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“The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning” is a new book by Northwestern University psychologist Dan McAdams which provides some surprising answers. Trump, McAdams asserts, may be the rare person who lacks any inner story, something most people develop to give their lives unity, meaning and purpose.

Nearly 4,000 children’s deaths by firearms between 1991-2016 could have been prevented with the strongest form of child access prevention firearm laws, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Dance Marathon, one of the largest student-run fundraisers in the country, has raised more than $20 million for 36 different charitable organizations since its inception in 1975.

The expected Latino firewall for Bernie Sanders has been cracked
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Crisis management, financial market and supply-chain professors are available to comment on overall economic impact of coronavirus
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Several Northwestern experts are available for interviews on their groundbreaking research related to gender equality ahead of International Women’s Day 2020 on March 8.

Researchers have developed a new tool to target and inhibit one of cell immortality’s underlying gears: the enzyme telomerase.

A potential drug target has been identified in a newly mapped protein of the virus that causes coronavirus. Researchers say drugs that had previously been in development to treat the SARS outbreak could now be developed against COVID-19.

Researchers developed a new technology that can probe molecules with precision measurements of proteins down to their atoms, aiding the understanding of disease and infection.

What could a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. look like? What kind of precautions should we be taking? Northwestern University infectious disease expert Dr. Robert Murphy answers these questions and more.
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