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 …
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 …
Rising senior Mirabella Johnson knows Northwestern University boasts a vast, powerful alumni community – and she hasn’t been shy about tapping into that network of some 80,000 Wildcats for guidance.
Since arriving on campus in 2021, the Chicago area native …
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 …
The 34th Annual Richard W. Leopold Lecture will be delivered by Ambassador Michael McFaul, who will discuss Great Power Competition in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Cold War for Dealing with China and Russia Today, on October 17, …
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 …
Last year, Northwestern University researchers reported new observational evidence that long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can result from the merger of a neutron star with another compact object (either
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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 …
Over the past decade, much of the U.S. healthcare industry has begun omitting race when predicting and diagnosing disease, thought of as a way of reducing health disparities and curbing systemic racism in healthcare.
But should a patient’s race be …
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 …