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Professor Sébastien Martin's experience deploying AI in the classroom shows how domain knowledge and experimentation can lead to true breakthroughs.

At this week’s Family Dinner at The Garage, startup founders in the Residency Program gathered to share how they’re using AI to optimize workflows, sharpen their ideas, and expand their impact as builders.

Scientists at Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago developed and validated AI models that accurately identify children at high risk for sepsis within 48 hours, so they can receive early preemptive care.

The team including Northwestern Engineering's Krishna Shrinivas demonstrated a new machine learning method that can design intrinsically disordered proteins with tailored properties.

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.

Professor Birju Shah outlines a three-pronged threshold to help companies determine whether they need a dedicated chief artificial intelligence officer: Do you have at least a million customers? Is your company moving into personalization? Do you have the resources in place to implement AI?

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.

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.

Professor Kris Hammond helps us navigate the new world of human-AI interaction.

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management is launching a new AI and machine learning curriculum this fall. Professors Sebastien Martin and Bryan Seegmiller share insights on how MBA students will be positioned to lead in the new landscape of AI in the workplace.

A hands-on workshop series at The Garage helps fast-track ideas from concept to prototype.

Professor Joel Shapiro encourages businesses to define what constitutes evidence, treat it as a strategic asset, and use it to make smarter decisions—ultimately becoming truly evidence-driven organizations.

Generative AI models are susceptible to the same errors that humans make when interpreting statistical results.

Rainfall intensity, soil saturation and snowmelt drive widespread landslide pathways.

How a Kellogg Global Initiatives in Management trip unfolded to be a masterclass in astute observation, product design and building intelligent systems with integrity and intention.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed an AI tool that not only matches doctors in accurately outlining lung tumors on CT scans but can also identify areas that some doctors may miss.

An artificial intelligence-based imaging approach may be an effective tool for distinguishing patients with Parkinson’s disease from those with other closely related diseases sooner than current methods, according to a recent study published in JAMA Neurology.

How is artificial intelligence reshaping music? Associate Professor Daniel Shanahan shares insights.

The Buffett Institute’s AI and Social Movements Global Working Group brings together experts from engineering, law, and the social sciences to understand how ethically to leverage AI in tracking social movements worldwide.

New tool could pave the way for new multi-target therapies, personalized.

In the Applied AI for Software Development course launched by Hamilton Murrah (MBAi ’25), fourth-year and master’s degree students are drawing on their foundational programming knowledge to experiment with GenAI tools.

The center will lead various initiatives, starting with a new interdisciplinary graduate program designed to address challenges at the intersections of technology, society, and policy.

Professor Vicky Kalogera examines Northwestern’s ambitions in astrophysics, AI and data science.

On January 16, leading strategists, researchers, and policymakers discussed how AI technologies influence global power dynamics, national security, economic development, and the frameworks for governance and cooperation between nations.