Undergrad alum's company announces $500 million Series D funding round
July 9, 2026 – from PR Newswire
Recent News
Prof. Walker Hanlon appointed Fellow of the Royal Economic Society
July 2, 2026 – from Centre for Economic Policy Research
PhD alum Peter Howitt discusses his journey to the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics
July 1, 2026 – from Brown Alumni Magazine
2026 Grad Keshav Srinivasan featured in Northwestern Magazine
July 1, 2026 – from Northwestern Magazine
Prof. Joel Mokyr featured among the Andrew Carnegie Foundation's 2026 Great Immigrants
June 30, 2026 – from Andrew Carnegie Foundation
Prof. Dean Karlan discusses federal research funding cuts
June 30, 2026 – from Institute for Policy Research
"At an IPR panel, three researchers reflected on a year of federal funding disruptions."
Undergrad alums' company provides screen-free AI literacy instruction in Chicago after-school programs
June 26, 2026 – from Chicago Sun-Times
Overture Games is led by co-founder undergrad alums Steven Jiang (NU Economics and Music) and Aspen Buckingham (NU Computer Science and Music).
Undergrad alum's company raises $16 million series
June 18, 2026 – from PR Newswire
Co-founded by undergrad alum Justin Moore, Caplight Technologies reimagines VC markets.
Undergrad alum's company secures $7 million in financing
June 18, 2026 – from TechMoran
Co-founded by undergrad alum Anis Harb, Algebra AI builds and manages customized AI-powered workflows for companies.
Watch Prof. Joel Mokyr's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences convocation address
June 15, 2026 – from Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences