Ozivell Ecford is a PhD candidate in Learning Sciences in the School of Education & Social Policy, investigating how interdisciplinary arts & tech can aid trauma recovery, and strengthen/amplify the voices of historically marginalized & oppressed communities. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-co...

Natalia Matiuto is a PhD candidate in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation in the Feinberg School of Medicine, focusing on mitochondrial transplantation for vascular complications in diabetes. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-co...

Announcing the 2026 recipients of the Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious fellowship awarded to graduate students by Northwestern University! Read more about the inductees and their innovative research here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/funding/fell...

Marwa Tahboub is a PhD candidate in Media, Technology & Society in the School of Communication. Marwa is interested in what motivates people to support collective efforts and how communities organize care and solidarity. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-co...

Allegra Minor is a PhD candidate in the Driskill Graduate Program and Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Genetics @feinberg.northwestern.edu using cellular senescence, a permanent form of cell cycle arrest, as a strategy to control tumor growth. Learn more: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-co...

Lauren Rouse, postdoctoral teaching fellow at Northwestern’s Cook Family Writing Program, studies how marginalized and underrepresented groups connect on social media and engage with traditional media representing their identities. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-co...

Congratulations to Lisandro Andrés Mendieta, a doctoral candidate in Spanish & Portuguese, who has been named a 2026 fellow of the American Council of Learned Sciences (ACLS)! news.weinberg.northwestern.edu/2026/05/04/c...

Register for a PhD Student Reorientation on April 8 from 12–1:30 PM in Parkes Hall. PhD Student Reorientation reintroduces doctoral students to campus partners/resources they may not have engaged with since orientation. Refreshments will be served: northwestern.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1...

Join TGS for the 2026 Northwestern Edward A. Bouchet 3-Minute Thesis Speaker Series on on Wednesday, April 8 from 1:30–3:00 PM CT via Zoom. This year's Bouchet Graduate Honor Society inductees will present their research in just three minutes, followed by Q&A: northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We are delighted to announce that six outstanding CIERA Postdoctoral Fellows will be joining the CIERA community in Fall 2026. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to these outstanding researchers! tinyurl.com/4m5547up

CIERA Welcomes six new CIERA Postdoctoral Fellows

We are delighted to announce that six CIERA Postdoctoral Fellows will be joining the CIERA community in Fall 2026. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to these outstanding researchers! William...

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Hannah Johnson is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering, studying how emerging treatments enhance brain function by using MRI to assess the brain’s response to movement and breathing exercises. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) will take place from Monday, April 6 – Friday, April 10, w/ bonus events on Saturday. Enjoy a weeklong celebration ft. raffle giveaways, special events, & TGS student-specific programming. Register in advance: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/services-sup...

Announcing the 2025–26 recipients of the Ver Steeg and McBride Awards, as well as the inaugural Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) Excellence Award. Please join us in congratulating this year's awardees: Jessica Winegar, Shelley Powers, Amanda Beaudouin, Lauren Rouse, & Sadie Wignall.

The Graduate School is proud to announce the 2026 Northwestern University Inductees to the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society:

Rebecca Clements is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering developing computational methods to improve the accuracy and clinical feasibility of MRI-based measures of brain health. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Alexander Kane is a PhD candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department in the McCormick School of Engineering, focused on designing ionic diodes that mimic biological switches by using bio-inspired materials that regulate the flow of ions. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Katie Cohen is a PhD candidate in the Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program (HSIP) in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her work focuses on improving youth access to mental health care by creating and implementing innovative, evidence-based solutions: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Apply for Designing Your Life: PhD Edition by Sunday, Nov 23. Learn Design Thinking principles you can apply to all areas of your life—including your career—to build a path forward that aligns with your skills, interests, values, & goals. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/services-sup...

John Ahrens is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Chemical & Biological Engineering @ McCormick School of Engineering developing programmable multiprotein structures by using DNA as a molecular glue: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Attend a Navigating the US Sociopolitical Context in Higher Education facilitated workshop on Nov. 11 from 4:30–6:00 PM @ TGS Commons. This program will educate/empower you to successfully engage in sensitive conversations & navigate interpersonal dynamics: forms.tgs.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=...

Apply for the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Named in honor of Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet, the Society celebrates scholars who embody the highest ideals of scholarship, leadership, character, service, & advocacy. Apply by Nov. 14: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/success/rete...

TGS was proud to induct 8 new Presidential Fellows into the Society of Fellows on Monday. We celebrated the newest fellows and heard an evocative and moving presentation by 1st-year Fellow Natalia Molebatsi titled “Time Travel Poetics: Black Feminist Poetry Performance & Geographies of Liberation.”

Peter Carlson is a PhD student in the Dept of Chemistry @ Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, investigating how a molecule’s electrons interact w/ its atomic structure during a chemical reaction using ultrafast laser spectroscopy: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Attend virtual Fall 2025 Mentoring Up + Down Workshops for PhD students! Learn more and register by Sunday, October 19: forms.tgs.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=...

Congratulations to the honorable mention for our third Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize winner: Jan Michael at @tgsatnu.bsky.social for "The Boundaries of Power: How Posse Comitatus Sought to Dismantle the U.S. State." Look for the article in a future issue of MAH!

Ryan Forelli is a PhD student in Computer Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. His research focuses on building faster, smarter, and more adaptable AI systems to support high-speed scientific experimentation: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) 2025! During the week of Monday, September 15 – Friday, September 19, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) invites all postdoctoral scholars to join us in celebrating NPAW!

CRS Training Grant in Reproductive Science, Medicine and Technology is Accepting Applications! Applications are due September 22, 2025! Learn more: www.crs.northwestern.edu/education/t3... @tgsatnu.bsky.social @ibisatnu.bsky.social @dgpnorthwestern.bsky.social

Jenny Bartloff is a postdoctoral fellow at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research focuses on developing technology to improve walking for people with neurologic conditions. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Madeline Melzer is a PhD candidate in the Driskill Graduate Program and Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social, researching how cells survive disruption, including genetic mutations & cancer treatments. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...