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Breonna Taylor ruling ‘a watershed moment for the Black Lives Matter movement’
September 23, 2020
Breonna Taylor ruling shows how difficult it is to hold police officers accountable for their misconduct and poor performance in cases that involve deadly force.
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Social media contributes to misinformation about COVID-19
September 23, 2020
If you get your news from social media, you are more likely to believe misinformation about coronavirus conspiracies, risk factors and preventative treatments, according to the latest survey results looking at Americans’ attitudes and behaviors around COVID-19.
Presidential debate: ‘Both candidates will portray the future of American democracy as hinging on this election’’
September 22, 2020
Northwestern University professors from politics, law, business and more are available to discuss the upcoming presidential debate on Sept. 29, as well as how the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will impact the final weeks of the election.
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Experts available on topics of diversity, equity and inclusion
September 22, 2020
Browse faculty who can speak knowledgeably about social movements and protests, health disparities, the value of diversity in the workplace and more.
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New theory predicts movement of different animals using sensing to search
September 22, 2020
Theory predicts how animals' sensing organs -- ears, noses and eyes -- move while searching for something vital to their lives, such as food or mates.
Breast and ovarian cancer drug extend prostate cancer survival
September 21, 2020
Men with metastatic, hormone-resistant prostate cancer, who were treated based on the genetic makeup of their cancer, survived significantly longer than those treated with traditional hormone treatments, according to a large, international phase 3 clinical trial co-led by investigators from Northwestern Medicine.
Study: White Americans still vastly overestimate racial progress
September 21, 2020
The discrepancy in perception among white Americans shows a far more optimistic view of the racial progress that has been made since the 1960s, according to a new study by Ivy Onyeador.
Northwestern professors remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 18, 2020
Justice RBG was an American icon
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2020 Election Experts
September 17, 2020
Northwestern University scholars can speak to the medical, public health and economic angles of the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic.
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Politics 2021
September 17, 2020
Find experts available to comment on presidential politics - from economic policy to the COVID-19 federal response and more.
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