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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


Bhargav Maganti (left) and Igor Karlicic with Northwestern’s customized Seeker. The Seeker is the world’s first robotic quarterback, and it uses tracking technology to make passes more accurate and practices more efficient.

No quarterback? No problem. NU alumni design world’s first robotic quarterback

February 17, 2021

Football A new quarterback made its way into Ryan Fieldhouse on Friday — and no, it wasn’t Ryan Hilinski. A 6-foot tall, purple and black robot called the Seeker, designed by Northwestern alumni...

Fine: Redesigning DTC

Fine: Redesigning DTC

October 27, 2020

Design Thinking and Communication, also known as DTC, is the dreaded two-quarter course sequence that McCormick students must take during their freshman year. On paper, DTC seems like a fantastic and innovative...

Fine: Rhetoric and the inclusion of women in STEM

Fine: Rhetoric and the inclusion of women in STEM

September 29, 2020

In 1947, American metallurgist Ernest Kirkendall controversially published his third and final paper accompanied by pages of discussion written by preeminent scientists doubting his results. Kirkendall’s...

The Kellogg School of Management Global Hub, 2211 Campus Drive. Kellogg and McCormick recently announced the launch of a new MBAi joint degree program at the intersection of technology and business management.

Kellogg and McCormick to launch joint program combining tech and business management

August 26, 2020

The Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering recently announced the launch of a new MBAi joint degree program that integrates technology and business management. The accelerated...

As in 2008, humanities majors are a potential casualty of the imminent recession

As in 2008, humanities majors are a potential casualty of the imminent recession

May 26, 2020

When Brooke Shankland (Weinberg ‘10, Kellogg ‘15) told her parents she had declared a major in philosophy, they told her to pick something more useful. “My dad’s a lawyer and my mom was in finance...

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