Shedding new light on infants’ ability to learn from nonlinguistic signals December 17, 2024 Children as young as six months can flexibly recruit non-language sounds and bend them to their communicative needs
Northwestern establishes tech policy center with $1 million gift December 17, 2024 Center initiatives will make sure “technological progress benefits everyone, not just a select few”
What is metformin’s secret sauce? December 16, 2024 The diabetes drug can target cells contributing to disease progression without harming normal, healthy cells, according to research
Marshall Scholar Kaylyn Ahn is an advocate for survivors of violence December 16, 2024 Social policy and legal studies major also received a Truman Scholarship this year
A fresh look at Chicago from Indigenous perspectives December 16, 2024 In “Woven Being,” The Block Museum of Art spotlights voices often excluded from the city’s rich art histories
Why heart attacks spike during the winter holidays December 16, 2024 Heart doctor explains why cardiac events surge in winter, symptoms to watch for, what to do
Food as medicine for gestational diabetes December 13, 2024 Northwestern part of $10 million nationwide study using medically tailored meals to address gestational diabetes
Northwestern joins Giant Magellan Telescope’s international consortium December 13, 2024 Faculty will contribute expertise in astrophysics, engineering and artificial intelligence
Student wins global photography competition for second year in a row December 11, 2024 ‘I love using my astrophotography to emphasize human connection’
Probing the unsolved mystery of dark matter December 11, 2024 By boosting atomic signals by 1,000 times, the search is on for imperceptible forces