/gh3-1-final-jpeg-e1460408009558.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Through the Global Healthcare Technologies study abroad program, Northwestern student engineers travel to South Africa to immerse themselves in the study of combatting disease in emerging populations. With first-hand experiences at local hospitals and community institutions outside of Cape Town, students get a real-world account of how healthcare systems work in resource-poor populations. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "After engaging with community members, students work together to develop a medical device project to address the population\u2019s needs." } ] }, { "title": "Biomedical Engineering Projects in Development", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/gh3-2-final-jpeg-e1460407433206.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "At Northwestern\u2019s Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT), students and faculty identify the issues that developing countries are facing and design medical devices specifically to address their needs. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Current projects being developed at CIGHT address: p24 antigen rapid test for HIV in infants, breast milk pasteurization for HIV+ mothers, diagnostic tools for the developing world, and medical simulators for midwife and birth attendant training." } ] } ] }, { "id": 236, "title": "Global Health", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/cuba-flag-e1463600385809-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 190, 192 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Exploring the Cuban Way", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/gh1-1-final-jpeg-e1463601153223.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "How does a nation in economic turmoil boast a population whose health rivals the richest countries? Northwestern\u2019s Public Health in Cuba program addresses this paradox and offers students a unique exploration into a healthcare system that overcomes socio-economic barriers to rival those of more developed nations. While living in Havana over the summer, more than a dozen students study Cuba\u2019s system of socialized medicine as well as learn about its history, culture and contribution to the arts. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 233, "title": "Design for America", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/dfa-e1457903333309-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 175, 181 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Real Issues Solved by Students", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN3-1-Design-for-America-Design-for-a-Difference.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN3-1-Design-for-America-Design-for-a-Difference-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Design for America (DFA) launched at Northwestern, and its first studio was in the Segal Design Institute at Northwestern. Since 2008, DFA has grown to 39 partner campuses. The principle of DFA is to get students more engaged with design concepts that solve real-world problems. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "DFA promotes that their vision is a response to the demands of the Millennial generation to make meaning and social impact through their professional practice. DFA is open to students from any major." } ] }, { "title": "Solving for the Real World", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/dfa-1-1-1350x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "quote", "text": "\u201cWe love to put our education to use, but it\u2019s often tough to do that in the traditional classroom. What if we could actually work on real problems with professionals in the community? If we could solve those problems, how would our lives be different?\u201d" }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Liz Gerber, Associate Professor and faculty founder of Design for America" } ] }, { "title": "Growing Network of Social Impact", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/dFA-1396x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Today, Design for America boasts numerous studios across the United States. Additionally, the network has thousands of students and hundreds of core team members from 100-plus majors engaging in more than 120 local and social challenges. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 232, "title": "Innovation Starts Here", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/garage-dfa-1-e1457902094104-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 165, 185 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "The Garage \u2013 A Hub for Student Startups", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN2-1-FINAL-REVISED-Garage-Inspiring-Entrepreneurs-at-Northwestern.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN2-1-FINAL-REVISED-Garage-Inspiring-Entrepreneurs-at-Northwestern.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Housed in a literal garage on Northwestern\u2019s campus, \u201cThe Garage\u201d is a high-tech collaborative incubator space for students to build their ideas. The Garage provides a hub for students to congregate with their peers and join forces on their projects, while getting guidance from entrepreneurs-in-residence. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Ongoing programming, resources and a partnership with a Chicago incubator, called 1871, encourage students\u2019 entrepreneurial drive. " } ] }, { "title": "Entrepreneurs in Training", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN2-2-1.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN2-2-FInal.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern Student Holdings (NSH) creates opportunities for students to develop their business expertise while on campus. Students working within NSH develop their entrepreneurial sense through experiential learning by managing four student-run businesses that serve the campus and local communities." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Current NSH portfolio includes: DesignWorks - design services for businesses around the world, Ink Tank - custom apparel services, NU|Tutors - high school and college student tutoring, and RezEssentials - Northwestern's provider of direct-to-dorm essentials including fridges, bedding material, storage units, and more." }, { "type": "quote", "text": "\u201cNSH is a launch pad for opportunity, a training ground for ideas, and a chance to make your vision a reality.\" " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Liz Huizenga, VP of People Operations" } ] }, { "title": "From Penguins to Prosthetics", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN2-3-FINAL.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN2-3-FINAL-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "From year one, engineering students are immersed in Engineering First, Northwestern\u2019s innovative experiential engineering program. The program enables students to immediately dive into creating complex design solutions for individuals, non-profits and entrepreneurs in need of assistance. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Past projects include special booties for the Shedd Aquarium's aging penguins with achy feet, prosthetics for upper-limb amputees, and a comfortable solution for a young boy with cerebral palsy to stay secure in his airplane seat." } ] }, { "title": "Alumni launch Luna Lights to reduce elderly falls", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Lunalights-10-1350x900.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Luna-Lights.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "A product created by engineering alumni could prevent nighttime falls among the elderly, which cause trauma and cost up to $30 billion annually. Developed by Matthew Wilcox \u201914 and Donovan Morrison \u201914 (and former team member Wesley Youman \u201915), Luna Lights uses an ultra-thin bed sensor and a lighting system to illuminate a pathway when a user leaves their bed. Luna Lights has been installed in senior facilities, and a consumer-ready model is forthcoming." } ] }, { "title": "Research: a University-wide Initiative", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN2-5-Infographic-1200x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With well over one hundred research centers associated with the university, its colleges and schools, and its medical facilities, you\u2019re never far away from the next new discovery. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "We provide opportunities for undergraduates to do independent projects, putting classroom course work and academic theory into practice. Our programs are open to students across Northwestern, without restriction by school affiliation or major." } ] } ] }, { "id": 231, "title": "SpaceX and Student Projects", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/spacex-1-e1457901391539-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 174, 188 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Students Put Experiments Into Space", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/spacex-1352x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Dragon, the SpaceX vessel that delivered 1,200 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station also carried a set of experiments to study crystal formation in space for Northwestern\u2019s McCormick School of Engineering students. This is the Dragon docking with the space station." } ] }, { "title": "The Northwestern Connection", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/e2-2-final-jpeg-e1460222051215.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern alumna Gwynne Shotwell is exploring the final frontier: space. As president and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell is a leading force in the privatization of space exploration as one of the most recognizable names in the business. Shotwell has SpaceX work directly with Northwestern students on experiments and research for its space program, giving back to her alma mater to create these unique opportunities for Northwestern students." } ] } ] }, { "id": 226, "title": "The Block Museum", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2BKaderAttia-1-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 186, 166 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "African Art at the Block", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/A4-1-FINAL-JPEG-e1460612035458.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "French-Algerian artist Kader Attia visited Northwestern in 2015 to begin research for a 2017 installation at the Block Museum. The globally renowned artist\u2019s work reflects on issues of our day including human conflict, repair, and the structures of archiving and interpreting history. