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Northwestern University’s Waa-Mu Show, “Romance en Route,” premieres April 28 and runs through May 7, 2023. The show follows six romantics on a journey through love, loss, heartbreak and self-discovery in the Paris.

A necklace that could help you stop smoking is now on the horizon. Northwestern Medicine researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant that detects a user’s smoking much more reliably than previous systems.

A new paper published February 13, 2023 in JAMA Health Forum examining all paid malpractice claims against U.S. physicians over 2004-2018 reports strong evidence that paid claims are far from random: Physicians with even a single paid claim are far likelier than those with no paid claims to pay additional claims in the future.

A $3 million gift to Northwestern University will bring to campus high-profile artists focused on telling the stories of underrepresented communities. The gift will establish the Astere E. Claeyssens Artist in Residence, SoC’s first visiting professorship dedicated to expanding the diversity of the school’s theatrical works and curriculum.

A $5 million gift from Harry J. Seigle ’71 JD will expand Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law’s immigration clinic, which represents children, young adults and parents in immigration court proceedings.

COVID-19 vaccines continue to save lives. But a new paper published today (February 7, 2023) in the journal Vaccines adds important nuance to our understanding of how vaccine protection varies with age, finding that people age 50 and over benefit the most from a booster shot.

Scientists from Northwestern University have collaborated on the implementation of an accurate, low-cost and easy-to-use test for detecting toxic levels of fluoride in water. The study was co-led by Northwestern anthropologist Sera Young and synthetic biologist Julius Lucks. The new biosensor device developed at Northwestern has been field tested in rural Kenya, providing evidence that water testing for fluoride can be easily used outside of a lab and accurately interpreted by nonexperts.

Danceworks, the annual celebration of movement and contemporary dance is back on-stage at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Political scientist Alvin B. Tillery Jr., director of the Center of Diversity and Democracy at Northwestern University is available for comment on the speech.
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Researchers have, for the first time, deciphered the metabolic mechanisms that enable C. testosteroni to digest the seemingly undigestible. This new information could potentially lead to novel biotechnology platforms that harness the bacteria to help recycle plastic waste.