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A new study found global efforts to track variants grossly underreported a probable variant of concern, eta, circulating in Nigeria in early 2021. This was followed by the circulation of a rare delta sublineage in the region that was different from the delta variant that circulated in most other parts of the globe.

Experts from Northwestern University are available to speak with media about the advertising trends they expect to see during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13.
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Retired Pope Benedict did nothing to protect them or to punish their abusers is more evidence of a pervasive culture that enabled sexual abuse and abusers, said Northwestern religious studies scholar Robert Orsi, whose work focuses on the church’s sex abuse crisis and its causes.
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As some states push to lift school mask mandates, Northwestern Medicine experts say it’s still too early.. A Northwestern Law professor says the Illinois judge’s decision creates unnecessary uncertainty.

Northwestern professor Nina Kraus writes about the vastness of the hearing brain, explaining how the sounds of our lives shape our brains in her recent book “Of Sound Mind.”

Black History Month is about celebrating history makers past and present, recognizing gains made and acknowledging the work yet to be done. Northwestern University scholars can speak to media about the ongoing struggle over voting rights as well as successful inroads made by Black women in journalism and law.

V.S. Subrahmanian, a Northwestern Buffett Faculty Fellow and a global cybersecurity expert, said that Ukraine may already be vulnerable to a cyber first strike from Russia, and that it will likely be combined with a coordinated misinformation campaign.
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A national poll provides a snapshot into public sentiment about the acceptability of violent protest against federal, state and local government, providing current insights about the state of U.S. democracy and safety of government officials.

American composer Jake Heggie’s Faustian opera “If I Were You” will make its Midwest debut in Northwestern University Opera Theater’s Feb. 24-27 production at Cahn Auditorium.

Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, a professor at Northwestern University and an expert on Ukrainian and Jewish history, was among the signatories to an open letter sent last week to German chancellor Olaf Scholz urging him to take a tougher stance on Russia amid Berlin’s reluctance to send arms to Kyiv.
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