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Ryan Field rebuild will generate nearly $1.2 billion for Evanston

Economic impact study shows

November 17, 2022

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Two Northwestern faculty-led teams celebrate 2022 Chicago Innovation Awards

November 18, 2022

Illinois Wastewater Surveillance System, Epicore Biosystems among 20 most innovative products and services

New solar cell breaks records for efficiency and voltage

November 16, 2022

Emerging perovskite technology overcomes silicon’s key limitations

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Campus Safety

NUGuardian: A new tool for campus safety

November 9, 2022

Smartphone app is a simple, convenient solution for students who want to use family and friends as a safety net when they walk alone

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Vitamin D fails to reduce statin-associated muscle pain

November 23, 2022

Northwestern Qatar student named 2023 Rhodes Scholar

November 22, 2022

TimelyCare: Northwestern’s virtual mental health resource for students

November 22, 2022

World Cup watch party

November 21, 2022

Three ways to access Evanston CAPS

November 21, 2022

How people living with IBS can stomach the holidays

November 21, 2022

Short gamma-ray bursts traced farther into distant universe

November 21, 2022

What are you thankful for?

November 21, 2022

The Milky Way’s mysterious filaments have ‘older, distant cousins’

November 17, 2022

Is holiday eating already worrying you?

November 15, 2022

Dean Karlan appointed chief economist for USAID

November 15, 2022

Search committee formed to find new dean of the McCormick School of Engineering

November 15, 2022

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Nov 23, 2022 – MarketWatch

Experts are concerned Thanksgiving gatherings could accelerate a 'tripledemic'

Nov 22, 2022 – NPR

Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors

Nov 22, 2022 – U.S. News and World Report

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Faculty Accolades

Faculty Recognition Dinner celebrates award winners

November 4, 2022

More than 200 faculty members recognized for prestigious honors, as event is held for the first time since before the pandemic

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In all, 252 Northwestern faculty members were recognized for 366 prestigious honors and awards garnered between January 2020 and March 2022. The dinner was the first held since January 2020, due to the pandemic. Photo by Bonnie Robinson

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Space

Ancient bacteria might lurk beneath Mars’ surface

New study finds the chances of uncovering life on Mars are better than previously expected

October 25, 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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