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Northwestern University political science professors Alvin Tillery and Jaime Dominguez provide their predictions on the outcome, and what is at stake for the 2022 midterm elections.

Climate scientists from Northwestern University are available to speak with media this week to help explain the urgent need for action at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
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The exhibition “Anthro-obscene: What We Choose Not to See” will open Oct. 29 and continue through Dec. 8 at Northwestern University’s Dittmar Memorial Gallery. The gallery is located inside Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive on the Evanston campus.

One of only a handful of Native birchbark canoe builders remaining in the U.S., Northwestern University artist-in-residence Wayne Valliere is sharing Native American tradition with a group of students on the Evanston campus.
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The U7+ Alliance of World Universities today issued a statement declaring their commitment to support the implementation of climate goals coming out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Northwestern University professors of medicine, psychology and political science share insights and resources to address the concerns of parents about the safety and efficacy of vaccines for children.
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A new podcast series from Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs launched earlier this week seeks to highlight successful collaborations and innovative ideas aimed at tackling complex global problems within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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A newly discovered cause of balding in aging male mice could reveal a cause of hair loss in men and women as well, reports a study from Northwestern Medicine scientists. The findings provide new insight into how hair and tissues age.

Although researchers' productivity levels have returned to pre-pandemic highs, scientists who did not pursue Covid research initiated 36% fewer new projects in 2020 than 2019.

A dosing error made during an AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial has led to a new dosage finding in mice, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.