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Héctor Carrillo and John Alba Cutler, both professors in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, were named recipients of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship.

Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences faculty members Héctor Carrillo and Dyan Elliott and School of Communication faculty member Jeffrey Sconce are among the 2020 Guggenheim Fellows newly named by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Doctors and nurses on the front lines of COVID-19 care are under intense stress and feeling anxious and overwhelmed, says a Northwestern Medicine expert on trauma disorders.
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Northwestern is partnering with the City of Evanston to establish an emergency food pantry for community members who face economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many individuals in the highest risk category for COVID-19 didn’t think the disease would affect them and reported not changing their behavior at the beginning of Chicago’s outbreak.
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An international team of researchers is urging physical scientists and engineers to join the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Northwestern sociologist leads national survey on impact of COVID-19

Northwestern University researchers have discovered the health of the fertilized embryo determines the health of the mother, which has implications for healthy aging and stress resilience.

Northwestern AI professor Hatim Rahman is available to comment on the impact an increased reliance on tech companies like Amazon and Netflix during COVID-19 has on their workforce.
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COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on deep racial inequalities
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