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Robert Orsi, professor of religious studies and Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies at Northwestern University, has provided the following comment about the passing of Pope Francis:

A new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine study has found virtual group singing can be an effective tool for promoting well-being and social connection during isolation, including for those with dementia.

Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern University.

Opera soprano Karen Slack returns to the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music April 30 to coach voice and opera students in the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class. The campus visit is open to the public and presented in collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Lyric Unlimited program.

CHICAGO --- The presiding judge over the case of the wrongly deported Maryland man who was sent to an El Salvadoran prison announced Tuesday that she is considering contempt proceedings if the Trump administration doesn’t present evidence of their efforts to return the man to U.S. soil.
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In a groundbreaking study following more than 1,800 justice-involved youth, researchers at Northwestern University examined the long-term effects of “dose” of incarceration years after detention.

The process to split water into hydrogen and oxygen is inherently inefficient — requiring significantly more energy than theoretically predicted. Now, Northwestern University chemists have found a molecular-level explanation for this discrepancy. In the crucial moment before giving up oxygen atoms, the water molecules perform an unexpected trick: They flip.

A new study from Northwestern University shows that dopamine signals in two key brain areas involved in motivation and learning respond differently to negative experiences, helping the brain adapt based on whether a situation is predictable or controllable.

Northwestern Feinberg medical student Tyler Smith has advanced to the finals of InnoFest, a new national competition hosted by the American Medical Student Association that showcases innovations from future physicians.

CHICAGO --- The U.S. Supreme Court has left in place an order by a federal judge in Maryland that instructed the Trump administration to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully sent to a El Salvadoran maximum-security prison, to the United States after the administration admitted to an “administrative error.”
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