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Gov. Pritzker named six with Northwestern ties to the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission, including co-chair Danny Cohen.

By examining fruit flies’ brain activity and behavior, researchers found that deep sleep has an ancient, restorative power to clear waste, including toxic proteins, from the brain

The Biden-Harris administration plans to enact several executive actions following the Jan. 20 inauguration, including establishing paths to citizenship for immigrants and rejoining the Paris Accord. Congressional hearings also are underway to review President-elect Joe Biden’s picks to fill several key cabinet positions, some setting historic precedent such as the first woman as Secretary of the Treasury, among others.
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Annelise Riles, executive director of Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global affairs and an expert on the views of financial regulators and central bankers, is available to comment on the nomination of Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary.
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New research from Northwestern University has found new evidence deep within the skin about the mechanisms controlling skin repair and renewal.

In a webinar at noon CST on Tuesday, Jan. 19, experts from Northwestern University will discuss the hopes for a new climate and environmental policy under the incoming Biden administration.
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Cumulative stress from keeping up with current events can lead to anxiety and depression, which can have long-lasting effects on one’s physical health, say Northwestern Medicine experts.
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Astrophysicists found that a stellar stream named Theia 456 has nearly 500 stars that were born at the same time and move in the same direction across the night sky.

Using data from RNA-folding experiments, synthetic biology researchers generated the first-ever data-driven movies of how RNA folds as it is made my cellular machinery.

Northwestern University experts are available to comment on the significance of the day, as well as the challenges the incoming administration will need to address during a period of
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