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Northwestern University announces the 2021 recipients of the Racial Equity and Community Partnership grants program. 21 organizations will receive either incubator or partnership grants.

Battelle, the Ohio State University and Northwestern University win $1 million grant from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to tackle misinformation and the infodemic.

Many Black women can relate to the challenges facing professional Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka and the backlash she experienced after withdrawing from the French Open to prioritize her mental health, says Northwestern Medicine psychologist Inger Burnett-Ziegler.

A pioneer in global communication studies whose work crosses borders, centering people, their cultures, habits and rituals, Boczkowski also co-leads the Center for the Study of Media and Society in Argentina, his native home and the inspiration for much of his scholarship. His most recent book, “Abundance: On the Experience of Living in a World of Information Plenty."

Inspired by Chicago’s many nearby bodies of water, a Northwestern University-led team has developed a way to repeatedly remove and reuse phosphate from polluted waters. The researchers liken the development to a “Swiss Army knife” for pollution remediation as they tailor their membrane to absorb and later release other pollutants.

Researchers have, for the first time, discovered a rare mineral hidden inside the teeth of a chiton. The mineral, called santabarbaraite, was previously only documented in rocks.

VentureCat, Northwestern University’s annual startup competition, brought together 25 of the University’s most promising startups in a battle for more than $300,000 in non-dilutive prize money.

Northwestern University Dance Marathon (NUDM) announced last night (May 26), the primary beneficiary for 2022. Chicago Youth Programs (CYP) is a nonprofit organization striving to improve the life opportunities and health of youth in low-income neighborhoods, primarily on the south and west sides of Chicago, through long-term academic, emotional and mental support.

A new research paper from Northwestern University and the University of Kent claims that, on average, workers become more productive over their working life, as they’re able to learn by doing and accordingly should pay a higher rate of tax as they become older.

A panel of experts from Northwestern University will discuss the impact of George Floyd’s murder and related protests on reforms to the carceral system and policing.