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The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute has received $55 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to accelerate the development, evaluation and implementation of improved health care interventions.

Mark Jackson, Villanova’s athletic director with decades of sports administration experience, has been named Northwestern University’s new Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation.

Bacterial cells can “remember” brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings. And, although these changes are not encoded in the cell’s genetics, the cell still passes memories of them to its offspring — for multiple generations.

The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University will present “Dissident Sisters: Bev Grant and Feminist Activism, 1968–72,” an original exhibition showcasing the documentary photography of Bev Grant, an American artist whose work captured the fervor and vitality of the feminist movement, anti-war protests and the Black liberation movement during a transformative period in American history. The exhibition will be on view from Wednesday, Sept. 18 to Sunday, Dec. 1.

A new study finds more than half of adults surveyed worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their water within the next two years. Led by global health experts at Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the study sought to understand public perceptions of drinking water safety.

Black people in the United States are almost four times more likely to develop kidney failure and experience heart failure compared to white Americans, but they are much less likely to receive lifesaving transplants. In 2019, Northwestern Medicine created a novel and practical solution to this complex issue by redesigning the transplant access process for Black patients challenged by structural and institutional barriers.

Despite the association between mask mandates/mask wearing and reduced death rates during the pandemic, masking remains controversial and highly politicized, with many people still asking, “do masks work, and should they be recommended?”
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Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system. The findings may help scientists understand its neurological symptoms and the mystery of “long COVID,” and they could one day even lead to specific treatments to protect and clear the virus from the brain.

CHICAGO --- Oprah Winfrey’s surprise appearance and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention is reminiscent of her 2007 endorsement of Barack Obama, but the objective and impact are different, says Craig Garthwaite, an expert on the impact of celebrity endorsements.
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New research from Northwestern University has systematically proven that a mild zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations — greatly reducing the threat of erosion in the face of climate change and rising sea levels.