Northwestern University

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…

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model. Although it looks like a rubbery goo, the material is actually a…

Social media’s rise to popularity between 2010 and 2020 has been strongly correlated with the nationwide freefall in youth mental health that characterized the 2010s. Lawmakers have put increasing pressure on the U.S. government to take…

Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine have reached an agreement on a two-year, exclusive naming-rights partnership that brands the Wildcats’ temporary new lakeside athletics venue as Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin…

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that uterine serous carcinoma (USC) tumors in Black patients express more aggressive and immunosuppressive features than tumors in white patients, according to a new study …

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine and the School of Medicine at CES University and CES Clinic in Colombia have determined that more than 60% of people who had Long COVID have neurological symptoms that impact their cognitive function…

A large multi-institutional collaboration, led by Northwestern University, has received $26 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Engineering Research Center (ERC) dedicated to revolutionizing the ability…

New research from Northwestern University has systematically proven that a mild zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations — greatly reducing the threat of erosion in the face of climate change and rising sea…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to reduce new HIV infections in the United States by 90% by 2030. A key part of this initiative is encouraging the use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication that can…

Synthetic biology combines principles from science, engineering and social science, creating emerging technologies such as alternative meats and mRNA vaccines. Because of its multidisciplinary nature, the field has a lot of “cooks in…