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Northwestern’s reach extends across the globe in international study, institutional partnerships and faculty collaborations on some of the world’s most pressing issues

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When it’s ‘easier to buy Coke than water’

July 27, 2023

With a tool for determining global water insecurity, anthropologist Sera Young and team aim to show people can experience hardships even in water-rich areas

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Estimates show an estimated two billion people in the world lack access to clean water, and climate change is worsening the crisis.

The ground is deforming, and buildings aren’t ready

July 11, 2023

With Chicago as a living lab space, Northwestern study links underground climate change to variations beneath urban areas

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