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Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

Kimberly Querrey, Louis Simpson Trust give $121 million to Northwestern

Transformational gift will significantly expand the University’s biomedical research and executive education program

October 18, 2022

gamma-ray burst

Brightest-ever gamma-ray burst breaks records

October 17, 2022

Once-in-a-lifetime event was likely generated by a massive star collapse

Community Engagement

Northwestern scholar establishes Reparations Research Collaborative

October 11, 2022

Lewis-Sebring Foundation grant will fund study of Evanston’s landmark legislation

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Appointments

Mike Raab named executive director of The Garage

October 5, 2022

Founding director of The Garage in San Francisco, alumnus is committed to “equipping students with the entrepreneurial mindset”

The Latest

Engaging with one of America’s most traumatic legacies

October 21, 2022

Why late-night eating leads to weight gain, diabetes

October 21, 2022

Chad Mirkin receives IET Faraday Medal for ‘contributions that helped define the modern age of nanotechnology’

October 21, 2022

Northwestern commemorates the 50th anniversary of Title IX

October 20, 2022

A pandemic ‘baby bump’ is happening in the U.S., study finds

October 19, 2022

A closer look at how Israel manages its precious water resources

October 19, 2022

Safe gun storage programs are successful — if implemented

October 19, 2022

Northwestern and Evanston to co-host community monkeypox vaccine clinics

October 18, 2022

DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities

October 17, 2022

Pregnancy could curb desire to smoke before it is suspected or recognized

October 17, 2022

Julio M. Ottino to step down as McCormick School of Engineering dean in 2023

October 14, 2022

When it comes to taking drugs, we need help

October 13, 2022

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Members of the Northwestern community making headlines

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.

Oct 21, 2022 – Daily Mail

VIDEO: ‘With everything else going on,’ do not forget about arboviruses

Oct 21, 2022 – Healio

Multiple RSV vaccines in late-stage development show promise in older adults

Oct 21, 2022 – Healio

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Featured

He wrote for a president. What Cody Keenan can teach you about crafting a great speech

September 26, 2022

‘You have to understand your audience and try walking in their shoes,’ says former White House staffer

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Cody Keenan graduated from Northwestern in 2002 before going on to work in the Obama administration. Now he has returned to campus as a visiting professor at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences where he teaches a class on speechwriting. Photo by Shane Collins

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Student Experience

Seize the day

Education will empower students to become change-makers, says President Michael Schill

September 20, 2022

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People & Profiles

A Fresh Perspective

As chief curator at the Guggenheim, Naomi Beckwith asks us to rethink how we see art.

Arts & Entertainment

We’re in the Game

Northwestern alums are at the controls of the video game industry.

Bearing Witness

Steven Thrasher has spent his career reporting on social justice. Why can’t he stop fighting?

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