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New solar cell breaks records for efficiency and voltage

November 16, 2022

Emerging perovskite technology overcomes silicon’s key limitations

Is holiday eating already worrying you?

November 15, 2022

How to navigate the food-laden buffets and tempting holiday treats

Dean Karlan appointed chief economist for USAID

November 15, 2022

Kellogg professor will bring research expertise to federal agency’s development work

Search committee formed to find new dean of the McCormick School of Engineering

November 15, 2022

The individual chosen will succeed Julio Ottino, who will step down as dean at the end of the academic year

Beyond ‘Dahmer:’ Is it enough to accurately depict mental health in TV and film?

November 15, 2022

If the goal is to normalize conditions, “you should know accurate depictions alone do not necessarily lead to the kind of positive change you may desire”

Samuel Stupp receives 2022 Von Hippel Award

November 15, 2022

Prize is the highest honor awarded by the Materials Research Society

Uterine fibroid growth activated by chemicals found in everyday products

November 14, 2022

‘These toxic pollutants are everywhere, and their usage is not banned’

Alumna and ‘Bear’ writer on how she found her place in show biz

November 14, 2022

MFA grad Sofya Levitsky-Weitz goes from working on the FX show “The Bear” to showcasing one of her plays at the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts

‘Natural diplomat’ Irena Petryk named a 2023 Rhodes Scholar

November 14, 2022

Northwestern senior is interested in foreign policy and will study economic development at Oxford University in fall 2023

ER visits among youth with suicidal thoughts had already spiked in fall 2019

November 14, 2022

Before COVID-19, there was a swell of youth suicide-ideation visits from 2016 to 2019