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Researchers adapted a well-known computer-vision algorithm used for sharpening photos and, for the first time, applied it to astronomical images from ground-based telescopes.

Five distinguished individuals, including commencement speaker Gov. JB Pritzker and Northwestern President Emeritus Morton Schapiro, will receive honorary degrees from Northwestern University.

Women who have experienced sexual violence at fraternity parties have often been blamed for what happened to them. But new research on an elite college campus suggests that it’s becoming less common to fault the victim. Instead, many women are holding institutional structures responsible.

For the first time ever, researchers have watched the mesmerizing process of nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials.

Northwestern has appointed Lisa Dhar associate vice president for innovation. In this capacity, Dhar will lead the Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO), a unit integral to advancing the University’s research impact through translation and entrepreneurship.

With political attacks on trans rights moving through various state legislatures and international governing bodies — including bans on gender-affirming care for minors and limitations on involvement in sports — accurate reporting on gender nonconforming individuals is critically important.
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Northwestern University public health sociologist and opioid overdose expert Maryann Mason is available to speak to reporters today about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Narcan naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription, use.
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Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Lumbee) of Arizona State University (ASU) has been named dean of Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy, effective June 1.

With one week remaining until Chicago’s mayoral runoff election on April 4, Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy (CSDD) and a coalition of Black and Latino nonprofits released the results of a second nonpartisan poll showing candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas in a neck-and-neck race to the finish line.

Northwestern University has earned the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.