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When physicists steered a tiny microparticle toward a cylindrical obstacle, they expected one of two outcomes to occur. The particle would either collide into the obstacle or sail around it. The particle, however, did neither.The…

Students, faculty, staff and temporary staff only have to visit one site — NUValidate, Northwestern’s Identity Management system — to provide their pronouns and name as they would like it displayed in University systems.“There are…

Northwestern will distribute a limited number of free at-home COVID-19 tests to interested students, faculty and staff at sites on the Chicago and Evanston campuses next week.Abbott Laboratories, the maker of the tests, recently extended…

Northwestern University announced today, March 9, the formation of a search committee to identify the next vice president for Global Marketing and Communications.The individual chosen will succeed Jeri Ward, who stepped down at the end of…

Northwestern University professors Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Teri W. Odom, Murali Prakriya and Linda A. Teplin have been selected 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general scientific…

Danceworks, the annual celebration of movement and contemporary dance is back on-stage at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Danceworks 2023: Nostalgia for…

Scientists from Northwestern University have collaborated on the implementation of an accurate, low-cost and easy-to-use test for detecting toxic levels of fluoride in water. The new biosensor device developed at Northwestern has been…

Northwestern Engineering’s Q. Jane Wang, whose research has led to better-performing and more reliable engines, batteries, and lubricants used across industries, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Q. Jane…

In the wake of two massive earthquakes and aftershocks that hit Turkey and vastly affected Syria and other parts of the Middle East on Monday, Feb. 6, Northwestern students and alumni with ties to the region are working feverishly to…

A $5 million gift from Harry J. Seigle ’71 JD will expand Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law’s immigration clinic, which represents children, young adults and parents in immigration court proceedings.The gift will endow the…