“We’ve all seen ‘Earthrise’ and the ‘Blue Marble’ images a zillion times...” says environmental historian Keith Woodhouse.
Perhaps the new Artemis images have re-energized us.
“It’s hard not to think about the fragility of planet Earth when you see those photos.” 🌎
#EarthDay
Read the full story: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/4/two-northwestern-faculty-named-2026-guggenheim-fellows
Sera Young wears a grey suit jacket, silver bangles, and a pin of a water droplet. Text reads: "2026 Guggenheim Fellows, Geography & Environmental Studies. Sera Young - Anthropology, Global Health Studies"
Sera Young (@profserayoung.bsky.social), professor of anthropology and global health, was recognized in geography and environmental studies. She developed water insecurity scales now used in 90+ countries by 100+ governmental, research, and policy organizations. 💧
Steve Reinke wears glasses and a prink sweater with a heart-printed collared shirt. Text reads: "2026 Guggenheim Fellows, Film-Video. Steve Reinke, Art Theory & Practice"
Steve Reinke, professor of art theory and practice, was recognized in film-video. Known for his monologue-based video essays, his work is held in the collections of the MoMA, @centrepompidou.bsky.social & @macba.cat. 🎥
Purple flowers outside an ivy-covered Deering Library at Northwestern University. Text reads: "2026 Guggenheim Fellows"
Two Weinberg faculty have been named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows by @guggfellows.bsky.social — selected from nearly 5,000 applicants based on prior achievement and exceptional promise. 🎉
🧵 A thread:
A snow fly, an insect resembling a yellowish-brown crane fly, sits atop white, sparkling snow crystals.
Insects are cold-blooded. They can't generate body heat. Except — one can. Northwestern researchers just sequenced the snow fly's genome and found it doing something scientists didn't think insects were capable of.
🔗 More on this intriguing insect: bit.ly/47A9zyn
As SCOTUS prepares to hear arguments Wed. 4/1 in Trump v. Barbara, a new op-ed co-written by Northwestern historian Kate Masur revisits what the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause meant to those who wrote it — and how that history may inform the Court's decision. ⚖️
Weinberg College professors Carole LaBonne & Matt Goldrick were just elected Lifetime Fellows of #AAAS! 👏
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4sgKuA8
Congratulations to @labonnelab.bsky.social @mattgoldrick.bsky.social 🎉