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Bienen School of Music presents 2019 winter holiday concerts
November 11, 2019
Performing ensembles include the Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Alice Millar Chapel Choir, Philharmonia and Millar Brass Ensemble.
‘Are we alone?’ Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable
November 11, 2019
Researchers are first to combine 3D climate modeling with atmospheric chemistry to explore the habitability of planets orbiting around M dwarf stars.
Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums
November 11, 2019
Toddler speech delays and temper tantrums have long been assumed to be linked. Now, for the first time, a new, large-scale study supports that assumption with data.
Recognizing Maura Sullivan, champion for veterans and military families
November 10, 2019
Maura Sullivan received Northwestern's third annual Veterans Recognition Award. In the former U.S. Marine Captain and VA Assistant Secretary’s career, she has fought on the frontlines and advocated for veterans at home.
Nobel laureate Stefan W. Hell among speakers at nanotechnology symposium
November 7, 2019
Nobel laureate Stefan W. Hell will speak at Northwestern’s 2019 International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) Symposium on Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Hilton Orrington.
Northwestern Law to host symposium ‘Rethinking Solitary Confinement’
November 7, 2019
Northwestern Law to host symposium ‘Rethinking Solitary Confinement’
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin will give the keynote address
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Black, Hispanic women report more postpartum pain but receive less opioid medication
November 7, 2019
Black and Hispanic women report more pain postpartum but receive less opioid medication. They also are less likely to receive prescriptions for an opioid at discharge.
Self-cannibalizing mitochondria may set the stage for ALS development
November 7, 2019
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new phenomenon in the brain that could explain the development of early stages of neurodegeneration that is seen in diseases such as ALS.
The challenges facing Israel in a ‘very different Middle East’
November 6, 2019
Itamar Rabinovich, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States and former chief negotiator with Syria, will discuss the changing dynamics in the Middle East at Northwestern University
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Study provides strong framework for 1 billion years of green plant evolution
November 6, 2019
An international consortium of scientists has generated thousands of gene sequences from more than 1,100 plant species, providing the most data-rich framework for the evolutionary history of algae.