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New paper suggests it’s possible to structure markets in ways that improve equity

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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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 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.

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 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 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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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.

A new Northwestern study found popular hypertension drugs used to treat patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetic kidney disease does not increase the risk of COVID-19.

John Lewis, who passed away on Friday at the age of 80, is remembered by Northwestern professors in history, political science and sociology.
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