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Northwestern University announced the formation of a search committee for the next dean of the School of Communication. Dean Barbara O’Keefe announced in August that she will step down in 2020.

Northwestern faculty experts are available to discuss topics in the news, such as impeachment, Syria and other world events.
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Researchers are developing a novel, implantable device that can sense the effects of a potentially fatal level of ingested opioids and then automatically deliver naloxone.

Margot Lee Shetterly will visit the Northwestern University Chicago and Evanston campuses on Oct. 17 to discuss the power of human innovation when prejudices are set aside.
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This series is named for its famous view of the Chicago skyline from the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall in the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, 70 Arts Circle Drive on the Evanston campus. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

A team from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy won the Summit Cup championship.

New research furthers understanding about what shapes human gut microbiome

A new Northwestern Medicine study has figured out why you crave more calorie-dense, high-fat foods after a sleepless night. Blame it on your nose, which is affected in two ways by sleep deprivation.

Data scientists have developed an early-warning model that can successfully predict how lethal a terror organization will become in the future based on only its first 10 attacks.

Courtney D. Armstrong, Valerie J. Friedman, Adam L. Hoeflich, April McClain-Delaney, Thomas K. Montag and Milton “Chip” Morris have been elected to the Northwestern University Board of Trustees.