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Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, economists and social scientists from Northwestern University say women in the labor force have seen a disproportionate economic impact from COVID-19.
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President Morton Schapiro, who has led Northwestern University through one of its most transformative and sustained periods of academic growth, announced today (March 4) that he will conclude his tenure on Aug. 31, 2022.

Recent research shows catnip compounds to be at least as effective as synthetic insect repellents such as DEET.

José Ramón Fernández-Peña, the director of health professions advising at Northwestern University and the president of the American Public Health Association (APHA), has been honored by The Welcoming Center as the 2021 recipient of the Dennis Clark Solas Award.

Ian Kelly, a former State Department spokesperson under former President Barack Obama and ambassador (ret.) in residence at Northwestern University is available to comment on President Joe Biden’s first sanctions on Russia following the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Dance Marathon celebrates the culmination of a yearlong philanthropic effort to raise funds for primary beneficiary Compass to Care to support the financial and emotional needs of parents while giving children the very best chance of beating cancer.

Public attitude toward COVID-19 and its treatments is more "infectious" than the disease itself, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze tweets about the virus. Researchers studied the influence of Twitter on COVID-19 health beliefs as well as the competing influence of scientific evidence versus the speeches of politicians.

The student-created show is a supernatural mystery musical following three friends at summer camp in 1977. The production will be filmed and available for streaming June 9-20.

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management professor Achal Bassamboo is available to comment on the role a centralized vaccine registry can play in optimizing vaccination rates nationwide and ensuring nothing goes to waste.
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A new research study from Northwestern Medicine and Google will explore whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) models can reduce the time to diagnosis for women whose mammograms show a higher likelihood of breast cancer.