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The vast holdings of the Herskovits Library of Africana Studies is the focal point for Attia\u2019s work at Northwestern, where his research is focusing on photographs and albums from the colonial and early post-colonial eras. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 225, "title": "Students Perform, Curate, and Teach at the Block Museum", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/8BLeftFront-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 173, 194 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Student Docents Guide Visitors from Evanston, Chicago & Beyond", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/7A.StudentDocents-1348x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Block Museum student docents serve as ambassadors to the museum, facilitating access to exhibitions by engaging visitors in dynamic conversations about artworks, designing, and guiding tours through the museum. Over 25 student docents lead weekly conversations with school groups, community partners, and museum patrons. Block Museum docents span the campus, majoring in English, Philosophy, Economics, Sociology, Global Health, Theater, Journalism, Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Social Policy, Radio, Television and Film and more." } ] }, { "title": "Student Curators Connect the \u201cLeft Front\u201d to Present-Day Politics", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/8ALeftFront-1353x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The 2014 exhibition The Left Front: Radical Art in the \u201cRed Decade, 1929\u20131940 was curated by John Murphy and Jill Bugajski, two doctoral candidates in the art history department. Programming for the exhibition wove strands from Chicago's deep history of progressive social reform and labor rights activism, including a revolutionary \u201cArtists Congress\u201d with 200 participants. Student performances celebrating the radical show were led by Jackalope Theater and Professor D. Soyini Madison, Department of Performance Studies. " } ] }, { "title": "Performing the Avant-Garde in the Block Museum", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/9A.MoormanPerformance-1348x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In 2016 the Block Museum presented A Feast of Astonishments: Charlotte Moorman and the Avant-Garde, 1960s\u20131980s, an exhibition celebrating Moorman, a ground-breaking rule bending avant-garde cellist. Throughout the exhibition Northwestern students from the Bienen School of Music filled the museum with Moorman\u2019s classic experimental works, as well as original works inspired by her practice. From to smashing violins, to performing concealed by a shroud, to playing the cello with household objects, Northwestern students honored Moorman\u2019s spirit and brought the avant-garde to life. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 224, "title": "The Art Scene", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/A1-1-THUMBNAIL-e1460617724412-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 177, 188 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "The Science of Art", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/A1-1-The-Art-Scene.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/A1-1-The-Art-Scene-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Science and art are generally thought to be two distinct fields that have very little overlap. The partnership of Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago (NU-ACCESS) is painting over that perception. This unique partnership aims to expand the role of science in art history, curatorial scholarship, archaeology and conservation. The collaboration spans the study of the chemical composition of dyes to analyzing the techniques of masters such as Paul Gauguin, where the team studied his techniques for layering paint." } ] }, { "title": "Anne Fishbein", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/A1-2-FINAL-JPEG-e1460685547583.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern alumna, Anne Fishbein, tells stories with compelling images. The renowned Los Angeles-based photographer has documented the decline along Route 66, life in Russia after the fall of Communism and Hollywood\u2019s hottest restaurants, among other things. Today, Anne's works are displayed in places like New York\u2019s Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. She cut her teeth shooting scenes around campus for the university\u2019s yearbook." } ] } ] }, { "id": 273, "title": "From the Stage to the Classroom", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TH-4-1-APPROVED-JungleBook_8x10-copy-e1460578009774-275x275.jpeg", "hashtags": [ 166, 198 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Theatre Professors Share Award-Winning Experience", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/anna-and-mary-final-e1461088403599.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Professors Anna Shapiro and Mary Zimmerman bring the stage to the classroom. Shapiro, Artistic Director of the Steppenwolf Theatre, and Zimmerman, Manilow Resident Director of the Goodman Theatre, offer hands-on experience to students as accomplished luminaries in their field. Both recipients of Tony Awards, you can see their award-winning creative vision brought to life in theaters across the globe \u2013 from downtown Chicago to Milan, Italy. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 235, "title": "Filmmaking and Northwestern", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/god-is-love-e1457897703201-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 177, 198 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Filmmaker Luke Matheny", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/F1-1.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/F1-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "\u201cEarano,\u201d \u201cA Birder\u2019s Guide to Everything\u201d and \u201cGod of Love\u201d: these are the films of Academy Award-winning writer and director Luke Matheny, a Northwestern graduate. Matheny weaves comedy and romance with a serious approach to character and conflicts. Breaking into the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants world of independent filmmaking, Matheny garnered the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2011. Matheny parlayed that success into a varied TV career, serving as showrunner for the award-winning children's series \"Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street.\u201d" } ] }, { "title": "Professor and Filmmaker J.P. Sniadecki", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/F1-3-Iron-Mnistry.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/F1-3-Iron-Mnistry.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "J.P. Sniadecki, Assistant Professor of Radio/Television/Film, filmed his award-winning documentary \u201cThe Iron Ministry\u201d over three years on China's vast and expanding railway network, tracing the complex interiors of a nation on the move. Sniadecki also serves at the co-founder and co-organizer of \u201cCinema on the Edge,\" a screening series showcasing Chinese independent film." } ] }, { "title": "Passion for film leads Northwestern alumnus to his dream career", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2017-09-25-at-2.16.34-PM-copy-1014x900.png", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NLawProud-Stories-Courtney-Armstrong.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Courtney Armstrong BA \u201993, JD \u201997, MBA \u201997, Executive Vice President for Business Affairs at Warner Bros. Pictures, combined his Northwestern experience with his love for movies to find his dream career. Armstrong has worked on the business side of hit films like Fantastic Beasts, The Lego Movie, and the DC Comics franchise. As a lifelong movie fan, Armstrong finds his role in creating entertainment endlessly exciting. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 260, "title": "Jason Derulo in Rwanda", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/jason-derula-1-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 172, 190 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Bringing Celebrity Power to Fight Poverty", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/so4-1-final-jpeg-e1460229855187.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Eudaimonia: a Greek philosophy believing that a happy life Bringing Celebrity Power to Fight Poverty is found through mindfulness and right actions. It\u2019s Lydia Hsu\u2019s guiding principle. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With assistance from an Immersion Experience Grant, this English Literature and African Studies major went to Rwanda to teach English to nursing students and lecturers. It was this connection that led her to volunteer with the aid organization called Solid\u2019 Africa, which provides free meals, medicine and support for impoverished patients at public hospitals. Hsu was able to promote Solid\u2019Africa to Jason Derulo, who then performed a benefit concert for the organization." } ] } ] }, { "id": 262, "title": "Teaching Tech to Teach Ideas", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/tidal-lab-e1457896724600-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 181, 192 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "TIDAL Lab", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO6-1-Tidal.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO6-1-Tidal-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "More than just teaching kids to code, the Tangible Interaction Design and Learning Lab brings together Northwestern designers, artists, learning scientists and computer scientists to create technology-driven learning experiences. Collaborating with institutions such as the Field Museum and California Academy of Sciences, TIDAL Lab works to further educational possibilities through entertaining, interactive programs that convey a multitude of ideas \u2013 from an iPad coding game, to an interactive board game on environmental sustainability, to a puzzle game on evolution." } ] } ] }, { "id": 269, "title": "Studying and Staying On in China", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/china-1-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 177, 195 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Good Fortune in China", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/china-1.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "When David Harris studied in China, he had plans to set his engineering studies aside to pursue his other interest: Mandarin. But it all came full circle when he was selected to intern at Beijing\u2019s U.S. Department of Energy the following semester. In addition to gathering intelligence and research for the U.S. Government, Harris also met many Chinese government ministers and C-Suite executives. