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Gov. Abbott’s order to investigate gender-affirming care as a form of child abuse goes against guidance from all relevant medical organizations and will cause serious damage, say Northwestern experts.
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Multiple tissues of the male genital tract can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, reports a new study. The study, in SARS-CoV-2 infected animals, revealed the prostate, vasculature of testicles, penis and testicles were all infected with the virus.

A mysterious X-ray source accompanied a neutron star merger. Astrophysicists believe the X-ray emission was caused by a kilonova afterglow, which has never before been observed.

Nearly 1,000 Northwestern undergraduate students will trade a weekend of studying for 30 hours of dancing at Dance Marathon 2022.

When the masks can officially come off in Illinois early next week, Northwestern Medicine experts say we must stay mindful of the more vulnerable among us. The immunosuppressed, chronically ill and elderly populations may want to remain protected. You also need to give yourself time to adjust to the new normal.
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Professor Aaron Packman discusses the importance of long-term passive wastewater surveillance to monitor COVID-19 outbreaks and prevent future pandemics.

Michael Rogers, a Northwestern University professor who spent four years as as Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and as a director at the National Security Agency, said that Russia’s likely response to Western sanctions will come in the form of cyberattacks and information warfare.
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Northwestern experts explain what’s at stake in the U.S. and abroad, connecting some of the issues most critical to safeguarding democracy and pursuing social justice in America.
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Jordan Gans-Morse, a political scientist at Northwestern and an expert on the former Soviet Union, said that “a new world order” is upon us and that the consequences of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will echo for years to come.
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Led by political scientist Alvin B. Tillery Jr. Business Forum membership is open to corporate executives tasked with addressing DEI issues within their companies.