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More than 35 years ago, a Northwestern astrophysicist discovered mysterious, giant filaments in the center of the Milky Way. Now, he uncovered 10 times more than previously known.

A new study contributes to a growing body of evidence that the pandemic caused unique career disruptions for women as they became stretched thin during remote work, causing stress, burnout and anxiety

In 2016, homicides among Chicago youth spiked and then boomeranged back to lower levels in 2017. One likely contributor? The two-year pause in state funding, a Northwestern University study has found.

As the Biden administration moves to contain the latest ravaging wave of COVID-19 by providing Americans with 1 billion COVID-19 self-test kits and 400 million N95 masks for free, new survey data reveal how many are wearing masks, including which types, and how at-home COVID tests are likely leading to undercounts of those contracting the virus.

Ian Kelly, former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and ambassador-in-residence at Northwestern University, is available to speak with media ahead of Anthony Blinken’s meeting in Geneva on Friday with Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov as tensions grow over Ukraine.
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A smartphone app tested at Northwestern University, which aims to make a parent's transition to caring for their preemie baby easier, helped parents feel more confident, a new study found.

Randall Berry, a professor of electrical engineering at Northwestern University and an expert on wireless spectrum policy, said that there are some solutions that could assuage the fears of U.S. airlines around the deployment of 5G networks.
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Researchers have revealed how the Zika virus suppresses cellular signaling to gain access to cells and invade the body. The finding offers a new target for antiviral drugs.

This year’s keynote speaker is Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and creator of the New York Times’ 1619 Project. The programs are free and open to the public.

A team of researchers at Northwestern University has discovered a nanotherapy technique to help make immunomodulation more effective, with implications in Type 1 diabetes research and islet cell transplantation.