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  1. 10 hours ago

    Holy AT2018Cow. Astronomers may have captured, for the first ever, the exact moment a dying star gave birth to a black hole.

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  2. 12 hours ago

    A recent study shows that a new full-body scan could help clinicians assess patient toxicity during cancer treatment and optimize treatments for minimum side effects.

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    13 hours ago

    SESP's Mesmin Destin of received this award for studying and developing supports to help kids from low-income backgrounds & college students tackle obstacles and inequities in education.

    Mesmin Destin
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    21 hours ago

    Scientists had never seen anything like this supernova. Could it be a newborn black hole? “This is the target we've been waiting for for years,” says team leader Raffaella Margutti, an astrophysicist at Northwestern —

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  5. Jan 14

    New knowledge, new treatments. By better understanding how the brain works, Prof. Catherine Woolley and her research can help develop treatments for seizure disorders, while connecting students with the scientific community.

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  6. Jan 14

    It's snow wonderful to be back on campus.

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    Jan 14

    A new 'realistic' model developed by Northwestern Engineering and researchers points the way to more efficient and profitable fracking.

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  8. Jan 13

    With over 50 flowers and plants inspired by the works of , the Shakespeare Garden, tucked away on the Evanston campus, is the perfect place for a rendezvous or a fairytale wedding.

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  9. Jan 13

    Congratulations to , the 2016 Laureate in chemistry, on winning the China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award for making important contributions to China’s science and technological development.

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  10. Jan 13

    ? Even though you may know that the information you are getting is false, just being exposed to it could have effects on the way people make decisions or solve problems.

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    Jan 12

    Whether he's running a company or campaigning for social change, alumnus Neal Sáles-Griffin is drawing on his learning and organizational change skills to "help people be great."

    Neal Sales Griffin
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  12. Jan 12

    Divorce rates climbed to 50% before plummeting after 1980. But that's not true of poorer, less-educated Americans, who are having trouble adjusting to the nation’s new marital ideal, Prof. writes for .

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  13. Jan 12

    The current survival rate for pediatric leukemia is 30 percent. However, scientists have two successful therapies that could slow the progression of the disease. There’s a possibility that in 5-10 years, we could have an effective “super-drug.”

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  14. Jan 11

    Activist Maggie Anderson, author of "Our Black Year," will keynote the University-wide commemoration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on January 28.

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    Jan 11

    Fifteen students wrote about revolutionary movements in Mexico, Russia, Cuba, America, Haiti, and France after a field study in Mexico City and a class on revolutions in the modern world! Read their work here:

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  16. Jan 11

    “Everywhere you go, you bring your microbes with you,” says Prof. Erica Hartmann of and that includes space. That may sound terrifying, but don’t worry, these bacteria are adapting to survive, not harm.

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  17. Jan 10

    Researchers speculate that telescopes captured the exact moment a star collapsed to form a compact object, such as a or neutron star.

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  18. Jan 10

    Are you an adult with a food allergy? Well, statistically, maybe not. A recent study shows that while 19% of adults claim to have a food allergy, only half are reported to have symptoms consistent with the condition.

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    Jan 10

    'ASTRONOMERS HAVE A COW' livestream press conference with 's own Raffaella Margutti. Tune in at 4:15PM CST TODAY!

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  20. Jan 10

    A second honeymoon phase? A recent study shows that as married couples age, they experience an overall increase in positive behaviors, such as humor and affection, and an overall decrease in negative behaviors, like bickering.

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