Northwestern University

Sociologist Andrew Papachristos will become Northwestern University’s new director of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and the John G. Searle Professor of Sociology, effective Sept. 1.“We are extremely pleased that Andrew…

Last year, Northwestern University researchers reported new observational evidence that long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can result from the merger of a neutron star with another compact object (either another neutron star or black hole) — a…

Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, Northwestern University scientists have launched a public dashboard containing the most comprehensive data on unintentional fatal drug overdoses in Illinois.The goal of the dashboard is to…

Northwestern University will invest $200,000 in Rebuilding Exchange, a local non-profit, to help recruit more Evanston residents into workforce training programs — expanding access to certification programs, career exposure and job…

If the region surrounding Chicago — North America’s largest freight hub — shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution and save hundreds of lives per year, with…

Northwestern University has named Ted Sargent co-executive director of the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy (formerly ISEN). Effective immediately, Sargent joins current executive director Michael Wasielewski, the…

When a child dies unexpectedly or traumatically, parents rarely have help finding support for themselves or the rest of their family. A new $6,155,096 million research grant, recently awarded to Dr. Kelly Michelson of Northwestern…

Skin lightening is prevalent in the U.S. among skin of color individuals — particularly women — but the people who use those products don’t know the risks, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. Colorism, the system of inequality that…

Antipsychotic drugs — used to treat the millions of people in the U.S. with schizophrenia — have lots of unpleasant side effects. The drugs also aren’t effective for many people. There is an urgent need to develop better drugs.A new…

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a new mechanism by which mutations in a gene parkin contribute to familial forms of Parkinson's disease. The discovery opens a new avenue for Parkinson’s therapeutics, scientists report in a…