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Harris is still based in Southeast Asia, working for McKinsey and Company in the energy industry. " } ] }, { "title": "Success on Stage", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SU5-2-Studying-and-Staying-on-in-China.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SU5-2-Studying-and-Staying-on-in-China-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "It wasn\u2019t only Mandarin that Harris became immersed in while studying in China. During his internship at the U.S. Department of Energy, Harris spent his free time befriending Chinese musicians and, shortly after, was singing and playing guitar in both Chinese and English at venues across Beijing. A year later, amazingly, Harris was performing on \u201cXing Guang Da Dao,\u201d a Chinese singing competition similar to \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d " } ] } ] }, { "id": 275, "title": "Wildcat Superfans: Wildside", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/wildside-image-tr5-1-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 196, 173 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Big Ten, Big Games, Big Atmosphere", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/wildside-image-tr5-1-1350x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "As a member of the Big Ten Conference, Northwestern plays 19 varsity sports at the highest intercollegiate level. From football to women\u2019s lacrosse to field hockey to basketball, the official student section of Northwestern Athletics, called the Wildside, will be there making plenty of noise." } ] }, { "title": "The Art of Distraction", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/basketball-fans-1350x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Since 2011, opposing basketball teams have shot 6.6 percent worse in Northwestern\u2019s Welsh-Ryan Arena on foul shots than their average. That\u2019s the second biggest differential nationally. Wildside has turned distracting foul shooters into an art form." } ] }, { "title": "Not Just Football and Basketball", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR5-3-1500x843.png", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR5-3-FINAL.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern students don\u2019t just turn out for the big Homecoming football game or a conference showdown on the hardwood. Northwestern women\u2019s lacrosse, which won seven championships in eight years between 2005-2012 and rattled nine straight Final Fours from 2005-2013, boasted the second highest attendance in the conference, thanks in no small part to the Wildside\u2019s dedication." } ] } ] }, { "id": 274, "title": "The Sustainability Challenge", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/green-cup-1-e1457894523872-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 162, 184 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "It Takes a Campus", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR3-1-Green-Cup.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR3-1-Green-Cup-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "It\u2019s a campus-wide commitment to be conscious of the environment. Every year, Northwestern's \u201cGreen Cup\u201d challenges students and faculty to cut down on their water and energy use for the coveted Green Cup Trophy. There are separate trophies for fraternities, sororities, residence halls and off-campus housing so the entire Northwestern community can pitch in." } ] }, { "title": "More than Just a Competition", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/green-cup-2-e1457894610636.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Green Cup is more than just about limiting water and energy usage. It\u2019s about starting a campus-wide dialogue about what it means to be environmentally responsible. Throughout the month-long challenge, Students for Ecological and Environmental Development (SEED), the student group that runs the cup, host a number of events \u2013 from movie screenings to hosted speakers to scavenger hunts \u2013 all to increase awareness of environmental issues on campus." } ] }, { "title": "Startup fights food waste with packaging", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/hass-avocado-1164173-FRUITBRITE_alt-1500x882.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Co-founded by Northwestern alumna Amy Garber MSL \u201815, Chicago-based Hazel Technologies is fighting food waste in a big way. Hazel has developed ecofriendly and sustainable packaging inserts that fit into produce containers and release natural ingredients, like essential oils, to slow fruit and vegetable spoilage. After closing an $800,000 seed investment round in early 2017, the company will now begin working with growers and shippers around the world." } ] } ] }, { "id": 272, "title": "The World's a Stage", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TRISTAN-e1458427871924-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 191, 194 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Pushing the Boundaries in Theater", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TRISTAN-e1458427871924-1011x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Tristan Chiruvolu, Communication '16, served as the University Relations Chair of WAVE Productions, a student ensemble that pushes traditional boundaries of theater to open the door to a better future. Chiruvolu produced WAVE\u2019s performance of \u201cLabyrinth\u201d and the Jewish Theatre Ensemble\u2019s \u201cAnimals Out of Paper.\u201d" }, { "type": "quote", "text": "\u201cBeing on WAVE opened my eyes to different types of theatre and gave me the confidence to call myself an artist. It taught me . . . how amazing and important it is to work with a group of artists that you really trust.\u201d" } ] }, { "title": "Winning Words", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SelinaFillinger-1-1350x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Playwright Selina Fillinger, Communication '16, was the first recipient of the Judith Barlow Prize, a national award recognizing students for creative responses to female-written classics. Fillinger\u2019s \u201cThree Landings and a Fire Escape,\u201d was inspired by Sophie Treadwell\u2019s 1928 play \u201cMachinal.\u201d" }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Fillinger participated in a staged reading of her play in New York City, directed by award-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant. Her professor, Laura Lodewyck, said: \u201cSelina\u2019s work is an excellent example of a talented and driven young artist poised to infiltrate the existing canon of contemporary American plays.\u201d Fillinger\u2019s latest play will be performed at Northlight Theatre." } ] } ] }, { "id": 271, "title": "Being Dramatic", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/gaby-4-e1458624892837-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 198, 195 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "On the Big Stage \u2013 Gaby FeBland", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/th1-1-final-jpeg-e1463365768465.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Gaby FeBland, Communication \u201814, saw her play produced Off-Broadway in 2015. \u201cThe Lilliput Troupe\u201d was a landmark production for disability theatre, being the first play in America with a cast of solely actors with dwarfism. FeBland wrote the play in her third year and staged it her fourth year to a sold-out audience at Shanley Pavilion. It tells the true story of the Ovitz family, seven siblings with dwarfism, who survived Josef Mengele\u2019s laboratory at Auschwitz and returned home to continue making comedy." } ] }, { "title": "On the Big Stage \u2013 Olivia Cygan", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Olivia-Cygan-OliviaCygan_Headshot-e1457893187806-1244x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Audiences are witness to the amazing talents of theater major Olivia Cygan. She has performed in numerous Northwestern productions and is a familiar face at Chicago\u2019s most notable theater companies. Her credits include readings and workshops at Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Cygan\u2019s crowning moment came in 2015 when she starred as the female protagonist in \u201cFeathers and Teeth,\u201d a quirky play put on by the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre in Chicago, directed by her professor, Henry Godinez." } ] }, { "title": "On the Big Stage \u2013 Ben Estus", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ben-1324x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Ben Estus, Communication 2013, went from performing at the Shanley Pavilion as a theater major to performing on America\u2019s main stages as a singing, dancing and acting ensemble member. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Estus made his Broadway debut in 2015 as a religious missionary in the satirical musical \u201cThe Book of Mormon,\u201d a wildly popular Tony Award-winning show. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 254, "title": "Connecting to Careers", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Google-1-e1457891886134-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 173, 189 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Career Treks", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Google-1196x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern provides an opportunity to do a one-week career \u201ctrek.\u201d It\u2019s a chance to get in the door at a host of corporations to see what the companies are like on the inside. Treks take place in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities, to visit companies like Google, NBC and the hottest tech start-ups. The treks cover opportunities in marketing, law, banking and finance, technology, and other disciplines. Eligible students can participate after their third quarter at Northwestern." } ] }, { "title": "A World of Opportunity", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/PR1-1-Infographic-1200x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Choosing the right career path can be overwhelming. But at Northwestern, we\u2019re prepared to help you navigate the process. Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA) helps undergraduates find their place in the professional world by providing advice on job search strategies, career development, interview skills and resume building. Students are able to connect with Northwestern\u2019s impressive alumni network, opening doors for first-class job and internship opportunities. