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Northwestern community invited to participate in inauguration events

President Michael Schill will be inaugurated on June 2; other activities include campus celebration and panel discussions

March 21, 2023

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Emily Babb named associate vice president for Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance

March 23, 2023

Babb will lead the office previously known as the Office of Equity

Northwestern selects construction manager for Ryan Field redevelopment

March 23, 2023

University announces initial workforce development and local business outreach sessions

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Search committee formed to find new vice president for Global Marketing and Communications

March 9, 2023

Individual chosen will succeed Jeri Ward, who stepped down in December 2022

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Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy named dean of School of Education and Social Policy

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Northwestern named EPA energy efficiency partner for fourth consecutive year

March 28, 2023

Chicago pollution varies by neighborhood

March 27, 2023

New combination of drugs works together to reduce lung tumors in mice

March 27, 2023

In Israel, forging a path to a circular water economy

March 27, 2023

Preventing racism and ableism from impacting people’s daily lives

March 24, 2023

Writing history in the present tense

March 24, 2023

Why multilingualism is a ‘superpower’

March 24, 2023

Revealing horror’s problematic past: ‘The Black guy dies first’

March 23, 2023

Bienen School hosts fifth biennial new music conference April 21-23

March 21, 2023

Reimagining Purple Pantry to keep up with student participation

March 20, 2023

Americans’ IQ scores are lower in some areas, higher in one

March 20, 2023

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What’s stopping action on gun control in the United States?

Mar 28, 2023 – Al Jazeera America

Pardon sought for Black man executed in 1908 in Illinois

Mar 27, 2023 – Daily Mail

Pardon sought for Black man who was executed in 1908 for a murder that is still being debated

Mar 27, 2023 – Fox News

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Gov. JB Pritzker named Commencement speaker

March 15, 2023

Illinois governor to deliver address to Northwestern’s Class of 2023

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Gov. Pritzker was sworn in as the 43rd Governor of Illinois on Jan. 14, 2019, and took the oath of office for his second term on Jan. 9, 2023. Since taking office, he has accomplished one of the state’s most ambitious policy agendas.

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A pen designed for Parkinson’s patients

Student startup SteadyScrib is developing a wide-gripped pen with magnets to negate the effects of shaking and tremors

March 6, 2023

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From the studio to the sidelines, these sports media all-stars all have one thing in common.

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Repair, Regrow, Regenerate

Scientists and engineers unlock the body’s healing powers.

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The Black Women WWII Battalion

Margaret Glenn Sales Semmes served in WWII in the only unit comprising all women of color.

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