THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

I would like to extend my warmest greetings as we begin a new academic year and enjoy a beautiful autumn. Welcome back to those returning, and welcome to those who just arrived and are joining us from more than 40 countries around the world.

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Northwestern faculty and students are tackling big problems—advancing everything from cancer therapies to quantum computing and the crisis in local news coverage. But doing great research isn’t enough. We also have to explain its value.