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 268, "title": "Senegal for a Semester", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SU4-1_Kenny-Mok_FB-e1458427254281-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 186, 171 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Politics in Dakar", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SU4-1_Kenny-Mok_FB-1-1200x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Blazing his own trail, political science major Kenny Mok undertook a solo trip to Senegal to study the political opinions of the nation\u2019s youth. An active member of the Associated Student Government and the Asian Pacific American Coalition, Mok immersed himself in the transforming political and social scene of the capital city of Dakar. His blog, available on Northwestern\u2019s website, details his daily life and experiences in the West African nation." } ] } ] }, { "id": 267, "title": "Hip Hop Tech", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/prez-1-e1457890317326-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 191, 198 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Engineering a Voice", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/prez-1-1-e1457890352949.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Randall \u201cPrez\u201d Harris uses Hip Hop as a medium to speak on issues around the world and his life; a life that includes being a full-time computer engineering student, founder/Co-Director of DOJO (Don\u2019t Only Just Observe), and member of MayFest\u2019s Production Committee. While actively performing around campus, Harris and other artists have built Northwestern\u2019s small hip-hop community into a burgeoning scene of ferocious voices." } ] } ] }, { "id": 264, "title": "TED Talk to the Clinton Global Summit", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Reddy-Senior-Headshot-275x275.jpeg", "hashtags": [ 193, 162 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "At the Crossroads of Change", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO8-1-Talking-at-the-Ted-Conference.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SO8-1-Talking-at-the-Ted-Conference-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Neha Reddy investigates the crossroads of global health and social justice. The anthropology major traveled to Ethiopia on a Weinberg research grant to see how people navigate international discourses of rights and local systems of meaning, and the related impact on access to health care, culminating in an in-depth TEDx talk. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Proposing to implement a community-health program in Uganda as a GlobeMed representative, Reddy attended the Clinton Global Initiative University Summit, gaining insights towards her career interest in global health." } ] } ] }, { "id": 259, "title": "Global Social Justice", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/yali-pic-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 183, 197 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Young African Leaders Initiative", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/so3-1-e1460686517531.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) invests in the next generation of African leaders. YALI provides practical leadership training and skill-building. Every summer Northwestern offers 25 African entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from the university\u2019s faculty and scholars across multiple departments. On-site visits at Chicago-based nonprofits, startups and other organizations provide hands-on experience to build skill sets and networks for these leaders when they return home to work on their countries\u2019 economic and social progress." } ] }, { "title": "Professor seeks global justice through collaboration", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2014-03-18-00.15.39.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NLawProud-Stories-Professor-Juliet-Sorensen.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Professor Juliet Sorensen is a lawyer, author, and self-professed \u201cidealist without illusions.\u201d Drawing on her experience in the Peace Corps in the 90s, Sorensen founded Northwestern\u2019s Access to Health Project, an interdisciplinary program open to graduate students spanning law, business, and medicine. Access to Health has worked in Ethiopia, the Dominican Republic, Mali, Nigeria, the Congo, and Sudan, where students have worked with community leaders to establish sustainable interventions related to health and human rights." } ] } ] }, { "id": 258, "title": "Social Justice", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/posse-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 182, 185 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Posse of Potential", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/posse-1.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Your posse always has your back. That\u2019s why Posse Foundation students tend to not just graduate, but graduate with distinction. Since 2013, Northwestern has worked closely with the foundation to welcome \u201cposses\u201d of promising and often overlooked students from urban public high schools in Los Angeles. By navigating university life together, supporting each other and working with mentors, these students are nurtured as the leaders of tomorrow." } ] } ] }, { "id": 255, "title": "The HERO Project", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/nasa-kelly-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 171, 163 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Microbiomes in Space", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/nasa-kelly-1404x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Northwestern research team will be studying the bacteria that live inside Mark and Scott Kelly. Why? For two key reasons: 1) to help prepare NASA for the longer journeys that are ahead for their astronauts and 2) to help scientists understand what affects those bacteria to better address symptom and disease management back here on Earth. Scott Kelly will be an experiment in space as he conducts experiments as well." } ] } ] }, { "id": 234, "title": "Startup Fusion", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Motxo-replacement-image-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 185, 194 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Spain, Study Abroad and Soda Savvy", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/en4-1-motxo-final-jpeg-e1463514782761.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Inspired by an entrepreneurship class they took as undergraduates, two students created a startup beverage company, MOTXO (pronounced mo-cho) based on \u201cthe kalimotxo,\u201d a wine and cola cocktail from Spain's Basque Country. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Arabella Watters (Medill \u201915) started the company with Ben Breuner (Medill \u201915) while they were at Northwestern. Motxo is now an online company, selling its product nationally." }, { "type": "quote", "text": "\u201cMotxo's a way to make wine fun, exciting, shareable and more drinkable.\u201d " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Arabella Watters " } ] } ] }, { "id": 230, "title": "Tiny House Project", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/August-21-2011-5-e1457887721447-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 175, 184 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Waste Not, Want Not", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/E1-1-Helping-the-Environment-128-Feet-at-a-Time.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/E1-1-Helping-the-Environment-128-Feet-at-a-Time-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Tough problems take innovative solutions. As a part of Northwestern\u2019s Segal Design Institute, a team of Northwestern students designed a 128-square foot house that has net zero carbon emissions. Solar panels on the roof provide electricity. The toilet helps compost. Rainwater is filtered to be used as fresh water. The result: a perfectly efficient house. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 229, "title": "Adventure Abroad", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/bitcoin-cr2-1-e1457887381272-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 186, 171 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "An Adventure in Economics, South of the Equator", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/CR2-1-What-is-Bitcoin.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/CR2-1-What-is-Bitcoin-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In 2015, students Eli Nemzer and Kate Cobb traveled to Argentina to get a view of an economy in crisis. In a country beset by currency instability and political turbulence, the pair interviewed locals on topics ranging from the direction of the country to immigration and the LGBTQ movement. In particular, their research focused on the burgeoning movement to adopt Bitcoin, the international \u201cdigital\u201d currency, amid nationwide economic uncertainty. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 270, "title": "A Legacy of Victory", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/northwestern-lacrosse-championship-1-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 182, 197 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Women\u2019s Lacrosse Rolls over Competition", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/northwestern-lacrosse-championship.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Quick: What\u2019s the most successful collegiate lacrosse team of the 21st century? The East Coast powerhouses don\u2019t hold a candle to the Northwestern women\u2019s team. Between 2005-2012, the Wildcats won seven out of eight NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Lacrosse Championships. Over that same span, the team won an astounding 94 percent of its games, posted two undefeated seasons and never lost at home. " } ] }, { "title": "Go Mildcats!", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ACMcompetition_2014_group.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The \u201cMildcats\u201d may not sound like an intimidating name, but don\u2019t be fooled \u2014 they\u2019re one of Northwestern\u2019s most formidable teams. Three undergraduates in electrical engineering and computer science won first place in the mid-central division of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). At each event, Team Mildcat worked on intricate, real-world computing challenges over the course of a few pressure-filled hours. After winning regionals, they represented Northwestern at the world championships in Morocco and Russia." } ] }, { "title": "Inarguably the Best", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/T1-3-FINAL-JPEG-e1460236685903.