For the first time, Neurobiology Professor Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy has successfully developed an approach for identifying the proteins that exist inside different neurons in the brain. Kozorovitskiy is the Soretta and Henry Shapiro Research Professor of Molecular Biology.
Kozorovitskiy worked on …
In March of 2021, History Professor Kate Masur published her new book, Until Justice Be Done. The work examines the restrictive codes called Black laws or Black codes that constrained the lives of Black people in northern free states, …
Professor Shalini Shankar, of the Department of Anthropology, discussed the detriments of over-scheduling kids in a new guest essay for The New York Times Opinion section.
Shankar urged parents to consider reintroducing their children to their busy pre-pandemic …
NASA’s 2020 Mars rover, Perseverance, is powered by a thermoelectric device that converts heat into electricity. The radioactive decay of plutonium in the rover creates heat, and this heat is converted to energy at an efficacy rate of just 4-5%. …
On July 15, President Biden claimed that Facebook and other social media platforms were “killing people” by spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. Though Facebook quickly rebutted Biden’s statement, Political Science Professor James Druckman found that Facebook does play a role …
Anthropology Professor Sera Young’s research on food insecurity and women’s mental health was named the Paper of the Month by The Nutrition Society.
Young and a team of researchers carried out a nutrition-sensitive agroecology intervention called the Singida …
Professor James Druckman, of the Department of Political Science, found that Republicans are more likely to get vaccinated when they are encouraged to do so by top Republican political figures.
The number of Americans willing to get vaccinated continues …
The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are underway, and Northwestern students and alumni can expect to see some familiar faces among the world’s top athletes. Three Weinberg graduates are competing in this year’s games, and they are prepared to give Tokyo …
Larry Irving, president of the Northwestern Alumni Association, is using his platform to focus on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Since beginning his term in Sept. 2020, Irving said the NAA board has been working to build a community …
Northwestern alumnus and international basketball agent Alex Saratsis represents some of the best players in the NBA, including this year’s NBA Finals MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Saratsis graduated from Northwestern in 2002 with a degree in political science, where he …