Throughout the year, NEO hosts stimulating intellectual and social events for our members. These range from in-person lunches and dinners to Zoom events.
Meal events include NEO members and invited spouses, partners, or friends that gather together for a meal, followed by a program of learning or entertainment.
UPCOMING 2025-2026 LECTURES
Lunch Lecture. “The Future of Cardiovascular Health and Healthcare: Do We Have Any Idea?” with Dr. Clyde Yancy, Vice Dean for Health Equity, Professor, and Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine. Join us for this special opportunity to learn about the future of cardiovascular health from Dr. Yancy, an internationally renowned cardiologist and specialist in heart failure and health equity. Register
April 20, 2026. Lunch Lecture. Advances in Preventive Cardiology with Dr. Neil Stone, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) at Feinberg School of Medicine.
Check back regularly for updates to our Calendar of Events or contact us at emeritus-org@northwestern.edu. For tours and special events, visit Special Events & Tours – Northwestern Emeriti Organization.
RECENT EVENTS
October 16, 2025. Lunch Lecture. A Photo Journey Across War-torn Germany and France in 1945 with Associate Professor Emeritus Roger Boye, Medill. Professor Boye will show pictures, many taken by his parents, both of whom served with the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II.
April 2025. Dinner and Lecture. AI in Scholarship and Collaborative Research with James Lee, Northwestern’s Associate University Librarian for Academic Innovation and Associate Professor at Medill.
December 2024. Lunch Lecture. AI in Medicine with Dr. Abel N. Kho, Professor (Feinberg), Director, Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine; and Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine – Center for Health Information Partnerships.
October 2024 Lunch Lecture. GenAI: The Next Technology ‘Threatening’ to End Journalism, Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy Jeremy Gilbert, Medill.
View NEO Archives for additional past events and lectures.