Recently Published Research:
- Huilian Sophie Qiu, Peng, Hao, Henrik Barslund Fosse, Teresa Woodruff, and Brian Uzzi “Use of Promotional Language in Grant Applications and Grant Success”. Journal of the American Medical Association, December 11, 2024.
- Peng, Hao, Huilian Sophie Qiua, Henrik Barslund Fosse, and Brian Uzzi "Promotional language and the adoption of innovative ideas in science". PNAS, 121 (25) e2320066121, June 11, 2024.
Recent Media Hits:
Nature: Renewal of NIH grants linked to more innovative results, study finds (May 2025)
Northwestern Engineering News: Uzzi Among Nine Northwestern Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (May 2025)
Brian Uzzi is the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Leadership at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He also co-directs the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), the Ryan Institute on Complexity (RIC), and holds professorships in sociology at Northwestern’s Weinberg College and in industrial engineering and management sciences at the McCormick School of Engineering.
Brian's research uses social network science and computational methods to explain outstanding human achievement, focusing on the role of AI in mind and machine partnerships. Brian has been awarded over 30 teaching and research prizes worldwide in social, physical, and computer sciences, he is a Network Science Society Fellow, a recipient of the Euler Award, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.