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The 2024-25 season at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus offers a series of plays that grapple with questions of individual responsibility. Kicking off the 2025 season, the Wirtz Center will present the Chicago premiere of composer and lyricist Gabriel Kahane’s “February House” from Friday, Feb. 2 to Sunday, March 2. Henry Godinez, chair of the department of theatre, will direct a re-imagined production of “Man of La Mancha,” from Friday, April 25 to Sunday, May 4.

Members of the media and public are invited to attend the NMO’s Summer Band Concert this Friday, July 12, at 7 p.m. (CT) in Thorne Auditorium (375 E. Chicago Avenue).
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Northwestern University researchers have launched a new, easy-to-use platform for detecting deepfakes, which now is available to a limited number of verified journalists.

Northwestern Law professor Martin Redish weighs in on the Supreme Court ruling on Trump v. United States
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Being near and having more exposure to urban green space and blue (water) space is linked to lower odds of having coronary artery calcification in middle age, which is an early marker of cardiovascular disease.

Deconstructing synthetic biology by its levels of organization gives rise to a new approach to uniting traditional disciplines.

Northwestern University today released the full report by law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, which has spent the past 11 months conducting an independent review of the processes and accountability mechanisms in place at the University to detect, report and respond to potential misconduct in its athletics programs, including hazing, bullying and discrimination of any kind.

By using a carbonated — rather than a still — water-based solution during the concrete manufacturing process, a Northwestern University-led team of engineers has discovered a new way to store carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ubiquitous construction material.

EVANSTON, Ill. --- In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected an effort to restrict White House officials from pressuring social media companies to remove posts that were deemed problematic or misinformed by the U.S. government. The Court ruled on a technicality that the challengers, Republican attorney generals in Louisiana and Missouri and social media users, did not have legal standing to bring the case forward.
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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on Tuesday declared America’s firearm violence a public health crisis. Northwestern University faculty cited for their work in firearm violence in the Firearm Violence Advisory offer quotes below and are available for interviews with the media.
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