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When respiratory droplets collide with a surface coated with the new material, they stick to it, get absorbed and dry up, eliminating a potential source of transmission.

In future-looking research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine scientists have identified a novel target for a drug to treat SARS-CoV-2 that also could impact a new emerging coronavirus.

The new study calls for a better understanding of how structural discrimination that exposes minoritized populations to ‘unhealthy’ environments — from altered diets, pollution, sanitation and lack of access to green space — impacts the human gut microbiome, which in turn affects almost every aspect of human biology and health.

The U7+ Alliance today issued a statement asking G7 leaders to take into account the interests of future generations as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Commercially available PCR tests can withstand the freeze-drying process, making them shelf-stable for up to 30 days and 50 degrees Celsius, without sacrificing accuracy.

Northwestern University has set its undergraduate tuition, fees, and room and board charges for the 2021-2022 academic year. Overall, the cost for undergraduates who do not receive financial aid will increase 3.6%, while financial aid will increase by more than 8%.

Aducanumab, the controversial new Alzheimer’s disease drug from Biogen, was just approved for clinical use by the U.S. the Food & Drug administration. The drug sticks to amyloid plaques, a characteristic of Alzheimer’s, and removes them from the brain.
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Chad A. Mirkin will receive the 2022 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the science and engineering of biomaterials. The award, which includes a $10,000 prize, will be presented at the Society for Biomaterials annual meeting in April 2022.

Long-time athletic director and diversity and inclusion leader Derrick Gragg has been named Northwestern University’s new Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation.

The Chicago Area Trans Survey collect information from 30,000 trans individuals in Cook County on their experiences, needs and lives, which will provide trans people with data to back up requests for services and aid.