The Northwestern Dance program’s annual showcase will feature work from award-winning Lion King choreographer and more.

A pair of showrunners for the new Civil War-set docudrama Mercy Street discussed the show’s examination of race, gender, and Civil War myths before a campus crowd at this EPICS-sponsored event.

The hiss of Kylo Ren’s lightsaber. The whir of BB-8’s roll. The guttural, staccato wail of Chewbacca in distress. These, and more, are the calling cards of iconic sound designer Gary Rydstrom, whom the producers of the new SoundTank Podcast series interviewed for this latest installment of their audio newsletter. Here, Rydstrom spills the beans about Star Wars, the science of sound, and his affinity for Northwestern.

Communications Studies Assistant Professor Anne Marie Piper is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award for her work designing and developing inclusive technologies for the elderly and those with disabilities. The grant will fund further research and device development.

Toys that talk may appeal to parents and caregivers as potent language development tools. But university speech-language pathologists say toys that best build a child’s verbal skills need not utter a word.

Modern culture and media scholar Wendy Hui Kyong Chun asks: What happened to the early ideals of the Internet, and how do human beings now inhabit it?

School of Communication alumna Jeanie Caggiano (C82) reveals how creative teams at the agency that brought us such universally recognized characters and campaigns as Tony the Tiger, the Maytag repairman, UnitedHealthcare’s “Dirty Dancing,” and Allstate’s “Mayhem” turn ideas into advertising.

Academy Award-nominated and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning writer/director/producer Norman Lear not only had a front row seat for the first golden age of television, he changed the face of it — making friends, and a few enemies, in the process. He was recently on campus to talk about his life and newly released memoir, Even This I Get to Experience, (Penguin Press, 2014).

Jeanine Tesori is one of the most successful women in musical theatre, ever. Accolades, awards, and credits abound in her ever-growing resume of smash-hit scores on Broadway and beyond. She recently visited Northwestern as the 2015 Abelson Artist in Residence and shared advice with a rapt audience.

Hollywood producer Brad Krevoy has been in the business for a while, but that hasn’t dulled his desire to help the up-and-comers. Students, largely from the School of Communication, got a friendly taste of what it takes to get ahead, thanks to Krevoy and this EPICS-sponsored event.

School of Communication alumni are among those in the spotlight for the 67th annual Emmy Awards.

School of Communication researcher takes on the ecological effects of media use in new book.

School of Communication professor wins the ATHE Oscar Brockett Outstanding Teacher of Theatre in Higher Education Award.

School of Communication alumnus and Chicago Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz celebrates the team’s third Stanley Cup in six seasons.

School of Communication professor James G. Webster wins the 2015 Robert Picard Book Award for his research on audience and attention.

School of Communication faculty members and alumni take home top recognition at the International Communication Association annual conference.

Tune into the live Tony Awards telecast to catch School of Communication alumni, faculty members, and friends recognized for excellence in theatre performance and writing.

School of Communication professor Lynn Spigel’s Make Room for TV wins ICA book honor.

School of Communication theatre scholar wins prestigious Humboldt Research Award.

School of Communication Writers Panel offers insights into the writer’s experience in TV and on stage.

School of Communication celebrates tenth anniversary of hearing sciences lecture and the donors who have made it possible.

School of Communication faculty member’s new book takes a look at the visual remnants of the struggle for early Black freedom.

School of Communication emeritus professor, a “legend” and activist for free speech, dies.

School of Communication alumna and breakout star of American Horror Story shares secrets for navigating a Tinsel Town career.

Young School of Communication alumni direct students to multiple pathways toward an entertainment career.

The Northwestern Debate Society wins a fifteenth National Debate Tournament Championship.

School of Communication directing and design students take big strides in storytelling by staging miniature productions.

Award-winning ad man and alumnus Adam Tucker advises School of Communication students to find passion and sweat the small stuff.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company leader, four-time Northwestern alumna Martha Lavey, advises students to follows their passions.