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Northwestern University gets $121 million gift for medical research, lab facilities

The donation, from trustee Kimberly Querrey will fund four initiatives at Feinberg School of Medicine downtown.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gamma ray pulse sweeps Earth

The explosion, dubbed GRB 221009A, came just as astronomers were gathering at a symposium on gamma-ray astrophysics

Salon

Northwestern professor takes on ‘forever chemicals,’ and he just might win

William Dichtel’s research with colleague Brittany Trang found that heating a combination of a widely used solvent and lye can destroy many types of common cancer-causing PFAS found in Teflon pans and many other products.

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Fall classical music guide 2022: Collaborative Works Festival showcases Chicago composers, poets

Riccardo Muti’s last season as music director of the CSO, and Lyric Opera’s “Don Carlo” are also among the highlights of the season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Physicists accidentally re-created a rare, weird galaxy in the lab

A computer simulation of a supermassive black hole surprised astrophysicists by producing a rare type of X-shaped radio galaxy.

Inverse

Rocket Mission Collects Evidence on Dead Star in 5 Minutes

Coroners need hours in crime scenes to collect information about homicides. However, the high-resolution Microcalorimeter X-ray Imaging, or Micro-X, developed by the Northwestern University and funded by the NASA, headed on a five-minute “astronomical forensic mission” to collect evidence on the death of a star. The mission launched on August…

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Study reveals how to rid some of the worst "forever chemicals" from the environment

A group of over 12,000 chemicals called PFAS now pollute our water, food, and air. Now, a novel discovery offers a cheap, efficient method to eliminate some types of PFAS from water, which pose risks to human health.

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Commentary: Putin’s lies, murder and destruction in Ukraine bring shame to Russia

Nearly six months into his murderous invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has brought shame on his once great nation and cemented his own legacy as a war criminal. The lasting ignominy Putin’s war and his lies have brought to Russia are just as self-destructive as they are contemptible…

Chicago Tribune

Simple new method found that destroys ‘forever chemicals’

New method capitalises on ‘Achilles’ heel’ of PFAS to degrade them more easily, scientists say

The Independent UK

Jerry Starkman, who founded Mustard’s Last Stand hot dog haven near Northwestern’s football stadium, dead at 84

Over 53 years, the family-owned business has served up hot dogs to NU alums including David Schwimmer, Seth Meyers, Charlton Heston; actors William Petersen and Katie Holmes; Cubs pitchers Kerry Wood and Mark Prior; and Wildcats football coach Patrick Fitzgerald.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern University names next president

University of Oregon President Michael Schill will replace former president-elect Rebecca Blank, who stepped down after learning of a cancer diagnosis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Remote work fueled US productivity growth during pandemic, study says

U.S. economic productivity during the pandemic was driven entirely by firms with remote work capacity, according to a new study co-authored by Robert Gordon of Northwestern University.

Tribune News Service

Awarded time with the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers from Northwestern and University of Chicago are over the moon

“The telescope works, and it works brilliantly. Our knowledge about the universe is about to take a giant leap forward,” said Jacob Bean, a University of Chicago astronomy professor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern president-elect steps down after cancer diagnosis

Renowned economist Rebecca Blank would have been the first woman to serve as Northwestern’s president.

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Nerve-cooling implant could offer pain relief alternative to opioids, say researchers

Device which can dissolve in the body represents an ‘engineering approach to treating pain’

Daily Record

Meghan Markle would be the highest paid member of Royal Family based on her degree

As reported by PopSugar, Markle is only the second British royal bride who received a college or university education, after Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Temple fencing coach Nikki Franke is as inspiring as ever

PHILADELPHIA — On the night before the 2020 Northwestern University duals, the Temple women’s fencing team filtered out of a restaurant in Chicago and onto the street corner. Before the group started a walk back to the hotel, one of sophomore Cassie Navalta’s teammates delivered news that stopped them in…

Salon

How school shootings impact survivors

Those who survive will carry scars that affect their lives for many years to come

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Street outreach workers are our first responders to gun violence

The first responders to scenes of gun violence often aren’t police, emergency medical technicians or paramedics but community violence intervention workers. A new survey sheds light on the conditions they face.

Tribune News Service

Abortion medication is legal in Florida. But for how much longer?

TAMPA, Fla. — There is an abortion method that doesn’t require surgery or anesthesia and federal regulators say it can be safely performed at home: abortion medication.

Benzinga

Whoops! Gene-Splicing Experiment Turns Docile Hamsters Into Aggressive Creatures

Scientists at Northwestern University found themselves in a horror movie-worthy scenario when a gene-editing experiment involving hamsters accidentally turned the docile rodent into violent creatures.

Daily Mirror

Tiny robotic crab to walk through arteries and clear blockages in life-saving new tech

Smaller than a flea and the width of a coin, the micro-sized crab could be revolutionary in the worlds of medicine and industry according to its Northwestern University creators

Chicago Sun-Times

Gwendolyn Osborne, journalist, romance writer, dies at 72

Ms. Osborne earned her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University. She was a founding member of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Salon

GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal?

The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters

Chicago Sun-Times

Fewer people shot, killed in city this year — but summer looms

The mayor and other city officials have attributed this year’s downtick in violence to an initiative that has flooded 15 communities with new resources. Crime experts say that’s premature.

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