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In the 2020 presidential election, counties across the United States with a high COVID death rate saw a smaller increase in Democratic voters than in 2016, while counties with a lower COVID death rate saw a significantly larger increase.

Simulation is first to show, in great detail, how gas flows across the universe all the way down to the center of a supermassive black hole and gives rare insight into quasars.

Northwestern University professors from the fields of history, political science and journalism are available to provide analysis and commentary on the recent events in Afghanistan.
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Kids are heading back to school amid a national surge in COVID-19 cases, caused mostly by the delta variant. Safe in-person learning can still be safely achieved if masks are worn, experts say.
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When Brian Mustanski was out for a run recently, a young man in an SUV pulled up next to him. “Faggot!” he yelled out the window, laughing as he drove away.

As the building blocks of all cells including neurons, proteins hold the keys to better understanding complex brain diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Not so fast on COVID-19 vaccine boosters, say Northwestern Medicine experts after the Food and Drug Administration announced plans Friday to speed efforts to authorize extra doses of the coronavirus vaccines for Americans with weakened immune systems.

By stimulating rat whiskers in an extensive range of motions, researchers discovered that nearly all primary touch-sensitive neurons respond to most information available.

“The support for mandates is higher than many realize and increasing, likely due to the spread of the delta variant and anxiety about school starting this fall,” said political scientist James Druckman, one of the project researchers.

Northwestern materials scientists will use advanced imaging techniques to learn more about the copper artworks' origins, materials and techniques used in their creation.