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Northwestern University researcher Diane Schanzenbach developed an app tracks seven economic indicators, including food insecurity, across the country and state by state in the wake of COVID-19.

One of the leading conferences for new music in the world, the event welcomes composers, performing musicians, scholars and other new music advocates for workshops, panel discussions and concerts.

With over 70% of respondents to a AAA annual survey on autonomous driving reporting they would fear being in a fully self-driving car, makers like Tesla may be back to the drawing board before rolling out fully autonomous self-driving systems. But new research from Northwestern University shows us we may be better off putting fruit flies behind the wheel instead of robots.

The live webinar will take place at 6:30 p.m. Israel, 12:30 p.m. E.S.T. today (April 6). Along with the multi-institutional, international program led by Northwestern and BGU, speakers from the Energy Storage and Fossil Energy consortia will present findings from the program’s first year.

Youth arrested as juveniles with psychiatric disorders that remain untreated, struggle with mental health and attainment of education, stable relationships, employment and housing, well beyond adolescence, according to the Northwestern Juvenile Project.

Reports of Russian military build-up near the Ukrainian border could be a way for Vladimir Putin to distract from internal challenges, according to a Russian affairs expert from Northwestern University.
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The Jazzy Johnson Waw-jashk Student Award from Northwestern’s Campus Inclusion and Community (CIC) in the Division of Student Affairs is calling for nominations to give students much-deserved recognition for their dedication to the University.

Could an interconnected power grid have prevented the recent power outages across the state of Texas? Researchers have new insight to what a full integration would take.

This two-year project will help inform and improve future pandemic response policies, focusing on health care and the economy, and is funded by a $1 million grant from the Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan organization promoting fiscal sustainability and economic strength and increasing public awareness of key fiscal challenges.

Researchers developed the first mechanical simulation of a mammal whisker inside the follicle, finding that it bends into an "S" shape when touched to trigger sensor cells.