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Wirtz Center’s ‘Imagine U Storytime’ continues
October 22, 2020
The series includes an innovative approach to Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” as well as a personal reflection of “The Apple Tree’s Discovery,” a story based on a Jewish folktale. Other student performed stories include “The Thread of Yarn,” an original piece about the powerful connections of family and “The Elephant in the Zoom,” a story told with puppets that celebrates identity and friendship.
‘Presidential Plinko’ visualizes data uncertainty
October 21, 2020
In Presidential Plinko, falling Plinko chips represent how election results can swing one way or the other, showing how uncertainty can affect polling data.
Presidential debate: ‘With COVID-19 surging…it’s not going to be possible to ignore it and move forward’
October 21, 2020
Northwestern University professors are available to comment on the final presidential debate on Thursday, Oct. 22.
According to the Commission on Presidential debates, the six topics President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will discuss include “Fighting COVID-19,” “American Families,” “Race in America,” “Climate Change,” “National Security” and “Leadership.”
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Medical device using Northwestern-invented biomaterial receives FDA clearance
October 21, 2020
CITREGEN, a biomaterial pioneered in the laboratory of Professor Guillermo Ameer, has received FDA clearance for use in surgeries to attach soft tissue grafts to bone.
Antitrust experts available on DOJ lawsuit against Google
October 20, 2020
Three Northwestern University antitrust experts from the Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law are available to comment on this morning’s announcement by the Department of Justice to sue Google for anti-competitive practices.
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Not giving Grandma COVID-19 is this holiday season’s best gift
October 19, 2020
When families disagree about COVID-19 safety precautions, planning holiday celebrations is fraught with conflict and potential risk. With the recent spike in cases, should we be gathering at all?
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Research shows link between criminal arrests and ‘America First’ ideology
October 14, 2020
Sociology and law researchers find an association between “America First” beliefs and lifetime criminal arrests. John Hagan is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
‘Finding Yingying’ streams at the Chicago International Film Festival Oct. 14-25
October 14, 2020
Jiayan “Jenny” Shi saw herself in Yingying Zhang, the young woman who disappeared from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s campus in June 2017. Shi decided to pick up a camera and follow the Zhang family’s quest for truth and justice, thousands of miles away from their home in China.
Health care, gun policies expected to be a focus during Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings
October 12, 2020
Senator Kamala Harris faces the atypical situation of serving as a member of the Senate judiciary committee during a Supreme Court confirmation hearing while simultaneously seeking the second-highest office in the land.
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Northwestern will honor legacy of music theatre alum Kelsey Pharr, Jr.
October 12, 2020
The speaker series is named in honor of one of Northwestern’s earliest Black alums to find success in musical theatre. Kelsey Pharr, Jr. (1917-1961) starred in the 1937 and 1939 Waa-Mu shows before performing on Broadway and touring the world with the Delta Rhythm Boys vocal group.