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Opening statements in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was fired after the encounter, are set to begin Monday, March 29.
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A new study from a research consortium including Northwestern University shows that while attitudes toward vaccination remain unchanged among the vaccine-resistant population, the level of hesitancy has dropped substantially since January, from 37% to 29% among health care workers and from 41% to 31% among non-health care workers.

The impasse caused by a stranded container ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal could affect the prices of oil and other goods if it remained unresolved for a while, said Phillip Braun, professor of finance at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
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The city of Evanston’s decision to approve a reparations program aimed at its Black residents is an “incredibly important milestone” and a testament to the work of local activists and politicians who made the issue of racial justice central to Democratic Party politics, said Alvin Tillery, a professor of political science at Northwestern University.
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In her new book, “Ladies Leading: The Black Women Who Control Television News,” Ava Greenwell interviews 40 Black women among the first to climb the ranks of TV news to the very top, where they have taken on racism and gender bias.

Physical distancing with masks for the general public should shrink to 3 feet from the current recommendation of 6 feet, says Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

A new Northwestern Medicine pilot study has shown when a female athlete has a concussion injury during the phase of her menstrual cycle when progesterone is highest, she feels less stress. Feeling stressed is one symptom of a concussion. Feeling less stressed is a marker of recovery.

A new COVID-19 antibody blood test developed by Northwestern University scientists requires only a single drop of blood self-collected at home. It could generate estimates of herd immunity, measure vaccine effectiveness in the general population and model the course of future waves of infection.

Ahead of World Water Day on March 22, scientists from Northwestern University are calling for the democratization of water testing by introducing a device that is rapid, cheap and accurate – providing results within an hour.
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Ahead of the first face-to-face meeting today between senior U.S. and Chinese officials since President Joe Biden took office, global affairs experts from Northwestern University break down the renewed policy posture toward China and the intricacies of pushing back on the Asian giant’s ambitions.
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