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Experts available to media on Republicans' plan to cut unemployment benefits
July 23, 2020
Experts talk about the impact cutting the unemployment benefits, set to expire at the end of July, will have on vulnerable families and what polarization around the issues says about the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Spectacular ultraviolet flash may finally explain how white dwarfs explode
July 23, 2020
The extremely rare type of supernova is poised to offer insights into dark energy, the creation of heavy metals and the mechanism that causes white dwarfs to explode.
Popular hypertension drugs don’t increase risk of COVID-19 severity, fatality
July 21, 2020
A new Northwestern study found popular hypertension drugs used to treat patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetic kidney disease does not increase the risk of COVID-19.
‘His activism was a holy crusade’
July 20, 2020
John Lewis, who passed away on Friday at the age of 80, is remembered by Northwestern professors in history, political science and sociology.
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More lonely deaths in hospitals and nursing homes from COVID
July 17, 2020
Patients who died from COVID in 2020 were almost 12 times more likely to die in a medical facility than patients who died from any cause in 2018, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
'Imagine U Storytime' continues with new stories through Aug. 9
July 17, 2020
Stories and music drawn from children’s books by Ogden Nash, Roald Dahl and Kevin Henkes are included in the latest round of “Imagine U Storytime” videos on the Wirtz Center YouTube channel.
New COVID vaccine trial does not analyze sex data
July 16, 2020
The peer-reviewed data from the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial, published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine, did not analyze the data by sex, says an expert on women in biomedical research.
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‘Respect for human rights protects public health during a pandemic’
July 16, 2020
Northwestern Law professor’s policy brief to be launched by Director-General of the World Health Organization on July 21
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Work during COVID: pandemic disproportionately affects scientists with young children
July 15, 2020
A Northwestern study finds parents are drastically reducing work during covid, which could have long-term effects on their careers.
Federal government rescinds harmful ICE directive on international students
July 14, 2020
Confronted with legal challenges by colleges and universities, including Northwestern, as well as by 18 state attorneys general around the country, the federal government withdrew a directive that threatened to deport international students who don’t attend in-person classes this fall.