Six Northwestern faculty—Megan Bang, Bruce Carruthers, Wei Chen, Mark Hersam, Suzan van der Lee and Uri Wilensky—have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Congratulations! bit.ly/3UCU16H

🏆 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦 🏆

It’s a big week for campus traditions old and new, as the 94th annual Waa-Mu show opens this weekend and the third annual Spring Pow Wow takes place on Saturday.

Here are some things to do at NU ⬇️
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Birth of the B.O.A.T. 💫

Using NASA Webb Telescope, a Northwestern-led team has confirmed that the phenomenon responsible for the 'brightest [gamma-ray burst] of all time' is the collapse of a massive star. bit.ly/3QeVf5v

Turning bread into beer 🍞 ➡️ 🍻

See how Breer, a startup from Suyash Mohan ’23 MS, upcycles surplus bread and turns it into beer—avoiding unnecessary food waste in the process:
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BACK TO BACK 🏆

25 teams have advanced to the semifinal round of VentureCat 2024, Northwestern's annual student startup competition 🎉

They’ll spend the next month on pitch prep before the main event on May 22.

Meet the teams: bit.ly/3Jsl66m

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong ’96 has written seven books on pop culture history, including works on 'Sex and the City,' 'Seinfeld,' and, most recently, 'Mean Girls.'

Jennifer Armstrong picks 5️⃣ TV and movie moments that have influenced today’s popular media:
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There's a place for you at NU 🫶

A message to #NU2028 from your fellow Wildcats—we can't wait to see you on campus! Northwestern Undergraduate Admissions

A new play at The Wirtz Center invites audiences to explore questions about their relationship with nature and find healing in the theater. 🌻

Learn about the creative process behind 'How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map,' playing April 19–28: bit.ly/3vNXYMx

Medill alumnus and author George RR Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71) wrote on his blog about his return to campus for the GRRM Chair in Storytelling investiture. Read his blog post: spr.ly/6015bHFbL

Piano, paws and plenty more. 🎹 🐾

This week's events have us ready to welcome visitors, including a world-class pianist and a Nobel laureate 🔽
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'Cats at the Friendly Confines 😼

Northwestern baseball will host Purdue at Wrigley Field at 7 p.m. CT on April 26.

🎟 cubs.com/nubaseball

Six Northwestern faculty—Mike Cloud, Nina Kraus, Chad Mirkin, Teri Odom, Krista Thompson and Petia Vlahovska—have been named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows.

Congratulations! bit.ly/3Jm5mBG | GuggenheimFoundation

“How can I create environments that allow people to be safer?” 💡

That's the question Lauren Dandridge Gaines ’04 aims to answer with her lighting design firm, Chromatic. bit.ly/3Ubkg41