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gamma-ray burst

Brightest-ever gamma-ray burst breaks records

October 17, 2022
An international team of astronomers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, has detected the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded. Affectionately referred to as the B.O.A.T. (“bright of all time”), the powerful explosion is more than 10 times brighter than previously recorded GRBs.
pregnancy and smoking

Pregnancy could curb desire to smoke before it is suspected or recognized

October 17, 2022
Pregnant smokers reduced their smoking by an average of one cigarette per day before becoming aware they were pregnant, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study of more than 400 pregnant people. Then, in the month after learning of their pregnancy, participants reduced smoking by another four cigarettes per day.
obesity

Asian Americans’ obesity prevalence is not one-size-fits-all

October 13, 2022
A new Northwestern Medicine study reports significant variation in the prevalence of obesity among subgroups of Asian American adults. Health risks in this population also may start at a lower BMI than standard BMI definitions of obesity.
microrobotics

Chemistry flexes robotic arm without electronics

October 13, 2022
Now, a team led by Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has discovered a way to create slow movements using just chemistry and applied it to microrobotics. With the discovery also comes a new understanding of thermodynamics in which asymmetry and difference benefits a system.
The Book of Names

New season, new leadership at American Music Theatre Project

October 12, 2022
The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University announces its 2022-2023 season of new musical works and the arrival of multi-talented Broadway artist Alexander Gemignani as its new artistic director.
rain

It’s raining harder in the U.S.

October 11, 2022
In a new study, researchers compared observed rainfall from two climatologically distinct time periods and across 17 different climate regions in the U.S. They found that when it’s rained in recent decades, it’s rained more.