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Political science faculty from Northwestern University are available to media to discuss U.S. diplomatic efforts, international sanctions and Biden’s leadership during the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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Northwestern University is among three institutions this year receiving the 2022 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization in recognition of a global learning program which helped undergraduate students take part in global virtual internships amid pandemic-induced limits on international mobility.

Using first-of-its-kind live imaging, researchers saw cells moving into position as the fruit fly eye develops; the cells use mechanical forces, not just chemical signals, as previously believed.

Irene Chavez died while in Chicago police custody last December.
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Using synthetic biology, researchers developed a new gas fermentation method that harnesses an engineered bacteria strain to convert carbon dioxide waste into industrial chemicals.

A new method developed by researchers at Northwestern University is using Monte Carlo simulations to extend the capabilities of microscopy and answer fundamental questions in polymer science.

Synthetic biologists have developed a low-cost, easy-to-use, hand-held device that can assess water quality using genetic networks that mimic electronic circuits.

Imagine U presents 'The Ballad of Mu Lan,' an ancient Chinese folk story dating back to the sixth century. Mu Lan is a young Chinese women who disguises herself as a man and joins the army to save her father's life. This presentation is a 'very different adaptation' from the Disney version audiences might know.

Following the news that a third person has been cured of HIV, a Northwestern Medicine expert says using partially matched blood cells could be used to cure many people living with both cancer and HIV.
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A new digital exhibit by Northwestern University scholars profiles the lives of 25 Black men and women who were active in the struggle for racial justice in 19th-century Illinois. They responded to Illinois’ most oppressive Black law by organizing the first statewide political gathering of Black Illinoisans in 1853.