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Team of Northwestern Researchers Examines the Sociopolitical Values of AI Systems

October 3, 2025
from Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

The interdisciplinary Global LLM Values Benchmarking Working Group is examining the sociopolitical values embedded in large language models from the US, China, Europe, India, Russia, the Middle East, and North Africa to improve AI governance, enhance transparency, and foster AI systems that reflect global perspectives.

A regenerative, antibacterial hydrogel shown in solution and gel states (left) and a wireless bioelectronic device (right) that provides continuous monitoring and on-demand electrical stimulation within skin wounds

QSI RENU Team Receives MTEC Grant to Develop Regenerative System for Wound Healing

September 24, 2025
from Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering

A research team at the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering has received a four-year, $4.7 million grant to develop a system to simultaneously accelerate wound healing, lower infection risk, and provide continuous in-wound monitoring.

3D printing process used to fabricate designed materials

AI Produces Shape-Morphing Materials in Minutes

September 12, 2025
from McCormick School of Engineering

A research team with Professors Wei Chen and Ryan Truby harnessed physics, computation, and 3D printing to autonomously produce materials that change shape on demand.

Upcoming Events

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Oct
6
2025

NITMB-IDEAL Fall 2025 Kickoff Event

9:30 AM
Date: Monday, October 6th 2025 Location: NITMB (The National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology) (875 N. Mi...
Oct
7
2025

Data Warehousing: The Industrial Perspective | ACM Chicago Talk

6:00 PM Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library), 2233 Tech Drive
Join us in Mudd 3514 for a presentation by Henrietta Dombrovskaya, ACM Chicago Chapter Communications Chair and Illinois...
Oct
8
2025

WED@NICO SEMINAR: Tomer Ullman, Harvard University "Good Enough: Approximations in Mental Simulation and Intuitive Physics"

12:00 PM Chambers Hall, 600 Foster St
Speaker: Tomer Ullman, Morris Kahn Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Harvard University Title...
Oct
9
2025

Boost Your Career: Attend an Info Session on the MS in HBMI

9:00 AM
Info Session: Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Informatics Thursday October 9  9-10a.m. -OR- Tuesday, October ...
Oct
9
2025

SESP Professor Ofer Malamud: Promoting Technology Adoption in Schools

12:00 PM
The E4 Center/Northwestern Center for Applied Research in Education (NCARE) invites you to join us for our Fall Virtual ...
Oct
14
2025

Boost Your Career: Attend an Info Session on the MS in HBMI

11:00 AM
Info Session: Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Informatics Thursday October 9  9-10a.m. -OR- Tuesday, October ...