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Investment in People Powers CS Research Growth
Now in its sixth year of strategy-driven growth, Northwestern Computer Science continues to broaden its research scope, expand its collaborations, and deepen its impact.
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The Future of Human-Robot Interaction Is Mobile
Researchers in the Center for Robotics and Biosystems have designed team-based, mobile “mocobots” that could mean a new era of human-robot interaction in construction, manufacturing, and space exploration.
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Becoming 'Backable': The Art and Science of Inspiring Belief
In the Farley Center’s new course, Backable: Building an Innovation Practice, students learn how to inspire and motivate from author Suneel Gupta and Chicago’s famed Second City.
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Understanding Microbes on a Macro Scale
Professor Erica Hartmann’s research on microbial communities opens up new possibilities for solving global health and environmental challenges.
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From Adviser to Leader
After a successful career in consulting, Katrina Helmkamp (’87, KSM ’92) switched to operational roles and now drives innovation at Cartus.
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A Change of Tune Defines a Career
Through an unexpected undergraduate research opportunity, ADC Therapeutics CEO Ameet Mallik (’94, MS ’95) discovered a career-defining interest in biotech and pharma.
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Inspired to Give Back
Ernst & Young’s David Nichols (’91, KSM ’00) uses his experience at Northwestern and considerable professional success to open up opportunities for others.
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Big Idea
The team behind a revolutionary rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 that received emergency use authorization (EUA) status last spring is adapting its platform to detect monkeypox.