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This April, as the nation celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month, the timeless sound of jazz takes center stage at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. Guest artists honor a uniquely American art form that continues to inspire, innovate and bring communities together.

AI models can generate more complete summaries of complex cancer pathology reports than physicians, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that tested six models developed by Meta, Google, DeepSeek and Mistral AI. The findings offer a potential fix to a growing challenge in oncology.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and among the hardest to treat, with most patients surviving less than a year after diagnosis. But a new drug developed at Northwestern University may soon help patients live longer.

A new Northwestern University study has found a reported surge in drug overdose deaths in early 2025 was not real, and the apparent spike was a statistical modeling artifact, not a true reversal in overdose trends.

Northwestern University economist Charles Manski proposes in the working paper, “Credible Climate Planning Under Uncertainty: Beyond Incredible Certitude,” an approach to climate policy based on an economic framework that promotes the general welfare and minimizes worst-case scenarios by taking into account both the cost of damage and cost of abatement and, critically, by acknowledging what science can and cannot say with certainty.
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Plant biologists studied how well these cultivated plants attract pollinators, compared to wildtype plants. Native wildtype plants always attracted insect pollinators, but some cultivated varieties performed just as well, showing they have ecological value in gardens.

A routine blood test taken by millions in the U.S. each year to measure “bad” cholesterol is not the best measure to guide treatment and prevent heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new Northwestern Medicine study that published today (April 8) in JAMA.

Dittmar Gallery curators Jasmine Ametovski and Clare Kirwan invited local artists to consider how the integration of their perspective into their artwork might redefine art spaces and reclaim art practices, identities and cultures with complex histories. The 24 participating artists of "I was here," on view April 9 to May 3, explore their art as a tool for navigating the world and shaping reality. By prioritizing their encounters with day-to-day-life, these artists sidestep traditional studio approaches to expand the definition of art.

EVANSTON, Ill. --- The Middle East conflicts press kit connects journalists with leading faculty experts in political science, law, economics, communications and history. These experts can provide insights on a range of issues related to the U.S.’s ongoing conflict with Iran and the impact on the surrounding region.
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In samples collected from an ICU, about 35% of bacteria showed tolerance to chlorhexidine.