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Mo Willems beloved “Knuffle Bunny” and a story by movement artist and theatre professor Billy Siegenfeld are sure to bring audiences of all ages to their feet as the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University “Imagine U Storytime” series continues.

While medical centers in Europe and the East Coast have diagnosed some children with COVID-19 as possibly having Kawasaki disease, a Northwestern University expert said there is no evidence they're linked.
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Five high school teachers from across the country are being recognized with the 2020 Northwestern University Distinguished Secondary School Teacher Award (DSTA) for their professional and personal commitment to graduating Northwestern seniors.

Northwestern team develops new antibody test for COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic grounded spring break travel plans, School of Communication staff and industry leaders doubled down on efforts to help launch graduating theatre majors digitally. The show must go on, and seniors found a way, capitalizing on a trend toward more digital approaches in auditions.

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot and three others will receive honorary degrees from Northwestern during commencement.

A webinar hosted by Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management will explore federal economic and fiscal policy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Despite the opinion that millennial physician burnout and a lack of empathy is more common than in older generations, a new study found that no such generational gap exists.

Two health experts who have been on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 in China will speak during a Northwestern University webinar Tuesday, May 5, to discuss clinical features and predictors of COVID-19 infection outcomes, as well as the role of public health in COVID-19 pandemics in large cities.
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Researchers have developed a novel wearable device and are creating a set of data algorithms to catch early signs of COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses.