Host, Help Plan, or Attend an Upcoming Event
If you are interested in helping to host or help plan an upcoming online event or regional gathering in your area, please contact us. We are grateful to all our volunteers who help make our events possible and help fellow alumni stay connected with their alma mater. For more information, please email us at medalum@northwestern.edu.
Upcoming Events
Join Us for These Upcoming Events:
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A Night With Northwestern at the Theatre: Parade | Chicago, Illinois
Thursday, August 7, 2025 | 7 p.m. CDT The Northwestern Alumni Association and the University’s School of Communication invite you to join them for Parade at Broadway in Chicago’s CIBC Theatre, followed by an alumni-led talkback. Thursday, August 7, 2025 7:00 p.m. Performance | Talkbalk to follow CIBC Theatre: 18 West Monroe Street | Chicago, Illinois Content Advisory Please be advised that this production includes depictions of violence and themes of racism and antisemitism. The show is suitable for ages 12 and up. Questions? Email alumnieducation@northwestern.edu. Register for a Night with Northwestern at the Theatre |
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Critical Windows: How Life Transitions Shape Women’s Obesity Risk | Webinar
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 12–1 p.m. CDT The Northwestern University Medical Alumni Association invites you to a virtual event featuring Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, FAHA. Women face unique weight-related challenges throughout their lives, with certain life stages creating particularly vulnerable periods for weight gain. This talk explores how major transitions—from puberty through pregnancy, menopause, and beyond—create “critical windows” that significantly influence long-term obesity risk. Drawing on cutting-edge epidemiological research, we’ll examine how hormonal fluctuations during these transitions interact with psychological stressors, relationship changes, and social expectations to impact women’s weight trajectories. Beyond biology, we’ll explore how structural factors—from workplace policies to healthcare access—either support or undermine women’s weight management efforts across different life stages. The presentation will address the pervasive weight stigma women face and how it compounds during vulnerable periods, while examining how lifestyle factors like sleep, physical activity, and eating patterns shift with life’s demands. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, we’ll discuss evidence-based strategies tailored specifically to women’s unique physiological and social realities. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of why traditional weight management approaches often fail women and discover more effective, life-stage-appropriate interventions that acknowledge the complex interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors shaping women’s weight health throughout their lives. Advance registration is required. Register for the Women’s Obesity Risk Webinar |
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CTIP 2025 Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium | Chicago, Illinois
Friday, August 15, 2025 | 11 a.m.–6 p.m. CDT (Networking Happy Hour to Follow) The Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) presents its 2025 Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium, bringing together innovators, clinicians, patients, and industry leaders to explore the latest pediatric medical device advancements and foster collaboration. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Research Center (SQBRC) Potocsnak Family Atrium 303 East Superior Street | Chicago, Illinois The symposium features several Northwestern alumni and innovators among its speakers. The 2025 CTIP Symposium has expanded and is now part of the inaugural Lurie Medtech Week! 2025 Lurie Medtech Week represents a strategic partnership between Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital’s Innovate2Impact Program, and the Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics. The symposium features several Northwestern alumni and innovators among its speakers.
Learn more and register on the CTIP website. Register for the CTIP Symposium |
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Save the Date: Northwestern Leadership Symposium
Stay tuned for registration, the full schedule, and more details later this summer. Visit the Leadership Symposium page for the latest updates and additional resources. |
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SAVE THE DATE: Alumni Weekend 2026 | Chicago, Illinois |
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From the South Side to Streeterville: The Creation of the Chicago Campus | Hybrid
Now Available In Person and Online One hundred years ago, on May 8, 1925, Northwestern administrators, students, and major donors gathered to break ground on a new campus in the up-and-coming Streeterville neighborhood. This campus would bring together Northwestern’s medical, dental, law, and business schools for the first time, fulfilling a vision nearly 20 years in the making. Those 20 years had seen many changes in medicine and medical education, and the planned Ward Memorial Building, home of Northwestern University Medical School (the future Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), would allow Northwestern to remain at the forefront of medical education, research, and care. Now on display in the Eckenhoff Reading Room, From the South Side to Streeterville: The Creation of the Chicago Campus uses items from Galter Health Sciences Library’s archival, artifact, and book collections to explore the story of the medical school’s move to Streeterville, including its former locations, the decision to move, the changing landscape of science and medical education, and the financial campaigns that raised millions to create the Chicago campus. The exhibit also is available online. Explore the Galter Exhibit Online |
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Feinberg’s Breakthroughs Podcast Archives | Claim CME Credit Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Pandora. |
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