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In a new study, an international team of researchers including Northwestern University astrophysicists has found that upcoming images from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (set to launch by May 2027) may hold vital clues to understanding the possible existence and properties of dark matter.

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first selective therapy to prevent allergic reactions, which can range in severity from itchy hives and watery eyes to trouble breathing and even death.

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.

Northwestern University preventive medicine expert Dr. Jeffrey Linder is available to speak to media about the U.S. Government Accountability Office's recent report that found 11 of 12 prenatal supplements had at least one nutrient above or below the levels noted on labels.
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Presented in collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI), “Actions for the Earth: Art, Care and Ecology,” on view at The Block Museum of Art from Jan. 26 to July 7.

Now, astronomers led by Northwestern University have pinpointed the extraordinary object’s birthplace of the most powerful and most distant fast radio burst ever observed. Now, astronomers led by Northwestern University have pinpointed the extraordinary object’s birthplace within a collection of at least seven galaxies.

Northwestern University’s Wirtz Centers offer audiences never-seen productions this January and February with a public workshop production of “Shimmer: A New Musical,” Jan. 25 and 28 at Wirtz Center Chicago; “Working: A Musical Localized,” Feb. 2 to 11; and “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really,” Feb. 23 to Mar. 3. “Working” and the reimagined “Dracula” will be staged at Wirtz Center Evanston.

How does a pregnant person’s environment, diet, stress, medications and social wellbeing affect their pregnancy and — down the road — their child’s health? That will be the focus of a new two-year study from scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Author and Northwestern University alum Jonathan Eig (’86) will headline Northwestern’s 2024 MLK Commemoration with a keynote event. Eig will be joined in conversation by Medill School Dean Charles Whitaker. The keynote conversation will take place Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. in person at Galvin Hall.

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