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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.

Women who received the covid vaccine earlier in their third trimester had a higher likelihood of passing protective antibodies to their newborn babies, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Airing on the Wirtz Center YouTube channel, the weekly video series continues until June with stories, including “Let’s Imagine with Harold and the Purple Crayon!” and a Korean folktale titled “The Tale of Shimcheong.” New videos are posted at 6 p.m. on Sundays and remain online for streaming.

Researchers developed a novel skin-mounted sticker that absorbs sweat and then changes color to provide an accurate, easy-to-read diagnosis of cystic fibrosis within minutes.

As the White House announces an infrastructure plan later today, an expert from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management says that upgrading U.S. highways, transit systems and airports is long overdue.
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A novel protein designed by Northwestern Medicine scientists significantly reduced lung damage and resulted in only mild symptoms in mice infected with SARS-Cov-2 while untreated animals in this model all succumbed to the infection.

Those on the left of the political spectrum are more likely than those on the right to notice social inequality, but only when it affects typically disadvantaged groups, a new study from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has shown.

A federal assault weapon ban was highly effective in reducing public mass shootings, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study just published in a pre-print.