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The Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded a $10.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to support the center’s ongoing…

Wildcats from all corners of the world converged on Dublin, Ireland, this week for Northwestern's season-opening football game against Nebraska. A sea of purple filled downtown streets, as waves of Northwestern fans packed pubs,…

It was a seven-and-a-half-hour flight from Chicago to Dublin for Saturday’s season-opening football game against Nebraska, making it an incredible journey for many Wildcats fans.But for a select few, it was something a bit different: The…

Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins University have been awarded a multi-million-dollar grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study a “pill-in-pocket” strategy to prevent stroke in patients with atrial…

When astronomers use radio telescopes to gaze into the night sky, they typically see elliptical-shaped galaxies, with twin jets blasting from either side of their central supermassive black hole. But every once in a while — less than 10%…

A Northwestern University-led research team has received a $5 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop new methods to help mitigate the effects of climate change on the Great Lakes and its…

Despite clinical trials showing that FDA-approved antiviral therapies Paxlovid and Molnupiravir reduce risk of death by as much as 89%, very few infected individuals have used the potentially life-saving treatment. As a result, the…

There’s a disconnect between the goals and the delivery of scientific outreach and its actual impact. In recent years, communication around diseases like COVID-19 and a growing mistrust in science have made that gap even more apparent.To…

Michael Schill will officially take the helm at Northwestern on Monday, Sept. 12, becoming the 17th president in the University’s 170-year history. Morton Schapiro, president since 2009, will become president emeritus.Schill was president…

An innovative joint project by the City of Evanston and Northwestern University is part of a growing movement to study the impact of guaranteed income. The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program will provide 150 individuals with a $500 monthly…