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By studying fossils from ancient aquatic plants, researchers found that warming potentially could lead to a previously under-appreciated flux in methane emissions from lakes.

Starting this fall, jazz music fans will have more than twice the number of opportunities to enjoy performances on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus as the Bienen School of Music increases its jazz concert offerings from three per academic quarter to seven.

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a device called Lattice that is smaller than a toddler’s shoebox and can simulate any human disease in multiple organs and test new drugs without ever entering — or harming — the body.

A series of keynote presentations on “Roadmapping the Clean Energy Transition” from leading faculty at Northwestern University and the University of Toronto Monday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 3 on the Evanston campus, will mark the launch of the University of Toronto-Northwestern Decarbonization Alliance, a global social innovation hub catalyzing dialogue and research on progressive decarbonization.
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A person’s genetic makeup plays a role in determining whether they can stick to a strict vegetarian diet, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.

A multi-institutional team of researchers, including Northwestern University scientists, has received $45 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to fast-track the development of a first-of-its-kind implant to sense and treat cancer.

A new Northwestern Medicine study in mice has discovered that a key emotional brain center, the amygdala, releases endogenous cannabinoid molecules under stress, and these molecules dampen the incoming stress alarm from the hippocampus, a memory and emotion center in the brain.

The western edge of Chicago — including the North and South Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Archer Heights and Brighton Park neighborhoods — experiences up to 32% higher concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution compared to the rest of the city, a new Northwestern University study has found.

A new Northwestern University-led study is changing the way astrophysicists understand the eating habits of supermassive black holes.

Leading theatre professionals and scholars gather at Northwestern University investigate how theatre can become more inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, “On Decolonizing Theatre” is a multi-disciplinary series of public panel discussions that explore the theory and practice of decolonization through cultural production.