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Northwestern baseball alum endows head coaching position

Ben Greenspan is the inaugural Sidney and Mildred LaPidus Head Baseball Coach

March 13, 2025

Measles outbreak

Expert Viewpoint

The measles ‘is not a benign disease’

March 5, 2025

And, clarithromycin and cod liver oil are not treatments, says infectious disease expert Dr. Tina Tan

Steve Carell, award-winning actor, will be Northwestern’s commencement speaker

February 13, 2025

Father of Northwestern alum, Carell also will receive an honorary degree

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Student Experience

Students’ music, channeled through the Mivos Quartet

February 27, 2025

The acclaimed ensemble showcases new works by Bienen School student composers

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Corpse flowers are threatened by spotty recordkeeping

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New HIV test delivers accurate results in minutes

April 2, 2025

World’s smallest pacemaker is activated by light

April 2, 2025

Anusree Natraj named a Schmidt Science Fellow

April 2, 2025

Moving and grooving while giving back

April 1, 2025

Mayán Alvarado-Goldberg named Luce Scholar

April 1, 2025

Things to do at NU: April 1 to 8

March 31, 2025

Feeling the future: New wearable tech simulates realistic touch

March 27, 2025

Four named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

March 27, 2025

‘Sky is not falling’ over 23andMe bankruptcy

March 26, 2025

New function discovered for protein important in leukemia

March 20, 2025

61 Wildcats earn winter academic all-conference honors

March 19, 2025

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Longevity icon Bryan Johnson’s methods may be a bust. Is there a secret to living longer?

Apr 3, 2025 – USA Today

‘World’s smallest pacemaker’ is implanted with a syringe and dissolves when it’s no longer needed

Apr 3, 2025 – New York Post

The world’s smallest pacemaker is injectable and powered by light

Apr 3, 2025 – Engadget

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Northwestern marks 21 years as a top Fulbright producer

February 25, 2025

Wildcats cross the globe to pursue graduate study, conduct research and teach English

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The U.S. Department of State has named Northwestern a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for the 21st consecutive year. Above, Nathaniel Yoon ’22 (right) at the summit of Seoraksan in South Korea, where he is conducting research during his Fulbright.

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Water

Brewing tea removes lead from water

Process passively removes significant amount of toxic heavy metals from drinking water

February 24, 2025

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Making Streets Safer

Professor Andrew Papachristos uses network science to curb gun violence.

Bird Watcher

With the click of a camera, Collin Porter highlights avian life on the Evanston campus.

Everlasting Love

Alumni couples share their stories of romance and adventure.

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