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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which help feed more than 41 million people in the U.S. per month, are at risk of being cut off in 25 states starting Nov. 1, if the government does not reopen.
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Northwestern University experts from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences are available to comment on the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois despite objections from local and state officials, including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Northwestern University’s Office for Research convened industry leaders from across life sciences at the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center yesterday (Oct. 20) for a roundtable discussion on the human healthspan and longevity, the next frontier of the life sciences.

A new survey-based study from Northwestern University, which examined the diets of parents across every Chicago neighborhood, found that parental intake of omega-3 fatty acids falls below recommended levels, with women consuming even lower amounts of omega-3 fatty acids than men. This deficiency may have direct negative effects on children’s health.

Botulinum toxin injections provided greater short-term relief for phantom limb pain than standard medical and surgical care among Ukrainian war amputees, reports a new study led by Northwestern Medicine and Ukrainian physicians.

More than 50% of lung-transplant recipients experience a rejection of their new lung within five years of receiving it, yet the reason why this is such a prevalent complication has remained a medical mystery. Now, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found that, following transplant and in chronic disease states, abnormal cells emerge and “conversations” between them drives the development of lung damage and transplant rejection.

A new opera by accomplished composer Missy Mazzoli will finally make its Chicago-area debut Nov. 13 at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. “Proving Up,” a haunting and surreal opera, was scheduled to run at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2022 but was cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19.

A live press conference with Joel Mokyr, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, will be held today at 3 p.m. CT on Northwestern's Evanston campus.
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Joel Mokyr, the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and professor of economics and history in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, today (Oct. 13) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

To prevent sepsis in children, scientists at Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago developed and validated AI models that accurately identify children at high risk for sepsis within 48 hours, so they can receive early preemptive care.