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Not many college debate teams can trace their origins to the days before the Civil War. The Northwestern University Debate Society is one of the few, having started in the mid-1850s shortly after the school itself was established. But that\u2019s not the only reason why it\u2019s special. Throughout its history, the debate team has won 15 national titles, far more than any other. Members of the debate team come from a broad range of majors, including Communication Studies, History, Economics, Political Science, and Sociology." } ] } ] }, { "id": 253, "title": "Solving Problems at a Nano Scale", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Stephen-Anzaldi-odom_teri-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 161, 191 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "The Hope and the Hype of Nano", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/na5-1-final-jpeg-e1460410103271.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Professor Teri Wang-Odom\u2019s Odom Group is on the cutting edge of nanotechnology. Wang-Odom and her team do groundbreaking research on nanomedicine and bioimaging, nano-optics and nano-photonics, and nanofabrication work in materials. Her class, \u201cHope and Hype of Nanotechnology,\u201d is open to any first or second-year student at Northwestern." } ] } ] }, { "id": 210, "title": "Big Research", "priority": 2, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/re3-1b-e1455395281966-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 162, 163 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Big Research", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/RE3-1-Infographic-1200x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With well over one hundred research centers associated with the university, its colleges and schools, and its medical facilities, you\u2019re never far away from the next new discovery. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "We provide opportunities for undergraduates to do independent projects, putting classroom course work and academic theory into practice. Our programs are open to students across Northwestern, without restriction by school affiliation or major." } ] }, { "title": "The Science of Data", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/RE3-2-ConceptualExperiment2-1344x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), founded in 2004, investigates a wide range of data-based research. Data study and analysis provide fundamental principles governing complex systems in science, technology, and human behavior. Projects at NICO include studying how large-scale disasters trigger socio-economic costs, or developing mobile sensors that adapt to a changing environment so they can be deployed in disaster settings where it is risky for people to be on the ground." } ] }, { "title": "New Ventures", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/re3-3a.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO) at Northwestern was developed to bring great ideas to market. INVO supports both faculty and student-developed business ideas, helping with everything from patents to commercialization. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "One such effort resulted in Narrative Science, a media services company that builds software and systems that can automatically translate data into usable reports, replacing the hours of labor it used to take to interpret data. The company even has the ability to write the reports that go to customers and clients. " } ] }, { "title": "Studying the Stars", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/RE3-4a-e1455386740402.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern\u2019s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) works with such organizations as Fermilab, Argonne and Adler Planetarium. The range of projects is as varied as the 29 undergrads and 14 faculty at CIERA." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Professor Farhad Yusef\u00ad-Zadeh works to understand the conditions that allow star formation at the nucleus of the Milky Way galaxy. Yusef-\u00adZadeh studies the lives of older stars at the center of the galaxy, and how their orbits are affected by a supermassive black hole. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 214, "title": "Pioneers in Cuba", "priority": 2, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/cuba-e1460235427513-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 171, 162 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Caribbean Studies", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/cuba-e1460235427513-938x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "More Americans are studying in Cuba with diplomatic relations improving, but Northwestern students have been on the Caribbean island since 2010. President Barack Obama\u2019s signature education initiative recognized Northwestern\u2019s early success and leading work in Cuba by awarding the study abroad program with the 100,000 Strong in the Americas grant. The funding subsidized 20 low-income students as they immersed in Cuban culture and explored the socioeconomic revolution of an island that has long been a subject of interest. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 219, "title": "The Rock", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/rock-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 181, 196 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Meet Me at The Rock", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR2-1-FINAL-JPEG-e1463365829266.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In the heart of South Campus by University Hall and Harris Hall stands \u201cThe Rock,\u201d one of Northwestern\u2019s most distinctive landmarks and a popular gathering place. At different times of the year, you\u2019ll see students grilling hot dogs or the Happiness Club handing out balloons. You can paint the rock too, but you have to observe the rules and traditions of guarding it. " } ] }, { "title": "A Long History", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/tr2-2-final-jpeg-e1460741776257.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Before it was \u201cThe Rock,\u201d there was actually a fountain. But what started as petty vandalism has grown into a defining tradition. In order to paint The Rock, you must guard it for 24 hours beforehand and then defend it to prevent others from claiming your spot. Northwestern students will pitch tents and brave the cold Evanston winters to guard their handiwork. It\u2019s a badge of honor." } ] }, { "title": "Everyone Has a Story to Tell", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/FUN-ROCK-1350x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Most everyone has a story about The Rock. It might be the time a student solo-guarded the rock to write a Happy Mother\u2019s Day note, which a host of other students took credit for after it was finished. It might be running a graveyard shift to defend The Rock for one\u2019s sorority. It might be buying some hot chocolate for the guards during their shift. You can\u2019t go to Northwestern without experiencing The Rock." } ] } ] }, { "id": 217, "title": "Dramatic Tour de Force", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/th3-1f-waa-mu-dpx-e1455389633378-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 171, 179 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "The Waa-Mu Show", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TH3-1-FINAL-JPEG-e1460238768672.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern\u2019s rich collective of theatrical talent is best represented in our completely student-run musical, \u201cThe Waa-Mu Show.\u201d The production features the thespian abilities of over 100 students who collaborate as producers, writers and performers to bring to life what is recognized by the Associated Press as the \u201cgreatest college show in America.\u201d This century-old performance has served as a launching pad for famous entertainers from Zach Braff, lead in NBC\u2019s \u201cScrubs\u201d to Gary Marshall, creator of \u201cHappy Days.\u201d" } ] } ] }, { "id": 213, "title": "Study Abroad", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Margot-photo-1-275x275.jpeg", "hashtags": [ 183, 192 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Student travels the world studying food systems and security", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Margot-photo-1-675x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Over 11 weeks, Northwestern student Margot Zuckerman will travel to six countries on four continents to research local food systems and food security in urban areas. The recipient of the 2017 Circumnavigators Travel-Study Grant, Zuckerman will start her travels this summer in Hungary, making stops in Italy, Japan, Singapore, Uganda and Australia. This annual $9,000 award helps one student spend the summer traveling and conducting research." } ] }, { "title": "Wanxiang Fellows Advance Sustainable Studies", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/WANXIANG-e1460234403525.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "With the competitive Wanxiang Fellows Program, students are afforded the opportunity to study emerging trends in sustainable energy at Peking University in Beijing over the summer. Sponsored by Wanxiang Group, Northwestern\u2019s International Program Development (IPD) and the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), fellows earn credit while immersed in Chinese culture and language. " } ] }, { "title": "Globally Engaged Students", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ST1-3-FINAL-JPEG-e1460234835431.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, India, Kenya, Nicaragua and Uganda, students who study abroad with the Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) confront global challenges through service-based educational opportunities. Issues such as public health, education, women\u2019s empowerment and the environment are addressed via internships with grassroots organizations and multidisciplinary, integrative, engaged learning." } ] }, { "title": "Certificate Program Helps Grow India\u2019s Professionals", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ST1-4-FINAL-REVISED-Bridge-Study-Abroad.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ST1-4-FINAL-REVISED-Bridge-Study-Abroad.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "An innovative partnership between Northwestern\u2019s School of Professional Studies and the BRIDGE School of Management is bringing online and in-person business certification programs to the growing Indian market. Indicative of Northwestern\u2019s commitment to the emerging Indian professional sector, the first of these certification programs in Predictive Business Analytics and Project Management is already generating graduates." } ] } ] }, { "id": 212, "title": "Fame on the Field", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/girardi-e1455388644666-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 192, 197 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "New York Yankees\u2019 Manager Joe Girardi", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SS1-1-e1455388687715.