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From events to virtual sessions and on-campus programming, there are many ways for you to learn, discover, and stay inspired.
Explore timely ideas, engage with leading scholars, and design a day that reflects your interests. For more than 50 years, A Day With Northwestern in Evanston has drawn more than 300 alumni, students, parents, and friends for a full day of presentations and lectures on timely topics led by prominent Northwestern faculty and alumni. As attendees, you can create your own class schedule, choosing the sessions that catch your interest—from the arts and sciences to journalism, medicine, and beyond.
Curious about something new? From history and culture to sports and society, the Alumnae of Northwestern University offers enriching courses taught by our distinguished faculty. These non-credit learning opportunities are open to all and designed to fit your schedule, whether you prefer learning on campus, joining virtually, or catching up later with recorded sessions.
Learn directly from Northwestern voices shaping today’s biggest ideas—from biomedical breakthroughs to bold artistic expression. Explore curated collection of recorded lectures and webinars available anytime, anywhere.
Susan Corwith, PhD, director of Northwestern’s Center for Talent Development, uses a talent development lens to show how tapping into children’s genuine interests can fuel deeper learning, build resilience and persistence, promote enduring competencies, and encourage advocacy through periods when challenge or growth seems to wane.
What does it mean to live a life filled with meaningful musical engagement in a world that is increasingly governed by algorithmic recommendation? How does this technology, which suggests songs based on our listening habits, shape our musical world? And what does it mean for us as listeners and artists? This talk will focus on the long history of “music-as-data” and what it means for our current state of music-listening.
Dr. Lucas Buchler ’18 GME, assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, and assistant team physician for the Chicago Cubs shares how an improbable surgery became a game-changer for sports, highlighting the history, cultural impact, and broader significance of Tommy John surgery.
Climate change is frequently described as an existential threat. However, this contrasts with empirical estimates of climate change on economic activity, which indicate a 1°C rise in the world’s temperature reduces world output by 1 to 3 percent at most. So why are perceptions of climate change misaligned with empirical estimates? Are the costs of climate change truly small?
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