Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.

A record 348 students representing 57 universities completed 94 innovative software projects during the WildHacks 2025 event held April 5-6 at Northwestern Collaborative, creative, and fast-paced, ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Samir Khuller welcomed the presenters and guests of part two of the Undergraduate Research Showcase by discussing the importance of academic curiosity. “Knowledge is not a ...

Children naturally discover computer sorting algorithms through play, without any instruction, study finds surprisingly.

It’s one thing to sit in a computer science class all semester and learn about programming and problem-solving. But it’s quite another to find yourself knee-deep in creating an app designed to ...

Students with strong analytical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and an interest in solving societal or business problems ...

Computer science is a discipline of study that focuses on computation, information and automation. The pervasiveness of computing and data in the modern world gives computer science a centrality akin ...

A solution to P vs NP could unlock countless computational problems—or keep them forever out of reach. 1. On Monday, July 19, 2021, in the middle of another strange pandemic summer, a leading computer ...

A new computer program works smarter, not harder, to solve problems faster than its predecessors. The algorithm is designed to find the best solution to a given problem among all possible options.

What does it look like to make computer science education accessible for students with disabilities? The guiding principle should be “everyone takes it, and everyone takes it together,” said Emmanuel ...