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J. Peter Rosenfeld dies at 81
March 9, 2021
A longtime professor of psychology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, J. Peter Rosenfeld died Feb. 15. He was 81.

You’ll feel tired Monday. Thanks, daylight saving time.
March 9, 2021
This Sunday we’ll lose one hour of sleep when our clocks spring forward for daylight saving time. This can wreak havoc on our internal body clocks, impairing our mood, alertness and performance.
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First P.1 variant from Brazil identified in Illinois by Northwestern scientists
March 8, 2021
Northwestern Medicine has identified the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant called P.1., which was first found earlier this year in travelers from Brazil during routine airport screening in Tokyo, Japan. The variant has subsequently been identified in several other countries.

‘So much more than just a tent:’ Dance Marathon raises $674,395
March 8, 2021
Northwestern Dance Marathon raised $674,395 on behalf of Compass to Care, which covers travel-related expenses for families accessing treatment at specialty pediatric cancer facilities. NUDM’s second beneficiary for the 24th consecutive year was Evanston Community Foundation (ECF).

Most Illinois opioid-overdose deaths occur in homes, hotels, abandoned properties
March 8, 2021
More than 75% of people in Illinois who die from an opioid overdose do so before emergency personnel can make it to the overdose scene, a new Northwestern Medicine study found.

Oceans were stressed preceding abrupt, prehistoric global warming
March 8, 2021
Preceding the PETM 56 million years ago, massive volcanic activity injected large amounts of carbon dioxide into the Earth system, causing global warming and ocean acidification.

‘Fungal ghosts’ protect skin, fabric from toxins, radiation
March 5, 2021
The idea of creating selectively porous materials has captured the attention of chemists for decades. Now, new research from Northwestern University shows that fungi may have been doing exactly this for millions of years.

One year on, COVID-19 has driven women out of the labor force
March 5, 2021
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, economists and social scientists from Northwestern University say women in the labor force have seen a disproportionate economic impact from COVID-19.
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President Morton Schapiro announces his 2022 departure
March 4, 2021
President Morton Schapiro, who has led Northwestern University through one of its most transformative and sustained periods of academic growth, announced today (March 4) that he will conclude his tenure on Aug. 31, 2022.

Could catnip become the new DEET?
March 4, 2021
Recent research shows catnip compounds to be at least as effective as synthetic insect repellents such as DEET.