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Northwestern University researchers have raised the standards again for perovskite solar cells with a new development that helped the emerging technology hit new records for efficiency.

16 students from the Northwestern Prison Education Program received their bachelor’s degrees from inside Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois. This is the first time in U.S. history that incarcerated students have been conferred a bachelor’s degree from a top 10 university.

The boiling frog parable seems to have inspired new Northwestern University research, which identified a brain pathway responsible for rapid-threat detection.

Northwestern University researchers are introducing new soft, miniaturized wearable devices that continuously track subtle bodily sounds simultaneously and wirelessly at multiple locations across nearly any region of the body.

As seismic activity intensifies ahead of an impending eruption of a fissure near Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, the island’s Reykjanes Peninsula is experiencing hundreds of earthquakes per day. Listeners can follow along through Northwestern University’s Earthtunes app, which transforms seismic frequencies into audible pitches.

David Braun has been named Northwestern University’s Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach, President Michael Schill and Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Dr. Derrick Gragg announced today. The new title takes effect immediately. Braun becomes the 30th head football coach in University history.

First lady Jill Biden will now lead a new initiative announced Monday to improve how the U.S. federal government funds health research about women. Myriad experts at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have had numerous studies published that highlight the lack of sex inclusion in scientific and clinical research.
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Northwestern University spectrum expert Randall Berry is available to comment on the wireless industry, technologies behind networked systems, the importance of freeing up more spectrum bands to meet skyrocketing demands and the need to grow and support the spectrum workforce.
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A Northwestern University pediatric psychologist — who advises Ukrainian charity workers and therapists about working with that country’s traumatized children — shares her expertise regarding how to support children affected by violence in the Middle East. Adults play a key role in promoting resilience and coping for children during times of crisis
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Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure-reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study. About 75% of all people, regardless of whether they are already on blood pressure medications or not, are likely to see a reduction in their blood pressure if they lower the sodium in their diet