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U.S.-Israel consortium launches $21.4 million initiative to develop water-energy technologies
March 11, 2020
Northwestern University and BGN Technologies in Israel will lead a new consortium dedicated to the development of new technologies to solve global water challenges.
Northwestern Dance Marathon — sans the dancing — raises over $1 million
March 10, 2020
NUDM organizers announced today that the event raised $1,029,366.00 on behalf of Children’s Home & Aid and the Evanston Community Foundation (ECF). This was the 10th consecutive year NUDM broke the $1 million mark in funds raised.
Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
March 10, 2020
By tweaking the texture of any material’s surface, researchers experimentally reduced frost formation by up to 60% and theoretically predict they could reduce frost by up to 80%.
‘The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning’
March 9, 2020
“The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning” is a new book by Northwestern University psychologist Dan McAdams which provides some surprising answers. Trump, McAdams asserts, may be the rare person who lacks any inner story, something most people develop to give their lives unity, meaning and purpose.
Stricter firearm laws would slash children’s deaths
March 5, 2020
Nearly 4,000 children’s deaths by firearms between 1991-2016 could have been prevented with the strongest form of child access prevention firearm laws, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Dance Marathon fundraising will continue after decision not to hold event
March 4, 2020
Dance Marathon, one of the largest student-run fundraisers in the country, has raised more than $20 million for 36 different charitable organizations since its inception in 1975.
‘The expected Latino firewall for Bernie Sanders has been cracked,’ says Northwestern professor
March 4, 2020
The expected Latino firewall for Bernie Sanders has been cracked
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Northwestern experts available on economic impact of coronavirus
March 4, 2020
Crisis management, financial market and supply-chain professors are available to comment on overall economic impact of coronavirus
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International Women's Day 2020
March 4, 2020
Several Northwestern experts are available for interviews on their groundbreaking research related to gender equality ahead of International Women’s Day 2020 on March 8.
Chemists inhibit a critical gear of cell immortality
March 3, 2020
Researchers have developed a new tool to target and inhibit one of cell immortality’s underlying gears: the enzyme telomerase.