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New ideas and techniques by Northwestern faculty lead to discovery across a range of fields

Researchers break down traditional barriers between disciplines to pursue advances in health care, science, technology, social sciences and the humanities.

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Government-funded scientific research reflects public interest, Northwestern study finds

July 12, 2022

‘Concerns about public funding not being aligned with public uses are unfounded,’ researchers say

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Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs

June 30, 2022

New device could provide an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive drugs

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Falling stardust, wobbly jets explain blinking gamma ray bursts

New simulation also shows gamma ray bursts are 10 times rarer than previously thought

June 29, 2022

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Explosive neutron star merger captured for first time in millimeter light

August 3, 2022

Tracking COVID-19 from the Amazon to Chicago

July 27, 2022

Model developed to predict landslides along wildfire burn scars

July 27, 2022

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We are living in Richard Nixon’s America. Escaping it won’t be easy

July 31, 2022

Twitter health amplifiers combat COVID-19 misinformation

July 25, 2022

False balance in news coverage of climate change makes it harder to address the crisis

July 22, 2022

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Black medical students report more belonging, greater confidence in scholastic abilities in HBCU schools

August 3, 2022

Scientists identify key mechanism controlling skin regeneration

August 3, 2022

Coming wave of opioid overdoses ‘will be worse than ever been before’

July 28, 2022

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Implant makes recovery from surgery less painful by cooling nerves

Jul 12, 2022 – Daily Mail

FDA clears next-gen software to detect, identify heart murmurs

Jul 12, 2022 – Healio

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

Jul 11, 2022 – The Associated Press

As the BA.5 variant spreads, the risk of coronavirus reinfection grows

Jul 10, 2022 – Washington Post

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