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Team of Northwestern Researchers Examines the Sociopolitical Values of AI Systems

October 03, 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.
Subcategories: Communication and Journalism, Business and Decision-Making
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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.
Subcategories: Medicine
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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.
Subcategories: Other
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Kris Hammond

Riding the AI Wave

September 01, 2025 – from Northwestern Magazine
Professor Kris Hammond helps us navigate the new world of human-AI interaction.
Subcategories: Other
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No Code, No Problem: Kellogg Says Its New AI Course Is Built For Every MBA

No Code, No Problem: Kellogg Says Its New AI Course Is Built For Every MBA

September 01, 2025 – from Poets & Quants
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.
Subcategories: Business and Decision-Making
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AI Tools Help Supercharge Entrepreneurship

August 05, 2025 – from Northwestern Now
A hands-on workshop series at The Garage helps fast-track ideas from concept to prototype.
Subcategories: Business and Decision-Making
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Representation of human-like generative AI model

When AI Thinks Too Much Like a Human

August 01, 2025 – from Kellogg School of Management
Generative AI models are susceptible to the same errors that humans make when interpreting statistical results.
Subcategories: Business and Decision-Making
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Troy Teo

AI Matches Doctors in Mapping Lung Tumors for Radiation Therapy

June 26, 2025 – from Northwestern Now
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.
Subcategories: Medicine
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Neurons

AI Imaging Approach May Help Identify Parkinson’s Sooner

June 25, 2025 – from Feinberg School of Medicine
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.
Subcategories: Medicine
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AI and Music

AI and Music: The Social and the Analytical

June 13, 2025 – from Bienen School of Music
How is artificial intelligence reshaping music? Associate Professor Daniel Shanahan shares insights.
Subcategories: Creative and Performing Arts
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Coding with GenAI

Experimenting with AI-Assisted Coding

June 04, 2025 – from McCormick School of Engineering
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.
Subcategories: Education and Learning Sciences
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Center for Technology, Policy, and Opportunity

New Center Explores Technology, Society, and Policy

April 01, 2025 – from School of Education and Social Policy
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.
Subcategories: Education and Learning Sciences
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Vicky Kalogera

AI Delivers the Stars and More

April 01, 2025 – from Northwestern Magazine
Professor Vicky Kalogera examines Northwestern’s ambitions in astrophysics, AI and data science.
Subcategories: Astronomy
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Symposium on AI and Geopolitics

Navigating the Geopolitical Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

February 26, 2025 – from McCormick School of Engineering
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.
Subcategories: Law, Policy, and Geopolitics
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