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EVANSTON, Ill. --- From designing new drug candidates in medicine to drafting new taxation policies in social sciences, the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research are all around.

Northwestern University has launched a new Mental Health, Earlier Center at the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), thanks to an $11.7 million award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health.

Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, Northwestern University materials scientists have developed materials made of tiny, flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged just like a battery to store energy or record digital information.

In a new Northwestern University-led study, microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses — most of which have never been seen before.

Professors of law and political science at Northwestern University are available to comment on voter suppression as a strategy to disenfranchise voters and influence election outcomes.
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New study finds a bacterium in the Comamonadacae family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities for developing bacteria-based engineering solutions to help clean up difficult-to-remove plastic waste, which pollutes drinking water and harms wildlife.

CHICAGO --- Following a term in which the U.S. Supreme Court made historic rulings regarding presidential immunity, abortion, government regulation of businesses and unhoused people, the Court is set to be back in session this Monday, Oct. 7.
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A multi-institutional team of researchers, including two Northwestern University engineers, has received up to $34 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to fast-track the development of a low-cost bioelectronic implant to treat patients with obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

The ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine underscore the serious concerns voters will consider in November as they weigh the different approaches to foreign policy and international security as presented by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Northwestern University experts in political science and international diplomacy share their points of view on the recent report by the Commission on the National Defense Strategy, and the current threats facing the U.S.
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A comic tale of youthful liberation and a master class led by Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Goerke open the 2024-25 season of voice and opera performances at the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music. Benjamin Britten’s “Albert Herring” tells the story of a young man finding his independence amid the societal pressures and rigid expectations of a small English village in the early 1900s.