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The U7+ Alliance of World Universities today issued a statement declaring their commitment to support the implementation of climate goals coming out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Northwestern University professors of medicine, psychology and political science share insights and resources to address the concerns of parents about the safety and efficacy of vaccines for children.
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A new podcast series from Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs launched earlier this week seeks to highlight successful collaborations and innovative ideas aimed at tackling complex global problems within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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A newly discovered cause of balding in aging male mice could reveal a cause of hair loss in men and women as well, reports a study from Northwestern Medicine scientists. The findings provide new insight into how hair and tissues age.

Although researchers' productivity levels have returned to pre-pandemic highs, scientists who did not pursue Covid research initiated 36% fewer new projects in 2020 than 2019.

A dosing error made during an AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial has led to a new dosage finding in mice, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

A research team, led by Northwestern University chemists, has made a breakthrough in surface science by introducing a new active mechanism of adsorption. Such adsorption-based phenomena, in which molecules are attracted onto a solid surface, are essential for today’s catalysts, energy storage and environmental remediation.

Coleen Coleman, associate dean of the School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) at Northwestern, was selected for the 2021 Jean E. Shedd University Citizenship Award.

While 29% of Americans are still unvaccinated, nearly two-thirds of this group (19%) are concerned enough about the spread of COVID-19 to regularly wear a mask, and the No. 1 reason for a large majority of them is concern about family members contracting COVID-19.

Halloween, which many parents chose to forgo last year as the pandemic raged — can be reinstated this year, if certain safety COVID precautions are in place
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