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Joe Girardi has been many things: a Wildcat, Cub, Yankee, catcher and manager. It was at Northwestern that he learned to lead. When he\u2019s not skippering one of the most elite clubs in MLB, Girardi devotes his time to his family and his charity, Catch 25 Foundation, which provides opportunities for those impacted by economic hardship." } ] }, { "title": "Navy SEAL Takes to Life as a Wildcat", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SS1-2-FINAL-JPEG-e1460232955279.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern linebacker Tom Hruby is a fighter. Faced with challenges that would waylay most people, Hruby instead embraced adversity. After training as a Navy SEAL and serving with distinction overseas, Hruby set his sights on his next pursuit: suiting up as a Northwestern Wildcat. And that\u2019s while he pursues his degree, raises a family, and trains future SEALs at the Great Lakes Naval Station. " } ] }, { "title": "Field Hockey Star Shares Love of Learning Abroad", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/SS1-3-FINAL-JPEG-1-e1460233577207.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "It\u2019s hard enough being a student-athlete: maintaining a GPA while gearing up for the next game. So, when Northwestern field hockey standout Dominique Masters signed up for Coach for College, she knew she was in for a challenge. A nonprofit sports and education program, Coach for College places student-athletes in Vietnamese schools to teach the value of sports skills and academic discipline, two things this Wildcat knows all about." } ] }, { "title": "Wildcat Designs Life After Football", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ss1-4-final-jpeg-e1460470547584.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Football probably saved Northwestern cornerback Dwight White\u2019s life. Felled by a tackle, White\u2019s doctors discovered he only had one kidney. While the news that his football career was over was tough, White proved tougher, pouring himself into his studies and graphic design work. Now he supports his team with motivational posters highlighting on-the-field accomplishments, like the ones shown here." } ] } ] }, { "id": 209, "title": "Music with Might", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MU1-1-FINAL-JPEG-e1463694694866-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 165, 181 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Moving Musical Performances", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mu1-1-amase-final-jpeg-e1461091512452.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Music connects people from all backgrounds. That\u2019s especially true in the case of the Northwestern chapter of Academy of Music and Arts for Special Education, or AMASE. This nonprofit organization enriches the lives of children with autism by providing Saturday lessons on campus for a variety of musical instruments. The program also sends groups of volunteers to help with music classes at the Park School in downtown Evanston, and puts on various fundraising activities and concerts throughout the year." } ] }, { "title": "To Russia With Love", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MU1-2-final-jpeg-e1463756170753.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Playing Tchaikovsky on the cello is no easy feat. But playing cello in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia is even more impressive. Brannon Cho was one of 24 cellists in the prestigious competition. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Now a Northwestern student, Cho began studying with Professor Hans J\u00f8rgen Jensen while he was in junior high. Cho received 2nd Prize at the Naumburg International Cello Competition in 2015. " }, { "type": "quote", "text": " \u201cIt was quite a thrill to be awarded such a high honor, at this prestigious competition.\u201d" }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Brannon Cho" } ] }, { "title": "All That Jazz", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MU1-3-FINAL-JPEG-e1463366011551.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "It\u2019s only a slight exaggeration to say Northwestern music professor Victor Goines has worked with everyone. Throughout his career, he\u2019s collaborated with many greats from the world of arts and entertainment, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Branford Marsalis, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and Ken Burns. A saxophonist and clarinetist, Goines has served as director of jazz studies at Northwestern\u2019s Bienen School of Music since 2008. Before that, he served as artistic director of The Juilliard School's jazz program." } ] } ] }, { "id": 207, "title": "Lyrica: A Medical Breakthrough", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI2-2-Image-2-e1460580548524-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 186, 175 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Engineering a Breakthrough", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI2-1-Lyrica-1350x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Imagine being able to stop seizures before they start. As it was known that diminished brain levels of the neurotransmitter GABA can lead to seizures, Northwestern\u2019s Dr. Richard Silverman and his team investigated how they could raise brain GABA. They designed molecules that would block the enzyme that degrades GABA and activate the enzyme that makes GABA to keep GABA levels elevated, and thus the groundbreaking drug Lyrica was born. In addition to seizure treatment, Lyrica also became the first FDA-approved treatment for fibromyalgia and various nerve pains." } ] }, { "title": "Awarding Invention", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI2-2-Image-2-e1460580548524.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Lyrica\u2019s creator, Dr. Richard Silverman, is the Patrick G. Ryan/Aon Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern. The recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Perkin Medal, Dr. Silverman is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the National Academy of Inventors, the American Chemical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry, as well as having been inducted into the Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame of the American Chemical Society." } ] }, { "title": "Beyond the Breakthrough", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI2-3-building-1269x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "While initially developed to treat epilepsy, Lyrica has taken on another life as a therapy for a host of other conditions, including fibromyalgia, neuropathic pains, and anxiety disorders. The royalties generated from the licensing of the drug, along with a gift from Dr. Silverman, funded the construction of the Richard and Barbara Silverman Hall for Molecular Therapeutics & Diagnostics. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 206, "title": "Medical Innovations", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI1-1A-synthetic-bio-team-DPX-e1455317225231-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 174, 197 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Engineering a New Approach", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI1-1A-synthetic-bio-team-DPX-1-1265x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "How can we transform biology into a system that can be engineered just as we engineer bridges and mechanical systems today? That is the guiding question of the nascent field of synthetic biology. Northwestern's synthetic biologists are chemical, medical and molecular engineers working on innovative biofuels, smart vaccines and programmable biological therapies. With a design-based approach, synthetic biology looks beyond what does exist to what can exist." } ] }, { "title": "An Ear for Neuroscience", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mi1-1-final-jpeg-e1460409291148.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory (ANL) at Northwestern has invented new ways to measure the biology of auditory processing. ANL uses hands-on research to see how different learning develops the brain\u2019s neurological structure." }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Rock musician Todd Rundgren visited ANL and Communication Professor Nina Kraus. They showed the lab's neuro-educational projects, where ANL looks at the biological impact of music education in Chicago high schools and in the Harmony Project, a nonprofit organization that provides free music instruction to children from Los Angeles gang-reduction zones. " } ] }, { "title": "Making Sure Life Goes On", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI1-3-Terresa-Woodruff-OncoFertility.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI1-3-Terresa-Woodruff-OncoFertility-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern's Dr. Teresa Woodruff is not just a pioneer in oncofertility, she practically invented it. This discipline, a blend of oncology and fertility studies, focuses on creating solutions that allow women with cancer to have children after chemotherapy and other serious treatments. And those solutions make life after cancer a more hopeful place. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 205, "title": "Learning at 24 Frames per Second", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU7-2c-thumbnail-GRAND-BUDAPEST-HOTEL-e1455317017806-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 162, 187 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Cinema as a Window into Culture", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/German-fest-e1458423161197.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Northwestern German department hosted screenings of five films \u2013 four in German, one in English \u2013 focused on comedy and culture in German cinema. The festival provided students not only a chance to interact with the language they study, but the opportunity to analyze the film\u2019s cinematography, an important part of Germany\u2019s artistic culture." } ] }, { "title": "Anyone for Wes Anderson?", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/HU7-2A-online.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The film series began with American Wes Anderson\u2019s The Grand Budapest Hotel, and continued with German films Emil und die Detektive, Der Sclussmacher, Kebab Connection and Im Juli. The movies screened every other Tuesday night and were free for anyone interested. Film, friends, and food: what better way to interact with a foreign language?" } ] } ] }, { "id": 203, "title": "Green Tech", "priority": 2, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/GT1-2A-solar-panel-DPX-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 184, 193 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Questions and ANSER", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/GT1-1-Green-Tech.