Pavan Acharya

Mike Raab (Communication ’12, Kellogg ’22) assumed the role of executive director of The Garage in October, following the resignation of the entrepreneurial space’s founder, Melissa Kaufman. Prior to working for The Garage, Raab worked in venture capital for Sinai Ventures in Silicon Valley. He left in 2019 to join The Garage because he wanted...

History Prof. David Schoenbrun was awarded the 2022 Bethwell A. Ogot Prize in December for his book, “The Names of the Python: Belonging in East Africa, 900 to 1930,” according to a University press release. Each year, the African Studies Association awards the prize, which is named for distinguished Kenyan historian Bethwell A. Ogot, for...

When Weinberg junior Maia Miller learned her financial aid through Northwestern was taxable, she did not know who to turn to for advice. Miller, an international student from Brazil, said she and her parents were unfamiliar with financial policies in the United States. But when she looked to NU for advice, she didn’t get the...

Students are now able to seize the data with Northwestern’s new data science major, which began in Fall 2022. The University first approved the major in Spring 2021, followed by over a year of hiring and preparation, according to data science director and Prof. Arend Kuyper. Now, over 200 students are enrolled in the major,...

Content warning: This article contains discussions of gun violence. On July 11, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering stood in the Oval Office and spoke with President Joe Biden about the need for a federal assault weapons ban. It was just a week after the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. “This...

The Daily Northwestern won 33 awards at the 2023 Illinois College Press Association convention held in Chicago this past weekend. The contest recognized works produced from fall 2021 through fall 2022. Isabelle Sarraf (Medill ’22) was editor in chief in Winter Quarter 2022 and Medill senior Jacob Fulton was editor in Spring and Fall Quarters...

State Senator Doris Turner (D-Springfield) is pushing for a commission to rework the Illinois flag based on community suggestions, according to National Public Radio Illinois. Senate Bill 1818, Turner’s proposal, would create the Illinois Flag Commission. The public would be able to make suggestions for a new flag design through a new website and then...

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