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Maple Syrup and climate change: Students learn about the syrup industry and its impact on the environment, and Native American and non-Native communities
Scientists look to create a clearer picture of what happens when you combine climate change with urban environments Climate change could have an impact on an important part of the day — breakfast. As a result of fewer trees, reduced tree health...
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Northwestern researchers to study racial equity, STEM education, and school reform in Evanston
Northwestern University researchers received a five-year, $4.5M grant from the National Science Foundation to study racial equity, STEM education, and school reform in Evanston, Ill., a diverse suburb of Chicago. The project looks at the impact of the closure of a local elementary...
New study shows how parents talked to their children about Black Lives Matter
The most common conversational approaches taken by parents differed by race A new study led by psychology researchers at Northwestern University found 84% of Black parents and 76% of white parents had spoken to their 8– to 11-year-old-children about the Black...
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Using data for social good: Faculty empower students to use data to uplift community organizations
Northwestern University is building students’ data literacy while providing unique experiential learning opportunities to drive social good. Launched in September 2021 and powered by funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Metropolitan Chicago Data-Science Corps (MCDC) empowers undergraduate students from...
Kimberly Marion Suiseeya pursues environmental justice by crafting relationships with interdisciplinary researchers and Indigenous intellectual leadership
Marrying localized data and community knowledge to solve global problems For someone interested in environmental policy and biodiversity conservation, Kimberly Marion Suiseeya was excited to work in Laos, the small landlocked country bordered by Thailand and Vietnam. Laos, after all, boasted a...
Communities of color suffer disproportionately higher pollution-related deaths
First study to estimate mortality related to nitrogen dioxide exposure across U.S. In the United States, premature death associated with exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution — a toxic gas emitted primarily by burning fossil fuels in cars, trucks, and power...
Chicago community violence intervention program shown to reduce gun violence
Study shows a steep drop in arrests for violent crime among program participants Researchers from Northwestern University evaluated outcomes for the Chicago CRED (Create Real Economic Destiny) program and found that those who completed the full program were more than 73%...
Hirokazu Miyazaki to lead study to examine city-level actions and assess if their grassroots efforts influence national nuclear policy
Northwestern University has been awarded $475,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for a study of the role of cities in the politics of nuclear weapons. Hirokazu Miyazaki, Kay Davis Professor and professor of anthropology, is the Principal Investigator...
Overwhelming support for Evanston reparations program, survey finds
Data suggests program can be instructional for other municipalities and governments A new survey conducted by Northwestern University's Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy (CSDD) and in collaboration with NORC at the University of Chicago has revealed that the city of...
11% of the world’s billionaires have held or sought political office
Northwestern study the first systematic and global look at rate of formal political involvement of the billionaire class More than a tenth of the world’s billionaires have held or sought political office, according to a new study in Perspectives on Politics. Northwestern University researchers...