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/GT1-1-Green-Tech-1.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "How can we effectively capture and store solar power? At the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, researchers investigate the molecules, materials and methods necessary to create efficient technologies for solar fuels, electricity production and energy storage. " } ] }, { "title": "Centennial Solar Panel System", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/GT1-2A-solar-panel-DPX-1200x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Perched atop Northwestern\u2019s Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center sits a solar photovoltaic array capable of producing 20,000 kWh of electricity per year. The Centennial Solar Panel System has the potential to power an entire computer lab in the design center and reduce the university\u2019s overall dependence on the traditional power grid. " } ] }, { "title": "Simpler Solar Solutions", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/gt1-3-final-jpeg-e1462842956388.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "A new material being studied by Northwestern\u2019s Materials Science and Engineering researchers could be used in solar panels to reduce costs and environmental impact. Perovskites are easier to mine and process than the silicon that is currently used in most solar panels. And less energy expended in mining the materials means less negative environmental impact to shift to solar power. " } ] }, { "title": "Eco-friendly Global Hub caps off Kellogg\u2019s transformation plan", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Kellogg20170209-bc-gh-0008-v3-RGB-1350x900.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/The-Global-Hub-From-Vision-to-Reality.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In 2017 Northwestern\u2019s Kellogg School of Management opened the Global Hub, a new flagship building on the university\u2019s Evanston campus. Located along the shores of Lake Michigan, the 415,000-square-foot building features two atriums and multiple learning and convening spaces. The Global Hub is also environmentally friendly, relying on a geothermal area to provide 60 to 70 percent of the energy to heat and cool the building, which is on track to receive gold LEED certification." } ] } ] }, { "id": 202, "title": "Designing Lifesaving Technologies", "priority": 2, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/GH1-1-e1455380786737-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 182, 197 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Developing Health Solutions for the Developing World", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/gh2-1-final-jpeg-e1460408307520.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Every day, around 300 infants die of an undiagnosed HIV-infection. At Northwestern, Kara Palamountain, executive director of Kellogg\u2019s Global Health Initiative, and David Kelso, director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT), are working to reduce that statistic, especially in places like Zambia, where resource-constrained communities suffer high infant mortality rates. Thanks to this Northwestern partnership with local health workers in Africa, they are finally witnessing a decade\u2019s worth of hard work come to fruition: their affordable, rapid HIV test for infants is nearing clinical use. " } ] }, { "title": "Faculty\u2019s Rapid HIV Test for Infants Nears Clinical Use", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/CIGHT2016-01-27-16.09.40-1-e1460406995783-1484x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Every day, around 300 infants die of an undiagnosed HIV-infection. At Northwestern, Kara Palamountain, executive director of Kellogg\u2019s Global Health Initiative, and David Kelso, director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT), are working to reduce that statistic. They focus on countries such as Zambia, where resource-constrained communities suffer high infant mortality rates. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Thanks to this Northwestern partnership with local health workers in Africa, they are finally witnessing a decade\u2019s worth of hard work come to fruition: their affordable, rapid HIV test for infants is nearing clinical use. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 201, "title": "Creative Learning", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/CR1-1C-Gesi-DPX-e1455379330861-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 179, 180 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Diversity Abroad", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/gesi-2-e1458100337498-1384x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) is a national leader for advancing racial, cultural, and economic diversity in its international programs. The program was honored in 2015 with the Excellence in Diversifying International Education Award. This award is given annually by the Diversity Abroad Network, the leading professional consortium dedicated to boosting the number of minority students in international education. Northwestern is committed to global engagement, providing a global education for all students, and helping broadening all students\u2019 global perspectives." } ] }, { "title": "Iliad by Moonlight", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/cr2-1-illiad-final-jpeg-e1460221496342.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "When the poet Homer delivered his verses millennia ago, \u201cThe Iliad\u201d was spoken aloud before rapt audiences of Ancient Greece. It was only fitting that Northwestern brought his works to life with the first \u201cHomerathon,\u201d a marathon reading by faculty and students, outside and at night. Northwestern\u2019s unique program was held next to the fire pit at Northwestern\u2019s Lakefill, the group saw temperatures dip into the low 40s. At the end of reading the audience was rewarded with a brilliant sunrise over the lake. " } ] }, { "title": "Northwestern Students EPICally WildHack for 24 Hours", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/CR1-3-Creative-Learning-Collage.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "WildHacks was a simple idea: \u201cCome build with us.\u201d But the work done by the 500-plus students from across the Midwestern U.S. at the event was anything but simple. The annual Wildhacks is hosted by two student groups at Northwestern University: Entrepreneurs Pioneers Innovators Creators (also known as EPIC) and HackNorthwestern. Participants in 2015 worked on pioneering hardware and software projects, stopping only for meals for an entire 24 period. Wildhacks also gave them the opportunity to learn from top industry mentors, from big-name sponsors such as Google, Microsoft, Groupon and PayPal." } ] }, { "title": "Blending art and business to develop next-gen ideas", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NUVentionhunter1-1350x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Creativity and business meet in NUvention: Arts, a course offered by the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the McCormick School of Engineering in partnership with the School of Communications MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises program. Led by Northwestern alum and music industry executive Gregg Latterman, NUvention: Arts offers a first-hand look at what it takes to start a creative arts company in the digital age. The interdisciplinary course culminates in a team project that asks students like Elizabeth Hunter (pictured) to create and pitch an arts-minded business idea." } ] } ] }, { "id": 200, "title": "Big Data", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/b1-1-big-datat-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 174, 179 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Creative Teamwork Across Complex Systems", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/knight-lab-didgital-map-1-e1461251906735-1380x900.png", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "You\u2019re a system made of smaller systems existing in an expanding series of ever-larger systems. That\u2019s why the work of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) is so integral to the future of research. NICO serves as a campus hub, bringing together far-flung collaborators from across the university to break paths and rethink problems through the analysis, design and control of complex systems. " } ] }, { "title": "Mapping a Cure", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/dunaif.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Dr. Andrea Dunaif, professor of medicine, is investigating the causes of polycystic ovary syndrome, one of the most common disorders of premenopausal women, affecting nearly 5 million in the U.S. alone. Dr. Dunaif used genetic data from more than 9,000 women, genotyping over 700,000 DNA markers. With funding from the National Institutes of Health and help from the NUgene Project, Dr. Dunaif\u2019s research could lead to new treatments for this debilitating disorder as well as genetic testing to identify at-risk girls. " } ] }, { "title": "Space: The Promising Frontier", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/B1-3C-Ciera-DPX-e1455378527439-660x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Hard to picture your career path with your head in the stars? A new National Science Foundation-funded program at Northwestern\u2019s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) gives students the tools needed to advance in the job market of tomorrow. Providing training in data-enabled science and engineering, program fellows hone their communication expertise, learn about parallel programming and visualization, and take part in internships at national labs and across relevant industries." } ] } ] }, { "id": 215, "title": "Northwestern Around the World", "priority": 2, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/st3-1e-study-abroad-dpx-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 183, 196 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Study Abroad", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/st3-1-final-jpeg-e1460470740656.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "By embarking to one of the 93 cities where Northwestern\u2019s study abroad programs are offered, students explore foreign learning environments and build two important skills needed by graduates in the 21st century: global awareness and cultural competency. Northwestern students are found representing purple pride at premier universities across the globe, studying everything from public health policy to mechanical engineering. " } ] }, { "title": "Qatar Campus Brings Northwestern to the Middle East", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ST3-2____-Qatar.