Pilot study will enable Chicago-area residents to test for lead, copper and PFAS
Later this year, 350 Chicago-area households will receive hand-held, easy-to-use test kits to assess their home water quality.
Developed by Northwestern University researchers, the tests use cell-free …
New study finds dopamine neurons are more diverse than previously thought
In a new Northwestern University-led study, researchers identified and recorded from three genetic subtypes of dopamine neurons in the midbrain region of a mouse model.
Although there is a …
At the UN’s 2023 Water Conference in March, Northwestern Anthropologist Sera Young presented on the Water Insecurity Experiences Scales (WISE Scales), a more accurate tool for collecting data on water insecurity than current water indicators. Young developed these survey …
Containing more than 850 species, fig trees are one of the most diverse groups of plants in the world.
To unravel how this plant genus (Ficus in the Moraceae family) evolved to become such a diverse group, an international team …
Close to a thousand scientists from around the world who study embryonic development will gather in Chicago for the 82nd annual meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) from July 20-23, 2023. At the meeting, Northwestern Professor Carole LaBonne…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, June 29, ruled that admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
The decision, a 6-3 vote, is expected to have far-reaching effects on …
Northwestern University astrophysicists are part of an international team of scientists using advanced simulation tools that has predicted the existence of merging massive, 30 solar mass black hole binaries in Milky Way-like galaxies, challenging previous theories.
The team, which includes …
Mercouri Kanatzidis, inorganic chemist at Northwestern University, has received an unusual honor: a new mineral discovered in Hungary has been named after him, the International Mineralogical Society (IMA) announced recently.
The mineral, a chalcogenide, is called kanatzidisite in recognition …
While searching for the origins of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB), an international team of astrophysicists may have stumbled upon a new way to destroy a star.
Although most GRBs originate from exploding massive stars or neutron-star mergers, the researchers …
Larry Hedges, Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Education and Social Policy, has been selected as the winner of the World Cultural Council 2023 José Vasconcelos World Award of Education.
The Council described Hedges’ development of statistical …