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Fair justice systems need open data access
July 9, 2020
Researchers are developing an artificial intelligence tool to find insights hidden inside decades of federal courtroom data, enabling others to ask if the justice system is fair.

New COVID-19 webinar series focuses on reopening cities across the country
July 8, 2020
Northwestern University is launching a new weekly COVID-19 series of roundtables with transportation industry professionals who are working toward the safe and strategic reopening of cities.

New biomaterial could shield against harmful radiation
July 8, 2020
Researchers have created a new form of melanin, called selenomelanin, that has the ability to protect human tissue from X-rays during medical treatment, spaceflight and more.

Your necklace knows you binged on Chunky Monkey
July 8, 2020
A new necklace created at Northwestern University can detect in real time when people are eating and if they're overeating. It is intended to help thwart overeating in people with obesity.

Northwestern Virtual Orchestra soothes health care providers
July 7, 2020
While Northwestern Medicine health care providers cared for patients with COVID-19, 37 musicians cared for the doctors, nurses and other health care workers with a virtual performance.

‘Latinos aren’t naturally liberal or conservative’
July 6, 2020
In “The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, From Nixon to Trump,” author argues politicians need to take Hispanics seriously as political actors.

One-drop test for water contamination
July 6, 2020
New handheld platform uses one sample to provide an easy-to-read positive or negative result. When it detects a contaminant exceeding the EPA's standards, it glows green.

Clinical-grade wearables offer continuous monitoring for COVID-19
July 1, 2020
Researchers developed a novel wearable device and set of data algorithms specifically tailored to catch early signs of COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses.
What the death of George Floyd means for US leadership abroad
July 1, 2020
Amb. Ian Kelly, ambassador in residence at Northwestern University, will address the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Thursday, July 2 in a hearing in Washington, D.C., that will examine how the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of police and subsequent protests may have affected U.S. leadership abroad.
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Materials scientists drill down to vulnerabilities involved in human tooth decay
July 1, 2020
In a new study of human enamel, researchers are the first to identify a small number of impurity atoms that may contribute to the enamel’s strength but also contribute to tooth decay.