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An unprecedented new telescope image of the Milky Way galaxy’s turbulent center has revealed nearly 1,000 mysterious strands, inexplicably dangling in space.Stretching up to 150 light years long, the one-dimensional strands (or filaments)…

Northwestern University professors Paula H. Stern and Catherine Woolley have been selected 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general scientific society in the world.The 2021 class…

Dan P. McAdams has been named interim dean of Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP), Provost Kathleen Hagerty announced today. The appointment is effective May 16.“My heart belongs to SESP because 30 years…

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified natural nano-bubbles containing the ACE2 protein (evACE2) in the blood of COVID-19 patients and discovered these nano-sized…

A new nationally touring exhibition at Northwestern explores the various ways American artists have grappled with anti-Black violence over the past 100 years.“A Site of Struggle: American Art against Anti-Black Violence,” organized and…

Northwestern Medicine, the University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Chicago and Rush University are part of a mega National Institutes of Health (NIH) $170 million program that is the first…

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumors to fight cancer rapidly and effectively.Their findings, published January 27 in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, showed a dramatic…

Northwestern University scientist have discovered families of proteins in the body that could potentially predict which patients may reject a new organ transplant, helping inform decisions about care.The advancement marks the beginning of…

It is well known that Black women experience disproportionately high rates of preterm delivery and cardiovascular disease. New research from Northwestern University suggests that one contributor to these inequities may be the stress…

Heather Pinkett and Alessandro F. Rotta Loria have been named the 2022 recipients of The Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Innovation.The award seeks to support faculty members offering undergraduates innovations…