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Allegra Minor is a PhD candidate in the Driskill Graduate Program and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research focuses on using cellular senescence, a permanent form of cell cycle arrest, as a strategy to control tumor growth. Allegra was recently selected as a Bouchet Graduate Honor Society inductee and is also part of the Carcinogenesis Training Program associated with the Carcinogenesis T32 Training Grant.

Learn more in our Spotlight Series here: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-community/spotlight/allegra-minor.html

Lauren Rouse is a postdoctoral teaching fellow at the Cook Family Writing Program. Their research focuses on how individuals from groups that are often marginalized or underrepresented in mainstream culture interact with one another on social media and engage with traditional media that represents their identities. Lauren was recently awarded the 2025–26 TGS McBride Postdoctoral Scholar Award, which recognizes an outstanding postdoc who goes above or beyond any or all of the areas of community, service, and engagement.

Learn more in our Spotlight Series here: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-community/spotlight/lauren-rouse.html

Join The Graduate School (TGS) for a Lunch & Learn event featuring two of Northwestern's Presidential Fellows, which is the most prestigious fellowship awarded by the University, on Thursday, May 21 from 12:00–1:15 PM in Parkes Hall Room 122 on the Evanston campus. Register here: https://forms.tgs.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=674661

Enjoy a complimentary buffet lunch from Everest Indian Cuisine while connecting with colleagues and learning about innovative, interdisciplinary work happening on campus. A variety of food options will be served to accommodate dietary needs.

During lunch, Victoria Lang, PhD candidate in Earth & Planetary Sciences, will share her research on air quality improvement in Illinois and how air pollution affects communities. Joshua Brallier, PhD candidate in Religious Studies, will share his research on a nineteenth-century autobiography of a Tibetan Buddhist master that reflects on the intersections of masculinity, religion, and warfare. Learn more about their research here: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/news/2026/04/attend-a-presidential-fellows-lunch-learn-event.html

This event is free and open to all members of the TGS community. Please register in advance to ensure there is enough food and email [email protected] with any questions.

Congratulations to Lisandro Andrés Mendieta, a doctoral candidate in Spanish and Portuguese, who has been named a 2026 fellow of the American Council of Learned Sciences (ACLS). Mendieta, along with Cory L. Barnes, associate professor of philosophy in the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, joins this year’s ACLS cohort of 63 fellows selected from over 2,000 applicants!

Learn more in the article below:

Corey Barnes, Andrés Mendieta receive 2026 ACLS fellowships | Weinberg College News - Northwestern University Two scholars from Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences have been named 2026 fellows of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS): Corey L....

Northwestern launches Forever Shine Campaign for scholarships Northwestern University is putting support for its students front and center with a new fundraising campaign. Through the Forever Shine Campaign, announced today, the University aims to raise at least $625 million for scholarships and supplemental programs benefiting undergraduate, graduate and prof...

Congratulations to Friday's winners of the GSAW 2026 TGS Daily Raffle. Winners have been notified via email.

Thanks to all who participated in this year's GSAW daily raffle giveaway. Congratulations to all of the GSAW 2026 raffle winners!

Congratulations to Thursday's winners of the GSAW 2026 TGS Daily Raffle. Winners have been notified via email.

New winners will be selected each day of GSAW through Friday, April 10. To enter the raffle and explore the full GSAW calendar of events, check out our website: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/services-support/community-campus-life/gsaw-2026.html

Congratulations to Wednesday's winners of the GSAW 2026 TGS Daily Raffle. Winners have been notified via email.

New winners will be selected each day of GSAW through Friday, April 10. To enter the raffle and explore the full GSAW calendar of events, check out our website: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/services-support/community-campus-life/gsaw-2026.html

The Graduate School was pleased to host the annual Spring Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday. This event celebrated the 2025-26 Ryan Fellows, the 2025-26 Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductees, and the 2025-26 TGS Recognition Award winners, including the Ver Steeg and McBride Awardees and the recipient of the inaugural Director of Graduate Studies Excellence Award.

Congrats to the honorees on their contributions to graduate education at Northwestern!

Congratulations to Tuesday's winners of the GSAW 2026 TGS Daily Raffle. Winners have been notified via email.

New winners will be selected each day of GSAW through Friday, April 10. To enter the raffle and explore the full GSAW calendar of events, check out our website: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/services-support/community-campus-life/gsaw-2026.html