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Report discovered racial disparities in vaccination likelihood

A calcium-rich supernova is a compact star that sheds gas at the end of its life. When the star explodes, its material then collides with the gas to produce calcium.

Black Lives Matter protests this summer have called for the removal of statues memorializing figures involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and Western colonialism. Activists also have renewed calls for museums to return art and artifacts stolen from colonialized African countries.

Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) have selected Lori Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock) as the 2020 NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipient.

New paper suggests it’s possible to structure markets in ways that improve equity

Kodak stock soared after the Trump administration announced that the company will be transformed into a pharmaceutical producer under the Defense Production Act. A Northwestern University expert is available to comment on this recent surge.
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Northwestern University and University of Texas at Austin researchers have created a framework that will help local entities know when to tighten social distancing measures to prevent COVID-19 spread.

Northwestern President Morton Schapiro and Evanston Mayor Stephen Hagerty unveiled the Northwestern Good Neighbor Racial Equity Fund that builds on the University’s Good Neighbor Fund.

A surge of positive COVID-19 diagnoses among MLB players could further disrupt the baseball season, creating a lasting impact on American culture, experts say.
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Northwestern Medicine has launched a COVID Prevention Trials Registry for people who are interested in participating in COVID-19 clinical trials to prevent infection from the virus.