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Imagine U comes to you
April 17, 2020
Imagine U Storytime videos can be accessed on the new Wirtz Center YouTube channel as part of the Wirtz Center's ongoing effort to #sharethearts and connect audiences with high-quality arts experiences across its digital channels. The weekly video installments, each lasting 15 minutes, will premiere Sundays at 6 p.m., and will remain posted for streaming after their premiere date.

COVID-19 webinar on April 16 focuses on ocean shipping and supply chains
April 15, 2020
The Northwestern University Transportation Center will hold its third Asynchronous Virtual Roundtable, “Ocean Shipping and Supply Chains Under COVID-19,” at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 16.

Trump is eroding U.S. global influence by halting funds for World Health Organization
April 15, 2020
President Trump’s decision on Tuesday that he will suspend payments to the World Health Organization (WHO) may further erode U.S. global influence around the world, and invite rivals such as China and Russia to fill the vacuum.
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ERx connects healthcare providers with COVID-19 medical supplies
April 14, 2020
Northwestern is collaborating with Rheaply to launch Emergency Resource Exchange (ERx), a new platform to help connect organizations with PPE and other critical medical supplies.

Is Obama endorsement coming too late to matter to Joe Biden’s political fortunes?
April 14, 2020
Is Obama endorsement coming too late to matter to Joe Biden’s political fortunes

Implementing small business support is essential for economic rebound
April 13, 2020
Small businesses across the U.S. have applied for aid from the government’s Paycheck Protection Program. Northwestern expert comments on economics of small business loans.
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Peptide therapies could disable coronavirus’ spike proteins
April 13, 2020
Researchers are developing new peptide-based therapeutics for targeting and disabling the coronavirus’ so-called “spike proteins," which infect healthy cells to cause COVID-19.

Heart disease, racial disparities and COVID-19
April 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting how certain populations, namely African-Americans, in some cities are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than other populations.
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Super-charging drug development for COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Researchers are using cell-free synthetic biology to ramp up production of valinomycin, a promising drug that has proven effective in obliterating SARS-CoV in cellular cultures.

Webinar: How to persuade people to stay home
April 13, 2020
A century of social science research provides insights to better align behavior with the recommendations of public officials and health experts – insights that will be explored in a hour-long webinar presented by Northwestern University at noon (CDT) Tuesday, April 14.
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