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Northwestern University’s Chad A. Mirkin will receive the prestigious G.M. Kosolapoff Award for outstanding scientific achievement. The award is presented annually by the Auburn University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in conjunction with the Auburn Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Northwestern University professor of law and civil rights expert Sheila Bedi is available to speak with media on the failures that have led to the tragic death of Adam Toledo in Chicago.
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Early in evolution, competition and natural selection led to distinct groups of large and small gametes, precursors to eggs and sperm cells, which differ vastly in size and number.

Researchers believe information on DNA repair could potentially form the basis for understanding how cells respond to chemotherapy and radiation and potentially even lead to improved cancer treatments.

The Sustained Excellence award is the highest honor bestowed by the ENERGY STAR program. The designation honors organizations making long-term commitments to climate action and energy efficiency. In 2020, Northwestern became the first university to receive the Sustained Excellence Award.

The Presidential Search Committee has been appointed to advise the Board of Trustees in selecting the next Northwestern president, Board Chair J. Landis Martin announced today.

Thanks to quick-acting staff, about 200 students received their first COVID-19 vaccination shots in a midnight vaccination clinic at Northwestern University, put together at the last second to ensure unused vaccines did not go to waste.

A new study from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and the University of Massachusetts Boston was able to predict the success of movies, commercials, books and restaurants by relying on the “emotionality” of reviews instead of the star rating.

Arkansas became the first state in the U.S. Tuesday to prohibit physicians from providing gender-affirming treatment for trans people under age 18. As legislators target the rights of young transgender people — in gender confirming treatments or surgery and participating in sports — Northwestern University experts weigh in how on discrimination impacts young trans people and what gender-affirming medical care looks like for young people.

No pain means no gain when it comes to reaping exercise benefits for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.