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As is in many fields, medical professionals are still figuring out whether artificial intelligence will help or hinder their work. Experts also are exploring how biases within society make their way into human-created machines. A new Northwestern University study finds that physician-machine partnerships boost diagnostic accuracy in dermatology, but accuracy disparities across skin color persist.

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights will award its ninth Global Jurist of the Year Award to Judge Igor Tuleya, a district court judge in Warsaw, Poland.

In the new study, Northwestern researchers modified DNA from a bacteriophage or “phage,” a type of virus that infects and replicates inside of bacteria. Then, the research team put the DNA inside a deadly bacterium that is also highly resistant to antibiotics. Once inside the bacterium, the DNA bypassed the pathogen’s defense mechanisms to assemble into virions, which sliced through the bacterium’s cell to kill it.

Open to the public, the Minow Debate, “Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?” will be presented in person and streamed live at 5 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Law School’s Thorne Auditorium.

The Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine (or ReNEW), for which Northwestern University serves as a core partner, will receive $15 million for two years and up to $160 million over 10 years. The program is one of 10 inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines.

An innovative Northwestern University class on Black music in Chicago will culminate in a student-produced concert and pre-show panel featuring renowned jazz musicians with deep connections to Chicago. “New Black Music (Jazz) in Chicago” will take place Monday, March 4 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Galvin Hall, 70 Arts Circle Drive.

As the global population ages, more and more research is focusing on the effects of multimorbidity: the presence of two or more long-term health conditions. A new study from Northwestern Medicine has found people with multiple chronic conditions reported persistently high levels of anxiety and depression, and worse physical function.

An international team of scientists that includes astrophysicist Shane Larson has been cleared to build a new detector, this time in space. Today (Jan. 25) the European Space Agency (ESA) voted to formally adopt the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) as its next large mission, putting the space-based gravitational-wave observatory on track for construction and launch in 10 years.

This winter, the Institute for New Music at Northwestern's Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music presents a full slate of events featuring works by contemporary artists, including special guest performances and world premieres.

The University was notified by the U.S. Department of Education that it has opened an investigation into a complaint that Northwestern violated Title IV of the federal Civil Rights Act. The University will respond to the Department of Education and cooperate with its investigation.
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