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As people age, their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune system becomes dysregulated. In people with cognitive impairment, such as those with Alzheimer’s disease, the CSF immune system is drastically different from healthy individuals, a new study discovered. This discovery provides a new clue to the process of neurodegeneration.

Scientists found that the single-year rates of gun violence and victimization among community violence mediators exceed those of Chicago police. The data come from a landmark survey of the street outreach workforce in Chicago, the Violence Intervention Workers Study (VIeWS), conducted in 2021 by sociologists from Northwestern University and the University at Albany, SUNY. The research team sought to provide a comprehensive look at these “first responders” who play a pivotal role in violence prevention.

Blinded human reviewers – when given a mix real and falsely generated science abstracts -- could only spot ChatGPT generated abstracts 68% of the time.

Political science professor Jacqueline Stevens is available to explain the lawsuit against McHenry County and how it fits with related class action lawsuits going forward across the country. Her research has been credited with this litigation, including a 2021 jury verdict ordering the GEO Group to pay $17.3 million in damages and $5.9 million in unjust enrichment. Professor Stevens also is available to respond to current policy questions about President Biden’s new plans for the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Scholar, author and civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill will headline Northwestern University’s 2023 MLK Dream Week with a keynote conversation at 5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive. The keynote event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required.

A plant biology team has, for the first time, traced five major lineages of Caribbean breadfruit back to that single introduction from Captain William Bligh’s 1793 voyage.

The King Faisal Foundation Jan. 4 awarded Northwestern University professor Chad A. Mirkin the 2023 King Faisal Prize (KFP) in Medicine and Science for his work in chemistry.

Northwestern University’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts invites audiences to indulge in a contemporary translation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s lyrical “Blood Wedding.” The seductive tale of passion and vendetta set in the Spanish countryside is directed by Ismael Lara Jr., a candidate of Northwestern's MFA directing program in the School of Communication.

Recent efforts in synthetic biology have leveraged cellular biosensors to both detect and report environmental contaminants in a cost-effective and field-deployable manner. Even as progress is being made, scientists have struggled to answer the question of how to protect sensor components from substances that naturally exist in extracted samples.

A master class with one of America’s most sought-after young countertenors and an operatic fairy tale by Mozart are highlights of the winter voice and opera season at Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.