Northwestern Scientists Launch Projects Using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Research
Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn
Intense flashes of light, not mass, resolve the puzzle of impossible brightness When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first images of the universe’s earliest galaxies, they were shocked. The young galaxies appeared too bright, too massive and too...
Ancient plant wax reveals how global warming affects methane in Arctic lakes
Warming led to an intensified methane cycle, lasting thousands of years, study finds By studying fossils from ancient aquatic plants, Northwestern University and University of Wyoming (UW) researchers are gaining a better understanding of how methane produced in Arctic lakes might...
Small, implantable device could sense and treat cancer
Project receives ARPA-H contract worth $45 million over five-and-a-half years A multi-institutional team of researchers, including Northwestern University scientists, has received $45 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to fast-track the development of a first-of-its-kind implant to...
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New study provides further evidence of environmental inequities in the city
Chicago’s West Side is air pollution hotspot The western edge of Chicago — including the North and South Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Archer Heights and Brighton Park neighborhoods — experiences up to 32% higher concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution...
Black holes eat faster than previously expected
New finding might explain why quasars flare and fade so quickly A new Northwestern University-led study is changing the way astrophysicists understand the eating habits of supermassive black holes. While previous researchers have hypothesized that black holes eat slowly, new simulations indicate...
Dayna Patterson is the first postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University to receive the prestigious HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellowship
Dayna Patterson was selected as a 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellow and is the first postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University to receive this prestigious fellowship. The HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program provides each fellow...
Todd Gingrich receives prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Todd Gingrich has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members.Gingrich is an assistant professor of chemistry in Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and...
Jet Lag Reduction: Study finds that what time you eat your breakfast is crucial
A new study has proposed a solution for combating jet lag, especially among older adults. The research suggests that eating a substantial breakfast in line with the destination's time zone can help with jet lag recovery. The study also advises...
Northwestern to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics
New institute will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions Northwestern University has been awarded $50 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Simons Foundation to establish the National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology...
Ted Sargent named co-executive director of Trienens Institute
Cross-field expert to help further Northwestern sustainability research Northwestern University has named Ted Sargent co-executive director of the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy (formerly ISEN). Effective immediately, Sargent joins current executive director Michael Wasielewski, the Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry, in overseeing...