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/ST3-2____-Qatar.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Founded in response to Qatar\u2019s growing demand for educators, Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) is the university\u2019s first campus to be established overseas. Northwestern showcases one of its greatest strengths at the branch campus by preparing students for media and communications in the Middle East and also offers American students the unparalleled opportunity of exploring Arabic culture and Islamic ideology. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 220, "title": "Dillo Day: Northwestern\u2019s Music Festival", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR6-3b-dillo-day-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 196, 180 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Spring Jam Brings Music Lovers to the Lakefill", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR6-1-FINAL-JPEG-e1460686909438.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Ask Northwestern students what the most exciting part of spring quarter is and you\u2019ll get one answer: Dillo Day. Started in 1972, \"Armadillo Day\" transforms Northwestern\u2019s Lakefill into an all-day music festival. There are two stages, food trucks and booths with face painting, cotton candy, tie dying and more. For those who want to listen to some of the best up-and-coming artists, here are some of the folks that have performed at Dillo: Nelly, Regina Spektor Smashmouth, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, and Charli XCX." } ] }, { "title": "By the Students, for the Students", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR6-2-FINAL-JPEG-e1460242317532.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Everything on Dillo Day is managed by Northwestern students. The Mayfest student group is in charge of booking artists, managing the operations, handling ticketing, developing contingency plans and much more. Dillo Day is a music festival that rivals any in the Chicagoland area this side of Lollapalooza" } ] }, { "title": "The Best Acts and Brightest Stars: At Your Doorstep", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/tr6-3-final-jpeg-e1460255541600.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Armadillo Day began in 1972 when Northwestern University Texans held a small celebration in honor of the official mammal of their home state. More than 40 years later, Dillo Day is the largest student-run music festival in the nation." } ] } ] }, { "id": 222, "title": "Flex Tech", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/en1-1-e1455327253553-275x275.png", "hashtags": [ 175, 165 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Wearable Technology", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN1-1-Flex-Tech.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/EN1-1-Flex-Tech.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Professors Tobin Marks and Antonio Facchetti developed polymers that twist, fold and flex to nearly any degree while functioning as a smart wearable device. Polyera markets the breakthrough product, now that it's ready for market." }, { "type": "quote", "text": "\"To launch this product we had to invent a lot of things all the way down. Literally the molecules in some of the layers are new molecules that didn't exist before.\"" }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Polyera CEO Phil Inagaki, Materials View Magazine, 2013" } ] } ] }, { "id": 221, "title": "Shooting for the Stars. Literally.", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/B1-3D-Ciera-DPX-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 181, 188 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Bringing the Final Frontier Closer", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/E3-1-Shooting-for-the-Stars.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/E3-1-Shooting-for-the-Stars.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Northwestern is a place where students and faculty collaborate to bring space a little closer. Students from the Northwestern Space Technology and Rocket Society, or NUSTARS, have put weather balloons 99,000 feet in the air, designed rockets for NASA competitions, and ridden the vomit comet (NASA program that introduces astronauts the feeling of zero-gravity spaceflight). Northwestern students build real, valuable experiences as undergraduates, under the NUSTARS faculty director Seth Lichter, Professor of Mechanical Engineering." } ] }, { "title": "Precision and Power: NUSTARS Rocketry", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/NUSTARS-1350x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "In college rocketry competition, it isn\u2019t about who can launch a rocket the farthest into the stratosphere. Instead, the goal is to launch a rocket as close as possible to exactly one mile in the air. At a competition in Huntsville, Alabama, NUSTARS missed the daunting 5,280 feet mark by a mere 72 inches, breaking a record previously held by MIT, with a rocket they designed at McCormick\u2019s Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center." } ] }, { "title": "Riding the Vomit Comet", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/vomet-comet-e1458421606467.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "NUSTARS was fortunate to be named by NASA as one of 18 teams selected to ride the \u201cvomit comet,\u201d NASA\u2019s weightlessness simulator. Ranging from first-year to fourth-year students, seven Wildcats went on 30 rides, 25 of them to perform experiments in a weightless environment. And the other five? Just for thrills. Who says you can\u2019t have fun while on the job?" } ] } ] }, { "id": 223, "title": "Up All Night to Raise Money", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/tr4-2-dance-marathon-online-e1455325213541-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 189, 194 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "42 Years and Counting", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR4-1-Dance-Marathon-1.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/TR4-1-Dance-Marathon.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Dance Marathon has been an annual tradition at Northwestern since 1975. The idea behind it is simple: dance for 30 hours straight and raise a bunch of money for charity. Since its first year, NUDM has raised over $16 million for more than 30 different charities, including Team Joseph's Duchenne muscular dystrophy research and the Evanston Community Foundation's local charitable initiatives." } ] }, { "title": "Groove with 1,000 of Your Closest Friends", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/tr4-2-dance-marathon-online-e1455325213541-1264x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "NUDM has become a staple of student life at Northwestern. Every year, more than 1,000 students put on an event that has grown into one of the biggest of its kind in the country. The 2015 Dance Marathon raised more than $1.1 million for Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation, a charity that creates beautifully designed pediatric care rooms." } ] } ] }, { "id": 208, "title": "BioNanotechnology", "priority": 2, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/MI3-1A-new-medical-building-e1455317956755-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 163, 184 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "A Facility of Collaboration", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mi1-3-1412x900.jpg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The basic measuring unit of nanoscience is the nanometer, which equals the width of two to 10 atoms. That\u2019s quite a bit smaller than the new Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center, which will house the university\u2019s Simpson Querrey Institute (SQI) for BioNanotechnology in Medicine. 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The Data as Art course, led by faculty from both institutions, allows students to share ideas about information visualization across multiple disciplines. They also collaboratively develop captivating physical representations of data, using media such as photography, sculpture and maps." } ] } ] }, { "id": 216, "title": "Music and Materials Science", "priority": 2, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/su2-1a-sara-dpx-e1455318253680-275x275.jpeg", "hashtags": [ 173, 165 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "A Musical Mind", "type": "image", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/su2-1a-sara-dpx-e1455318253680-1136x900.jpeg", "video": null, "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "What\u2019s McCormick student Sarah Rappaport\u2019s dream job? Finding a way to save the world. 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SOFI is a consortium of universities, government labs and industry based out of the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN). Their goal is to mimic photosynthesis to build a sustainable liquid energy source that will fuel our planet. " } ] } ] }, { "id": 211, "title": "Otters and Undergrads", "priority": 1, "thumbnail": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/otter-1-e1455313296257-275x275.jpg", "hashtags": [ 189, 195 ], "chapters": [ { "title": "Toy Design for Sea Otters", "type": "video", "image": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/RE4-1-Otters-and-Undergrads.jpg", "video": "https://s15074.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/RE4-1-Otters-and-Undergrads.mov", "paragraphs": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Through an ongoing partnership with Chicago\u2019s renowned Shedd Aquarium, Northwestern engineering students helped solve a problem that the Shedd\u2019s trainers were facing: how to keep their highly inquisitive sea otters mentally stimulated. " }, { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Out of students' inventiveness, the otters\u2019 puzzle was born. The energetic animals entertain themselves by sliding a shrimp-filled toy through a Plexiglas maze and are rewarded with a tasty treat upon completion. " } ] } ] } ], "easterEggs": [ { "id": 689, "prompt": "How does a hard rocker help a professor make the case for music education?", "resolve": "By collaborating in the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory to demonstrate the biological impact of music on the brain.", "stories": [ 206 ] }, { "id": 688, "prompt": "If you can't start a company in a garage in silicon valley, where could you go?", "resolve": "The Garage. 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