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One of the leading conferences for new music in the world, the event welcomes composers, performing musicians, scholars and other new music advocates for workshops, discussions and concerts. Following a postponed 2020 NUNC! 4 that was hosted virtually in 2021, the conference returns to an in-person format in 2023.

A new study from Northwestern University has found evidence of a reverse “Flynn effect” in a large U.S. sample between 2006 and 2018 in every category except one. For the reverse Flynn effect, there were consistent negative slopes for three out of the four cognitive domains.

A new study from scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is the first to show that extrapolating such information to humans based on animal measurements generates incorrect predictions.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will deliver this year’s commencement address at Northwestern University.

The Bienen School of Music will host three stars of the opera world for a series of spring public events, including bass-baritone Davóne Tines who will perform his work “Recital No. 1: Mass.”

Pregnant persons should dim the lights in their home and turn off or at least dim their screens (computer monitors and smartphones) a few hours before bedtime to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, a new study shows.

New study finds obstacles can trap rolling microparticles in fluid. Through simulations and experiments, physicists attribute the trapping effect to stagnant pockets of fluid, created by hydrodynamics.

The Match Day drama for graduating medical students from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine begins at 10:15 a.m. (CT) Friday, March 17. At this annual event, Northwestern students receive the envelopes that reveal where they will train as residents for the next three to seven years.
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Since its founding, SteadyScrib has tested a product on more than 40 individuals in the effort to develop a pen that negates the tremors experienced by Parkinson’s disease sufferers.

As South Carolina, Texas and Arizona have already introduced or moved forward on passing anti-drag legislation, in part due to Tennessee’s new bills, experts at Northwestern University worry this marks the beginning of rolling back growing protections for trans people in the U.S.
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