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This sponge soaks up pollutants but saves valuable minerals

Scientists reimagine the lifecycle for non-renewables like metals and phosphate

February 5, 2025

A new definition for obesity

A better definition of obesity

January 14, 2025

New guidelines use more than just body mass index to diagnose obesity

Faculty Accolades

Infectious disease expert Jennifer Jao to help lead AIDS clinical-trials network

January 13, 2025

She will help shape the scientific agenda at the International Maternal Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network

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Facilities

Project kicks off to replace Allen Center on north campus

December 2, 2024

Other construction updates include Cohen Lawn, Jacobs Center and new Ryan Field

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Four leaders in their fields will be honored during Northwestern commencement

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Flickers and flares: Milky Way’s central black hole constantly bubbles with light

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Seven Northwestern professors named Sloan Research Fellows

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A step closer to helping patients unlock their words

February 17, 2025

Wage theft rises sharply in L.A. fast food restaurants

February 17, 2025

Priyanka Motaparthy takes on injustice in challenging times

February 17, 2025

A cosmic love story

February 14, 2025

On stage, modeling the ‘work we need to be doing in the world’

February 13, 2025

Astrophysicist Adam Miller receives Cottrell Scholar Award

February 13, 2025

Synthetic neurons open the door for more intelligent robots

February 13, 2025

H Steven Seifert honored for 36 years of excellence in research, teaching and service

February 13, 2025

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Heart Failure Deaths Are Increasing. New Treatments Could Help.

Feb 17, 2025 – The New York Times

How to keep your eyes healthy and your vision sharp

Feb 17, 2025 – The Washington Post

Letters: President Donald Trump is making a mockery of the Constitution

Feb 17, 2025 – Chicago Tribune

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Sir Fraser Stoddart, a pioneer in nanoscience, dies at 82

January 2, 2025

Stoddart received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on molecular machines

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Sir Fraser Stoddart’s work on molecular recognition and self-assembly and his subsequent introduction of template-directed routes to mechanically interlocked molecules dramatically changed the way chemists make soft materials. Photo by Jim Prisching

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Climate

Testing limestone’s ability to capture carbon from air

Northwestern’s DOE-funded project will kick off in January 2025 at a farm in downstate Illinois

November 22, 2024

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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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