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Bienen School of Music seeks nominations for $100,000 Nemmers prize
January 9, 2020
The prize, to be awarded in spring 2020, honors contemporary composers of outstanding achievement who have significantly influenced the field of composition. Previous winners include John Adams, Oliver Knussen, Kaija Saariaho, John Luther Adams, Aaron Jay Kernis, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Steve Reich and Jennifer Higdon.
Disorderly DNA helps cancer cells evade treatment
January 8, 2020
A new Northwestern University study has discovered that the packing of the three-dimensional genome structure, called chromatin, controls how cells respond to stress.
Lung cancer expert says declining death rates ‘attributable to immunotherapy’
January 8, 2020
Northwestern Medicine Director of Thoracic Oncology Dr. Jyoti Patel is available to speak to reporters today about factors that have attributed to this decline in lung cancer death rates.
15th annual Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project seeks submissions for 2020
January 6, 2020
The Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF) and the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University are seeking the nation’s most talented young songwriters and writing teams for the 15th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project. The free, weeklong songwriting workshop will take place June 21 to 27 on Northwestern’s Evanston campus.
America’s beloved blonde law student takes the stage at Northwestern’s Wirtz Center
January 6, 2020
Northwestern University’s Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts presents “Legally Blonde: The Musical” Feb. 14 to March 1.
Northwestern professors available to speak about killing of Qasem Soleimani
January 6, 2020
Less than 24 hours after President Trump ordered a drone strike in Iraq that killed Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran’s top military leaders, debate rages about what will happen next in U.S.-Iranian relations.
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Wirtz Center’s MFA Lab series features intimate productions of ‘Eurydice,’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ and ‘The Glass Menagerie’
January 3, 2020
The series includes Sarah Ruhl’s 2003 play “Eurydice,” Jan. 31 to Feb. 2; Manuel Puig’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” May 1 to 3; and Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,” May 22 to 24.
Alumnus Greg Berlanti endows professorship at Northwestern School of Communication
January 2, 2020
A new dramatic writing professorship will significantly expand course offerings and teaching opportunities, thanks to a $2 million gift from the Berlanti Family Foundation.
Artificial intelligence improves breast cancer detection on mammograms in early research
January 1, 2020
A new Artificial Intelligence model detects and predicts breast cancer in mammography scans more accurately than radiologists, reducing false positives and false negatives.
MLK Dream Week 2020 programming announced
December 23, 2019
Northwestern University will commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with Dream Week 2020, a series of events from Jan. 15 to 28, 2020. Several events are free and open to the public, including the keynote events with ‘me too.’ Movement founder Tarana Burke on Jan. 27.