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Hybrid catalyst produces critical fertilizer and cleans wastewater
September 11, 2023
Producing the fertilizer urea using electrified synthesis could both denitrify wastewater while enabling low-carbon-intensity urea production. The process, which includes converting carbon dioxide and waste nitrogen by using a hybrid catalyst made of zinc and copper, could benefit water treatment facilities by reducing their carbon footprint and supplying a potential revenue stream.

COVID patients breathe large amounts of virus early on
September 8, 2023
COVID patients exhale high numbers of virus during the first eight days after symptoms start, as high as 1,000 copies per minute, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. It is the first longitudinal, direct measure of the number of SARS-CoV-2 viral copies exhaled per minute over the course of the infection — from the first sign of symptoms until 20 days after.

Portraits that celebrate the individuality and identity of Indigenous artists
September 7, 2023
The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University will present “Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera” from Sept. 20 to Dec. 3.

First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection
September 7, 2023
Northwestern University researchers have developed the first electronic device for continuously monitoring the health of transplanted organs in real time.

Celebrated writer-performers headline Wirtz Center Chicago fall lineup
September 5, 2023
Northwestern University’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts in Chicago will host three innovative productions this fall including Roger Guenveur Smith and Marc Anthony Thompson’s “Otto Frank,” a reading of “In the Beginning There Was House” by Universes founders Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and the U.S. premiere of “Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer” by U.K. performer Shane Shambhu.

Electrifying heavy-duty vehicles could reduce environmental inequalities
September 5, 2023
If the region surrounding Chicago — North America’s largest freight hub — shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution and save hundreds of lives per year, with the benefits largely concentrated in disadvantaged communities, according to a new Northwestern University-led study.

Legacy of J. Landis Martin lives on across Northwestern through the devotion he demonstrated in his lifetime
September 1, 2023
Landis “Lanny” Martin ’68, ’73 JD (’02, ’07, ’08 P), Northwestern alumnus, life trustee, former chair of the Board of Trustees and one of the University’s most generous benefactors, died Sept. 1. He was 77 years old.

Alarming increase in Illinois fatal drug overdoses among Black and older adults
August 31, 2023
Northwestern University scientists have launched a public dashboard containing the most comprehensive data on unintentional fatal drug overdoses in Illinois.

Unprecedented gamma-ray burst explained by long-lived jet
August 31, 2023
After developing the first numerical simulation that follows the jet evolution in a black hole-neutron star merger out to large distances, the astrophysicists discovered that the post-merger black hole can launch jets of material from the swallowed neutron star.

Improvisatory music calms epilepsy patients
August 29, 2023
Improvisatory clinical viola music calms agitated epilepsy patients — as seen in their brain waves — when they are hospitalized in the epilepsy-monitoring unit, reports a new Northwestern Medicine pilot study.