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Black Lives Matter movement and the global call to repatriate African objects held in Western museums
August 4, 2020
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.
Lori Edmo selected as 2020 NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipient
August 4, 2020
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.
When inequality is significant, free markets are not necessarily the way to go, says Northwestern economist
August 3, 2020
New paper suggests it’s possible to structure markets in ways that improve equity
Government move is 'game changer' for Kodak
July 30, 2020
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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COVID-19 risk model uses hospital data to guide decisions on social distancing
July 29, 2020
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 partners with Evanston on Good Neighbor Racial Equity Fund
July 29, 2020
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.
‘Baseball is a microcosm for this time,’ showcasing creativity through challenges
July 28, 2020
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 launches COVID-19 registry for vaccine trials
July 27, 2020
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.
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.