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Edward F.X. Hughes, a healthcare policy pioneer and professor of strategy at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, died Sunday, Jan. 23. He was 80.

President Biden is expected to announce Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement tomorrow at the White House.
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified natural nano-bubbles containing the ACE2 protein in the blood of COVID-19 patients and discovered these nano-sized particles can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus in preclinical studies.

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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