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Super-charging drug development for COVID-19

April 13, 2020
Researchers are using cell-free synthetic biology to ramp up production of valinomycin, a promising drug that has proven effective in obliterating SARS-CoV in cellular cultures.
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Webinar: How to persuade people to stay home

April 13, 2020
A century of social science research provides insights to better align behavior with the recommendations of public officials and health experts – insights that will be explored in a hour-long webinar presented by Northwestern University at noon (CDT) Tuesday, April 14.
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Three professors named Guggenheim Fellows

April 11, 2020
Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences faculty members Héctor Carrillo and Dyan Elliott and School of Communication faculty member Jeffrey Sconce are among the 2020 Guggenheim Fellows newly named by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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Older adults didn’t think COVID-19 would affect them

April 9, 2020
Many individuals in the highest risk category for COVID-19 didn’t think the disease would affect them and reported not changing their behavior at the beginning of Chicago’s outbreak.
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A bad egg does good for its mother

April 9, 2020
Northwestern University researchers have discovered the health of the fertilized embryo determines the health of the mother, which has implications for healthy aging and stress resilience.