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A national poll seeking to understand where parents get information about vaccinating their children against COVID-19 found parents of vaccinated children and parents of unvaccinated children divided over the best sources of information. The poll was conducted by the COVID States Project, a consortium of universities comprised of Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers.

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When a non-metastatic brain tumor — a meningioma — recurs after surgery and radiation treatment, a patient is out of options. No drugs are approved for these aggressive tumors, which occur in up to 20% of cases and can lead to patient disability or even death.

New research on the experimental drug, NU-9, invented and developed by two Northwestern University scientists to treat ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), shows it is more effective than existing FDA-approved drugs for the disease.

Northwestern University experts in specialized pediatric gastrointestinal diseases and supply chain issues are available for interviews on the ongoing infant formula shortage.
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Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music will bring Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” to the stage May 26 through 29 at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson Street. The opera classic will be performed by Northwestern University Opera Theater, under the direction of Joachim Schamberger, and feature the Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra conducted by Patrick Furrer.

Twenty students in the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) are making history as the first incarcerated people in the U.S. to be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program offered by a top 10 university.

The Potocsnak family has made a new multimillion-dollar gift to Northwestern in honor of President Morton Schapiro, who concludes his tenure in August after 13 years at the University.

Northwestern economics and political science faculty discuss how issues around inflation and abortion rights will shape upcoming elections and the GOP’s prospect of obtaining Senate and House majorities.
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Four distinguished individuals, including commencement speaker Isabel Wilkerson, will receive honorary degrees from Northwestern University. An acclaimed author and gifted storyteller, Wilkerson will receive her honor and deliver her address June 13 during Northwestern’s 164th commencement ceremony at Ryan Field.