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New app allows NICU families to ‘visit’ baby during COVID-19 pandemic
March 31, 2020
A new smartphone app is helping parents ease the stress of parenting a baby in the NICU, especially during the extremely limited visitation parents are experiencing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Northwestern recognized as a national leader in energy efficiency and sustainability
March 31, 2020
Northwestern University has received the U.S. EPA’s 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership in energy efficiency and energy conservation solutions.

Researchers urged to donate medical supplies to healthcare workers
March 30, 2020
Since last week, the Office of Research Safety at Northwestern University has delivered urgent medical supplies collected from campus labs and researchers for use by healthcare workers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH).

COVID-19 testing now taking place in transformed Northwestern lab
March 30, 2020
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has established a special COVID-19 testing team with the goal of at least quadrupling the number of tests processed.
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Futuristic technology prints 1,000 face shield components per day
March 29, 2020
Researchers are using high-area rapid printing (HARP) -- a 3D printing technique with record-throughput -- to print personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers.

Video: Medical students organize volunteers to collect, donate COVID-19 PPE -- #GetMePPEChi
March 28, 2020
Northwestern University medical students are orchestrating donations of N95 respirators, surgical masks, surgical gowns and gloves and distributing them to emergency medicine departments and intensive care units around Chicago.

Medical students organize volunteers to help community
March 26, 2020
Northwestern University medical students have organized a volunteer effort to help support health care workers, older community members at higher risk for COVID-19 and working parents.

No higher COVID-19 risk from hypertension drugs
March 25, 2020
Despite concern, there is no current evidence that hypertension medication causes a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 or worsens symptoms, according to an editorial published March 25.
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Federal government must step up in fight against COVID-19, says infectious disease expert
March 25, 2020
The entire federal government must use the same tactics to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, or our efforts will fail, said Northwestern University infectious disease expert Dr. Robert Murphy during a March 24 COVID-19 webinar.
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‘Politics overshadowed real economic concerns,’ says Northwestern finance professor
March 25, 2020
‘Politics overshadowed real economic concerns,’ says Northwestern finance professor
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