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Electrifying new staging of the 1928 classic ‘Machinal’ kicks off Wirtz Center season
October 3, 2019
Inspired by the real-life case of convicted and executed murderer Ruth Snyder, “Machinal,” Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, is considered one of the high points of Expressionist Theatre on the American stage.
Bienen School of Music set to open five-concert Segovia Classical Guitar Series
October 1, 2019
Segovia Classical Guitar Series opens Oct. 11 with Grammy Award-nominated guitarist Manuel Barrueco.
The five-concert series also features the dynamic Brasil Guitar Duo Feb. 9, 2020, the 2018 Guitar Foundation of America Competition winner Raphaël Feuillâtre March 13, 2020 and internationally renowned lutenist Robert Barto April 4, 2020.
Revolutionary simple blood tests for diabetic complications, cancer
October 1, 2019
With a revolutionary new approach that analyzed just a few drops of blood, scientists detected earlier and more accurately if diabetic patients had developed life-threatening vascular complications.
Science proves that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
October 1, 2019
Using advanced data science and analytics, researchers prove that failure early in one's career leads to greater success in the future for those who try again.
Four-time Pulitzer Prize winner David Barstow to visit Northwestern Oct. 2
September 30, 2019
Northwestern alumnus, four-time Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times journalist David Barstow will visit Northwestern University for a conversation on the state of investigative journalism.
New tool provides critical information for addressing the global water crisis
September 30, 2019
New tool provides critical information for addressing the global water crisis
Experts available to speak on NYT publishing clues to whistle-blower’s identity
September 27, 2019
The New York Times recently published identifying details of the whistle-blower whose claims led Democrats to begin an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Northwestern experts are available to speak with media on this.
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American Music Theatre Project announces 2019-2020 workshop series
September 27, 2019
The series includes “Cherry Orchard,” Nov. 24, 2019, by 2019 Larson Award winner Emily Gardner Xu Hall; “A Mother’s Song,” March 14 to 15, 2020, written by Finn Anderson and directed by Tania Azevedo; and folk-rock biography “The Battlefields of Clara Barton,” May 29, 2020, co-written by acclaimed playwright Suzan Zeder and Jennifer Hartmann Luck.
Catching evolution in the act
September 26, 2019
Researchers produced some of the first evidence that shows that artificial selection and natural selection act on the same genes, a hypothesis predicted by Charles Darwin in 1859.
Federico Solmi’s surreal, satirical universe comes to The Block Museum collection
September 25, 2019
Federico Solmi’s monumental media work, “The Great Farce” (2017), was acquired by Northwestern University’s Block Museum of Art in recognition of the 40th anniversary and its related initiative “Thinking about History.”