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Northwestern University’s Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts is staging three vibrant works this summer penned by some of the country’s best emerging and established talents. The summer programming is brought to life at the Wirtz Center by Northwestern’s exceptional student performers working alongside leading professionals from Chicago and New York.

A Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has developed the first-ever full 3D simulation of an entire evolution of a jet formed by a collapsing star, or a “collapsar.”

The United States continues to lose newspapers at a rate of two a week, further dividing the nation into wealthier, faster growing communities with access to local news, and struggling areas without, according to a report on the state of local news from the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.

Northwestern University announces the schedule for the 2022 Lunch on the Lake and Summer Cinema series. Sponsored by the Office of Summer Session and Norris University Center, all events are free and open to the public.

The American Heart Association has added sleep duration to its list of health behaviors and factors people can improve to help achieve optimal cardiovascular health. In 2010, the American Heart Association (AHA) defined “Life’s Simple 7TM.” This new addition of sleep expands to list to be "Life's Essential 8."

In a sample of older men and women ages 63 to 84, those who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, and have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Northwestern experts discuss the Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health organization case, and how it impacts the Roe v. Wade precedent regarding reproductive and abortion rights.
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The U7+ Alliance of World Universities issued a statement urging leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) to defend academic freedom, warning that a resurgence of autocracy is thwarting the institutional autonomy of higher education and its ability to fulfill its mission.

During the June 21 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, poll workers testified about the violent threats on their lives after false claims that they had rigged the Fulton County, Georgia election in favor of Joe Biden. Northwestern University psychology and psychiatry experts are available to discuss the impetus behind the threats of violence as well as the effects of trauma on mental health.
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Northwestern University faculty from a range of academic disciplines are available to comment on a number of highly anticipated Supreme Court rulings expected over the next few weeks including Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that could lead to the dismantling of Roe v. Wade; West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, which has important implications for regulating planet-warming emissions; and other high-profile cases.
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