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Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Bern in Switzerland have conducted the first cross-temporal, multinational study to compare views of gender using data collected 30 years apart. An international study reveals that people’s beliefs about the attributes of women and men follow from the differing social roles that they typically occupy in homes and workplaces in their respective societies.

Erik Luijten, Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, has been named the University’s next provost, Interim President Henry Bienen announced today.

Northwestern University scientists have developed an injectable regenerative nanomaterial that helps protect the brain during the vulnerable window when physicians have restored blood flow to a patient's brain after a stroke.

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University unveils an exciting lineup of performances that features a bold classic, a vibrant musical, imaginative works for young audiences, and dynamic dance artistry. The season includes Bertolt Brecht’s “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” and the Tony Award-winning musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”

The new study from the Center for Communication & Public Policy examined how U.S. residents conceptualize democracy and whether their support for democratic principles remains consistent when financial issues and other trade-offs are considered. Researchers found that support for democratic principles is far more conditional than traditional surveys suggest and declines substantially when economic hardship is taken into account.

A new study from Northwestern University provides the first empirical data showing the direct role the gut microbiome plays in shaping differences in the way the brain functions across different primate species.

Discovery could lead to new drugs that boost insulin release, curb cravings and reduce gut inflammation.

A new survey-based Northwestern University study is the first to break down how frequently and consistently women experience unusual physical and emotional responses during orgasm.

Gestational diabetes rose every single year in the U.S. from 2016 through 2024, according to a new Northwestern Medicine analysis of more than 12 million U.S. births. The condition, which raises health risks for both mother and baby, shot up 36% over the nine-year period (from 58 to 79 cases per 1,000 births) and increased across every racial and ethnic group.

In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date of the genome’s three‑dimensional organization across time and space, according to a new study published in Nature.