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Research
Electrifying heavy-duty vehicles could reduce environmental inequalities
New study examines air quality, health implications at equity-relevant geographic scales If the region surrounding Chicago — North America’s largest freight hub — shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution and...
With a novel recycling process, Northwestern researchers break down and rebuild polyurethane to make new foam
Polyurethane plastics are ubiquitous, used everywhere from mattresses to shoes. But once these products are no longer wanted, these materials litter landfills and oceans across the world. Now, a group of researchers at Northwestern University has developed a new recycling method...
Yuchen Liu receives illustrious CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Yuchen Liu has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. “K-stability and moduli spaces of higher dimensional varieties” will bring exciting research and training activities...
Andrew Papachristos named new director of Institute for Policy Research
Sociologist has applied network science to study crime, violence and policing Sociologist Andrew Papachristos will become Northwestern University’s new director of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and the John G. Searle Professor of Sociology, effective Sept. 1. is the PapachristosJohn...
Curt Horvath named President-Elect of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS)
Curt Horvath has been nominated as the President-Elect of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS). Horvath is professor of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University. "I was privileged to be nominated for the President-Elect of the ICIS, and I am humbled...
Julia Kalow earns 2023 Early Career Research Program award from the U.S. Department of Energy
After two months of tightly guarding news that she had earned a research-propelling grant, Julia Kalow’s secret is out. On August 4, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Kalow as one of its 2023 Early Career Research Program award winners. Kalow,...
Watch an exoplanet’s 17-year journey around its star
Longest time-lapse footage of an exoplanet to date was assembled from real data A Northwestern University astrophysicist has created the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet to date. Constructed from real data, the footage shows Beta Pictoris b — a planet 12...
Pilot study will enable Chicago-area residents to test for lead, copper and PFAS
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 biosensors and...
Dopamine controls movement, not just rewards
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 long-standing, common...
Anthropologist Sera Young and team aim to show people can experience hardships even in water-rich areas
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 instruments...
