Northwestern Scientists Launch Projects Using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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Northwestern-Led Teams Uncover Findings on Prehistoric Environmental Disruption
Two teams of geoscientists from Northwestern University have uncovered new findings on the chronology and character of events that led to an extreme environmental disruption that occurred nearly 100 million years ago. This event, known as the Ocean Anoxic Event...
Researchers create mature neurons from human cells, opening new possibilities for treatments
Northwestern University researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of medical research by creating the first highly mature neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The achievement opens up new opportunities for potential transplantation therapies for neurodegenerative...
Northwestern University scientists create first electric molecular motor on a nanoscale
A team of scientists led by Northwestern University has taken the next step in the evolution of electric motors by creating a motor that is not visible to the naked eye. This groundbreaking research has resulted in the development of...
Astrophysicists discover tightest ultracool dwarf binary system ever observed
Astrophysicists from Northwestern University and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have made an extraordinary discovery - the tightest ultracool dwarf binary system ever observed. The two stars in the system, named LP 413-53AB, revolve around each...
Northwestern biologists lead study tracing the DNA of Caribbean breadfruit
In 1793, Captain William Bligh arrived in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines with cargo filled with several hundred sapling breadfruit trees aboard the HMS Providence. His goal was to introduce the long-lived trees, which produce carbohydrate-rich fruits, as a...
Bryna Kra featured in Quanta Magazine
Bryna Kra was recently featured in the Quanta Magazine article "From Systems in Motion, Infinite Patterns Appear." "Over the past few years, four mathematicians — Bryna Kra, Joel Moreira, Florian Richter and Donald Robertson — have developed Furstenberg’s techniques to find not just arbitrarily long...
A new Northwestern University program named VINE allows undergraduate neuroscience majors to capitalize on existing research and have a more direct path to a PhD degree
A new Northwestern University program aims to decrease the time to a PhD for research-invested neuroscience undergraduates while simultaneously increasing diversity and strengthening Northwestern’s position in the ever-growing scientific field. The Vertically Integrated Neuroscience Education Program, or VINE, will offer a...
Dittmar Gallery showcases quilts by Northwestern professor and ‘quilting sisters’
Quilting has played a significant role in the history of Black American folk art and American folk art as a whole. Tracy L. Vaughn-Manley, Betty Joy Bonds of Chicago, and Melissa Blount of Evanston, known as "sister quilters," have used...
Researchers develop method for creating materials with potential uses in batteries, magnets, and microelectronics
The world's best artists can take a few different colored paints and create a masterpiece that looks like nothing else. They do this by drawing upon inspiration, knowledge of past works, and design principles learned through years of experience. Chemists...
Professor Chad Mirkin awarded King Faisal Prize for contributions to chemistry
The King Faisal Foundation has awarded the 2023 King Faisal Prize in Medicine and Science to Northwestern University professor Chad A. Mirkin for his work in chemistry. The King Faisal Prize, established in 1979 by the King Faisal Foundation and...
