Guatemalan judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez spoke about justice, power and human rights in a conversation at the Pritzker School of Law on Wednesday. Gálvez is this year’s recipient of the Global Jurist of the Year Award, granted by Pritzker’s Center for International Human Rights. The prize, now in its eighth year, recognizes judges who are.
Northwestern has almost 20 different environmental student organizations and while each club is independent, Associate Director of Sustainability Julie Cahillane said she saw the potential for these groups to work together on larger initiatives and events. In that spirit, Cahillane and sustainNU, along with NU’s Institute for Sustainability and Energy, invited more than 10 environment.
Four Northwestern professors were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the University announced Jan. 31. The association, which is the world’s largest general scientific society, honored chemistry Prof. Teri Odom and Feinberg Profs. Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Murali Prakriya and Linda Teplin (Weinberg M.A. ’72, Doctorate ’75). Odom is chair of the.
Each rainbow features the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum, including wavelengths from red to violet and beyond. But, these wavelengths can present an obstacle for scientists working to harness energy from the sun. In response to this challenge, Northwestern researchers have co-developed a “perovskite tandem” solar cell that can better absorb sunlight of all.
A space mission involving Northwestern astrophysicists has been selected as a finalist to lead NASA’s Explorers Program, the University announced in a news release. The STAR-X mission, one of two finalists to launch a research facility into space in 2028, includes physics and astronomy Profs. Vicky Kalogera and Wen-fai Fong and Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration.