Sally Jung, STEM Scholar

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2020

Chan Mi Jung, WCAS '22, Neuroscience, from Novato, Calif., is committed to becoming a doctor who brings a holistic approach to diagnosing and treating patients. She has used her broad understanding of medical and social/psychological factors while volunteering on medical mission trips and aspires to become a doctor without borders to serve in Third World countries. Chan plans to do clinical research this summer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

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Bassel Shanab, STEM Scholar

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2020

Bassel Shanab, WCAS '21, Biological Science and Global Health Studies, from Palos Hills, Ill., aspires to become a cardiologist. He is a Questbridge Scholar based on his academic excellence in spite of financial obstacles, and has excelled in numerous academic and research positions, including serving as a Biology Lab TA and Student Advisory Board member, being a research assistant at Feinberg Medical School, and serving as a member of a cutting-edge biomedical company at Northwestern's The Garage.

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Alice Lee, STEM Scholar

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2020

Alice Daeun Lee, WCAS '23, major-Biological Sciences and minor-Psychology, from Centreville, Va., seeks to attend medical school to become a pediatrician and to provide medical services to underserved communities. She is interested in developmental disorders and the interplay of psychological and medical conditions. Alice plans to volunteer at Northwestern's Infant and Child Development Center and is doing research in the department of Molecular Biosciences.

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Aurora Greane, STEM Scholar

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2020

Aurora Lee Jean Xue Greane, McC '22, Biomedical Engineering, from Madison, Wis., is passionate about both scientific research and teaching in the medical field. She has received numerous grants to conduct research in such diverse areas as vascular tissue biomechanics and colon cancer at prestigious research institutions and has received a High Honors Award from the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. In addition, Aurora excels in her violin performance studies, and pursues a double major at Northwestern's Bienan School of Music.

Sepehr Vakil, Curriculum Innovation Award Recipient

Curriculum Innovation Award Recipient, 2020

From the Office of the Provost

Sepehr Vakil, Assistant Professor, School of Education and Social Policy

“Encouraging students to critically engage with contemporary ethical challenges in computing”

"Vakil and Sarah Van Wart will develop an ethics course for undergraduate Computer Science majors. This course will provide students with the opportunity to consider the social implications of computing technologies, and the far-reaching, unintended consequences these systems might have.

The goal of this course will be to provoke and inspire students to critically engage with contemporary ethical challenges in computing. Students will analyze case studies of current and enduring socio-technical dilemmas such as bias in algorithms, surveillance technologies, applications of facial recognition technologies, privacy breaches, etc. In addition, students will use real-world datasets to examine various social values within algorithms, computational techniques, and design decisions. Through these experiences, students will learn to recognize the ethics built into the various technologies they use and understand the responsibility of software engineers to act in the interest of all those affected by their products.

Vakil’s research examines the intersections of learning, identity, race, power, and ethics in secondary and post-secondary engineering and computer science contexts."

Click here to read SESP'S announcement of The Alumnae's award to Sepehr.

Read about Sepehr in SESP's announcement of this award.  https://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/news-center/news/2020/07/vakils-award-supports-ethics-in-computing-course.html

Jennifer Lackey, Sepehr Vakil, and Sarah Van Wart have been named the 2020 recipients of The Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Innovation for helping create courses for undergraduate students.