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Weinberg professors John Alba Cutler and Leslie M. Harris named Radcliffe Institute Fellows
May 27, 2020
Weinberg Professors John Alba Cutler and Leslie M. Harris named Radcliffe Institute Fellows

Solving battery-free devices’ short-term memory loss
May 27, 2020
Researchers have designed and developed a new system that enables battery-free, Internet of Things devices to keep time during intermittent power outages.

Dance Marathon announces Compass to Care as its 2021 primary beneficiary
May 26, 2020
Families who receive grants from Compass to Care, are predominantly from Illinois and Iowa, and have a child under 18 who is in an active cancer treatment regimen and needs to travel at least 60 miles to access care.

Astrophysicists capture new class of transient objects
May 26, 2020
After astronomers visually spotted a bright burst in 2016, researchers have determined that the anomaly is the third fast blue optical transient (FBOT) ever captured in radio- and X-ray wavelengths.
Northwestern Law professors available on upcoming Supreme Court rulings
May 25, 2020
Northwestern Law professors available on upcoming Supreme Court rulings
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A clue as to why it’s so hard to wake up on a cold winter’s morning
May 22, 2020
Using fruit flies, neurobiologists have identified a “thermometer” circuit that relays information about external cold temperature from the fly antenna to the higher brain.

Apps help COVID anxiety, depression
May 22, 2020
A new Northwestern Medicine collection of mobile apps called IntelliCare -- free for downloading in the Apple and Android stores – significantly reduces anxiety and depression, reports a new study to be published May 20 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury
May 22, 2020
The placentas from 16 women who tested positive for COVID-19 while pregnant showed evidence of injury, according to pathological exams completed directly following birth, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Northwestern and Clearway announce historic partnership to bring clean, renewable energy to Illinois
May 21, 2020
Clearway Energy Group and Northwestern University announced today that Northwestern has signed up for 11.9 megawatts (MW) of Clearway’s community solar projects in Illinois, the equivalent of taking 2,934 cars off the road each year.

Adapting emergency ventilators for COVID-19 patients
May 21, 2020
Engineers have retrofitted a common commercial emergency ventilator into a device that can reach higher pressures and give physicians finer control when treating COVID-19 patients