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An international team of astronomers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, has detected the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded.Affectionately referred to as the B.O.A.T. (“brightest of all time”), the powerful…

Northwestern University and the City of Evanston’s Health and Human Services Department will co-host two monkeypox vaccine clinics this fall that are open to all Northwestern students, faculty and staff as well as anyone living in…

A secure firearm storage program in which pediatricians engage with parents on the importance of secure storage has been proven to help keep firearms out of the hands of young people. But a new study from scientists at Northwestern…

Israel is one of the world’s most forward-looking countries when it comes to water management, which is why 16 Northwestern students toured the country in September to learn how it has coped with a hotter, dryer world, and to glean…

Do you have a friend, coworker or family member who recently welcomed a new baby? If so, they’re part of a nationwide trend. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. has experienced a subtle “baby bump,” according to a new National…

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Northwestern University is hosting a three-day series of panels and events Oct. 27-29 to explore the 1972 law that prohibited discrimination based on sex in education and programs…

Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith delivered two keynote lectures about his book “How the Word Is Passed, A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America,” on Northwestern’s Chicago and Evanston campuses Tuesday, Oct. 18. The book…

As the world adapts to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, Northwestern is doing the same. One of the most visible examples of the University’s changing efforts on the Evanston campus is in Isolation Housing.Formerly known as…

Last spring, a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 — developed by Northwestern University spinoff company Minute Molecular Diagnostics — received emergency use authorization (EUA) status from the U.S. Food and Drug…

One year after announcing a transformative gift by the Pat ’59, ’09 H (’97, ’00 P) and Shirley Ryan ’61, ’19 H (’97, ’00 P) Family to build a new Ryan Field, Northwestern University today released renderings of a schematic design for the…