Northwestern University

Given the growing importance of graphite in energy storage technologies, a team of Northwestern researchers has conducted a study exploring ways to reduce reliance on imports of the in high-demand mineral, which powers everything from…

Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site. In an animal study, the new bandage healed…

Northwestern was recently named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution by the U.S. Department of State for the 19th consecutive year. This year, 20 students and alumni received Fulbright awards, which allow them to teach, study and conduct…

The atmosphere inside Welsh-Ryan Arena is attracting national attention in college basketball, the soundtrack to a season that has exceeded all expectations in Evanston.But the story of Northwestern Wildside, the full-throated student…

Only 8% of nearly 25,000 Americans correctly identified all false political claims presented to them as part of a recent national survey.The survey also found that those who believed false vaccine statements were more than twice as likely…

Northwestern students An Kitamura and Jun Yamasaki have been named 2023 Quad Fellows by Schmidt Futures.The Quad Fellowship, an initiative of the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the United States, is designed to build ties…

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has selected Northwestern University to co-lead its new biomedical research hub in Chicago, which will develop new technologies for studying human tissues with unprecedented resolution. The hub’s…

When legal systems choose to offer no protections to sexual minorities, even avid LGBTQ supporters would reject their gay neighbors, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.The study examined “superficial allies,” or those who express…

When Izzy Mokotoff’s grandfather stopped writing his weekly letters to her in the spring of 2022, she knew she had to find a solution. Parkinson’s disease had slowly been wearing down her grandfather’s central nervous system, causing…

A weekend of dancing paid off in big ways for nearly 800 students who participated in the 49th annual Northwestern Dance Marathon (NUDM.) Little Heroes League and Evanston Community Foundation will share more than $434,000 raised through…