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Vice President for Research Milan Mrksich to step down
June 15, 2023
Vice President for Research Milan Mrksich has decided to step down from the position to focus full time on his research at Northwestern University.

Food allergy rate is highest among Hispanic, Black and Asian individuals
June 15, 2023
A new study found the prevalence of food allergy is highest among Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black and Asian individuals across all ages. And food allergy is lowest among households earning more than $150,000 a year.
See what’s playing at Northwestern University’s Wirtz Centers this summer
June 15, 2023
A dark comedy and a fun, heartwarming tale headline summer 2023 offerings at Northwestern University’s Wirtz Center on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses. A production of Chicago playwright Ike Holter’s award-winning play “Exit Strategy” serves as the culminating show for the graduating class of MFA acting students and will also include undergraduate performers.
A new offering from the Wirtz Center’s popular Imagine U series for families, “Lyle the Crocodile,” is a musical adaptation of the classic children’s books “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” and “The House on East 88th Street.”

Two-thirds of physicians and biomedical scientists report harassment on social media
June 15, 2023
A new research letter published June 14 in the journal JAMA Network found doctors and scientists are experiencing alarming rates of personal attacks on social media.

Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy
June 13, 2023
A new Northwestern Medicine study, published June 5 in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, provides data about immune cells and biological changes (gene expression) in pregnant people at multiple timepoints before and during pregnancy.

Largest cell map of human lung reveals insights into disease
June 8, 2023
Northwestern Medicine scientists helped develop the largest and most comprehensive cell map of the human lung in a study in Nature Medicine. Revealing the great diversity of cell types in the lung and key differences between health and disease, the Human Lung Cell Atlas will be an important new resource for lung researchers.

Preparing for bioterrorism and the next pandemic
June 8, 2023
To help ensure that U.S. buildings can withstand bioterrorism, pandemics and tragic accidents, Northwestern University — along with Idaho National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate — has organized the Built Environment Surveillance Testbed summits.

Jon Yates named vice president for Global Marketing and Communications
June 8, 2023
Jon Yates, currently co-interim vice president for Global Marketing and Communications for Northwestern University, has been appointed its new vice president, effective June 15, reporting to President Michael Schill.

Gravitational waves from supermassive black hole binaries might be ‘right around the corner’
June 8, 2023
In a new Northwestern University-led study, astrophysicists crunched 12.5 years of data from 45 dead stars (called pulsars) to set the best limits yet on the gravitational wave signatures emitted from pairs of supermassive black holes.

Surprises planned for Dance Marathon’s golden anniversary
June 7, 2023
Northwestern University Dance Marathon returns to campus in the spring of 2024 to celebrate its golden anniversary. For the last 50 years, Dance Marathon has been a staple on the Evanston campus. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $22 million for more than 30 different charitable organizations.