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Northwestern IT Inducts Professor Yiji Zhang to Canvas Hall of Fame
Zhang won the award for “Most Innovative Course Site” for Fundamentals of Computer Programming II.Jun 4, 2025
Experimenting with AI-Assisted Coding
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.Jun 4, 2025
2025 Outstanding CS Seniors
Northwestern Computer Science recognizes graduating computer science students for their impactful contributions.May 27, 2025
Northwestern CS Announces Spring 2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant and Peer Mentors
The quarterly department awards recognize exceptional service to the CS community.May 27, 2025
Exploring AI in Education Through the Lens of the Learning Sciences
On May 8, learning sciences experts from industry and academia discussed the current and future role of AI in education in an event hosted by the Center for Computer Science and Learning Sciences.May 19, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
PhD Student Tochukwu Eze Inducted to Bouchet Honor Society
The Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and excellence in doctoral education.May 13, 2025
Training Reasoning Agents in Interactive, Complex Environments
Professor Manling Li and CS PhD student Zihan Wang led a multi-institution team in the development of an AI framework designed to train language agent systems for dynamic, goal-directed action.May 12, 2025
Strong Northwestern Presence at ACM CHI 2025
Nineteen Northwestern University faculty members and ten students and postdocs presented research at the 2025 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the premier international conference on human-computer interaction.May 2, 2025|from Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design
Professors Jonathan Emery and Michael Horn Honored with University Teaching Awards
The five honorees demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching and were selected by a committee chaired by the provost and made up of senior faculty members, University administrators and a student representative.Apr 28, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Matthew Skaruppa, Ameet Mallik to Speak at 2025 Graduation Ceremonies
On June 16, Skaruppa and Mallik will address graduates at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.Apr 22, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Record-Breaking WildHacks 2025 Showcases Creative Problem-Solving Skills
A record 348 students representing 57 universities completed 94 innovative software projects during the WildHacks 2025 event held April 5-6 at Northwestern.Apr 22, 2025
Northwestern CS Announces Fall 2024, Winter 2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistants and Peer Mentors
The quarterly department awards recognize exceptional service to the CS community.Apr 18, 2025
Learning the Fundamentals of Academic Research
On April 3, the cohort of Northwestern Computer Science Research Track program students presented projects they developed over fall and winter quarters.Apr 18, 2025
Edith Elkind Named Structural Democracy Faculty Fellow
Northwestern Engineering's Edith Elkind has been inducted into the inaugural cohort of Data and Democracy Lab Structural Democracy Faculty Fellows, funded by the Crankstart Foundation.Apr 16, 2025|from Data and Democracy Lab
Northwestern Engineering, Law Researchers Earn Best Paper Honors at ACM CS+Law 2025
Coauthored by JD/CS PhD student Peter Chan and Professor Xiao Wang, the paper presents a statutory-technological framework for creating cryptographically secure misconduct settlement reporting registries.Apr 15, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News