Skip to Main Content
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

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

The Daily Northwestern


Folmsbee: Reconsidering the utility of dissertations

Folmsbee: Reconsidering the utility of dissertations

January 4, 2016

Writing your final thesis, or dissertation, in graduate school has always been the capstone to achieving a Ph.D. After years of study, the summation of your entire work is to be compiled, analyzed and...

Folmsbee: How to decide between an M.D. and a Ph.D., or both

Folmsbee: How to decide between an M.D. and a Ph.D., or both

November 17, 2015

Nearly all undergraduates studying the biosciences, from neuroscience to biomedical engineering, face the same conundrum. After graduation, is it better to apply for graduate school to get a Ph.D., or...

Patil: Q-and-A with statistics Ph.D. candidate Wendy Chan

Patil: Q-and-A with statistics Ph.D. candidate Wendy Chan

October 14, 2013

Wendy Chan has been a Ph.D. student in statistics since 2011. Her hometown is Ozone Park, N.Y. What is statistics? Statistics is a field that analyzes the collection, organization and interpretation...

Patil: Q-and-A with McCormick Ph.D. candidate Elham Beheshti

Patil: Q-and-A with McCormick Ph.D. candidate Elham Beheshti

October 6, 2013

Elham Beheshti, whose research interests lie in human-computer interaction and computer-supported learning, spoke to me about why she chose NU and her research efforts on campus. For you, what is a...

Patil: Q-and-A with McCormick Ph.D. student Bharath Pattabiraman

Patil: Q-and-A with McCormick Ph.D. student Bharath Pattabiraman

September 29, 2013

Bharath Pattabiraman has been a Ph.D. student in the department of electrical engineering and computer science in McCormick since 2009. He hails from Chennai, the "Detroit of India."  Pattabiraman spoke...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881
Ph.D.