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Scientists determine four personality types based on new data

Are you average, reserved, self-centered or a role model?

September 17, 2018
Researchers led by Northwestern Engineering’s Luis Amaral sifted through data from more than 1.5 million questionnaire respondents to find at least four distinct clusters of personality types exist — average, reserved, self-centered, and role model — challenging existing paradigms in psychology.
Two people stand in front of a tall ice sheet.

Ancient Greenland was much warmer than previously thought

June 4, 2018
Lake flies found in rare sediment cores indicate Greenland’s climate during the last two interglacial periods experienced extreme warming, information which will feed into climate and ice sheet models to more accurately forecast future warming and sea-level rise
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Stephen Colbert and celebrity alumni spend 'A Starry Night' at Northwestern

April 22, 2018
A star-studded lineup of Northwestern University School of Communication alumni turned the newly christened Ryan Fieldhouse into a rollicking, full-throttle reunion Saturday night (April 21), paying tribute in music and comedy to the school’s storied past while challenging the next generation of students to carry on the tradition.
Man twists bends Band-Aid like sensor

Stretchable electronics a 'game changer' for stroke recovery treatment

February 17, 2018
Developed in the lab of Northwestern University engineering professor John A. Rogers, in partnership with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the sensor is the latest in Rogers’ growing portfolio of stretchable electronics that are precise enough for use in advanced medical care and portable enough to be worn outside the hospital, even during extreme exercise.
Mummy portrait from Roman Egypt

Art and Science of Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt

January 10, 2018
“Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt”, ​presented by Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art and McCormick School of Engineering, opens on January 13th and continues through April 22nd.The exhibition brings to Northwestern a series of mummy portraits produced in Egypt during the Roman period, a complete intact portrait mummy and other archeological finds from the Fayum region.