October 2024

David Dranove, Walter McNerney Distinguished Professor of Health Industry Management at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Dranove is honored for his…

This fall, Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music is offering a trio of free choral concerts at the historic Alice Millar Chapel, blending time-honored traditions with modern relevance. The series begins this Sunday, Oct. 27 with “A…

Rome – Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report. The report warns that the spread of conflict, particularly in the Middle East –…

Children and teens across the U.S. will be part of a first-of-its-kind science curriculum, thanks to a collaboration between Science in Society (SiS) at Northwestern, aerospace and tech conglomerate RTX and Boys & Girls Clubs of…

Northwestern community members, including alumni, are invited to apply to become a member of the University’s Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility (ACIR). The deadline for applications is Nov. 27. The ACIR provides a forum for…

Northwestern University’s Querrey InQbation Lab (The Q) has entered a new partnership with Material Impact, a Boston-based venture firm focused on innovations in materials science and deep tech, the University announced today.…

Children dressed as planes, trains and automobiles gathered with real-life excavators and diggers Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Truck or Treat Halloween event next to the construction site for the new Ryan Field. Northwestern University and…

The University of Michigan will use a new $3.6 million federal grant to study how pain and opioids after surgery impact people with opioid use disorder, how guidelines might be adjusted to address postsurgical pain and how to prevent…

The University of Michigan will dramatically boost the amount and type of genetic information stored in its massive TOPMed data center and used by researchers and health care providers around the world looking to genomes to treat disease.…

Although all ecosystems are affected by a changing climate, the impacts can take a while to appear. Changes in forest biodiversity, for example, are known to lag behind changes in a habitat’s temperature and precipitation. Grasslands, on…