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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Six Northwestern professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

April 16, 2024

Chosen from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants, Northwestern faculty made up six of 188 Guggenheim Fellows in 2024, the University announced Tuesday. Joining the competitive group of fellows named by...

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‘He’s world class’: Chemistry Prof. Chad Mirkin continues to lead the way in nanotechnology research

February 8, 2023

Throughout his 31 years at Northwestern, chemistry Prof. Chad Mirkin has helped propel NU to become a global leader in nanotechnology.  Modern nanotechnology — a field in which individuals study...

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Chemistry Prof Chad Mirkin awarded King Faisal Prize

January 5, 2023

Chemistry Prof. Chad Mirkin received the 2023 King Faisal Prize in Medicine and Science, according to a University press release.  The award, given out by the King Faisal Foundation, is named after...

Northwestern professor Chad Mirkin receives Friendship Award from Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. Mirkin was recognized for his contributions to Chinas economic and social progress.

Northwestern chemistry Prof. receives China’s Friendship Award

October 7, 2018

Chemistry Prof. Chad Mirkin was presented China’s Friendship Award, an annual honor recognizing "foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress,”...

Technological Institute. A team of McCormick professors discovered how to build structures out of gold nanoparticles and DNA.

Northwestern researchers assemble gold, DNA into structures that manipulate light

February 1, 2018

Harry Potter fans, take note: Northwestern researchers have discovered how to build structures on surfaces out of gold nanoparticles and DNA, which could lay the groundwork for devices akin to Harry’s...

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