Northwestern Scientists Launch Projects Using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Research
New Function Discovered For Protein Important In Leukemia
Researchers from Northwestern University have stumbled upon a previously unobserved function of a protein found in the cell nuclei of all flora and fauna. In addition to exporting materials out of the nucleus, the protein, called Exportin-1 (also called Xpo1...
Who Is Persuasive? Study Finds the Power of Ordinary People
Trying to persuade people with different political views can be fatiguing and frustrating, but it’s not as pointless as we might think. New research shows that even on divisive issues, far more persuasion attempts succeeded than backfired. A new study led...
New Study Highlights Disparities In Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure And Challenges In Urban Emissions Modeling
Life is a highway, but what are the emissions along it? It turns out, that answer could change depending on which dataset one uses. A new study led by Victoria Lang, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary...
Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma in Illinois
Guided by the lived experiences of community partners, Northwestern University scientists have simulated the effects of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption on future air quality for the greater Chicago area. The results were published today in the journal Frontiers of Earth Science. Motivated by California’s...
First Radio Pulses Traced to Dead-Star Binary
An international team of astronomers, including a Northwestern University astrophysicist, has traced a series of mysterious radio pulses to an unprecedented home. Starting a decade ago, astronomers have detected a pulse of radio emission every two hours, coming from the direction...
Plastic Recycling Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first uses an inexpensive catalyst to break apart the bonds in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the most common...
What We Can Learn From How Flies Set the Thermostat
Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal “canaries in the coal mine” for gauging the impact of climate change on the behavior and distribution of animal species. Yet, scientists know relatively...
New Curriculum Leverages VR To Promote Intercultural Understanding
Claudia Quevedo-Webb, César Hoyos Álvarez, María Jesús Barros García and Spencer Striker have been named the 2025 recipients of the Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Innovation. Quevedo-Webb, Hoyos Álvarez and Barros García will incorporate virtual reality into the classroom to enhance...
Promising young researchers receive prestigious NSF CAREER awards
Three Northwestern University assistant professors — Julia Gaudio, Rachel Greenfeld and István Kovács — have 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. Gaudio, an assistant professor of industrial...
Flickers and Flares: Milky Way’s Central Black Hole Constantly Bubbles With Light
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party — and it is weird, wild and wonderful. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has gained the...
