Several elected U.S. city officials, including Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden, recently joined international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to speak out about the dangers of nuclear war at the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...
Fiber-free juice diets may increase inflammation-linked bacteria in the gut and mouth Think your juice cleanse is making you healthier? A new Northwestern University study suggests it might be doing the opposite. The study, recently published in Nutrients, found that a vegetable...
Microbes supporting the production of more metabolic energy could be key to the evolution of large brains Brain tissue is among the most energetically costly in the body. As a result, larger-brained mammals require more energy to support brain growth and...
Low confidence in water quality is associated with perceptions of public corruption A new study finds more than half of adults surveyed worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their water within the next two years. Led by global health experts at Northwestern...
arts &Program provides $35,000 for graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences Abhi Nimmagadda, a third-year student at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a $35,000 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in South Asian Studies. He is the...
Results of a global poll on water experiences will be made public on World Water Day As populations around the world grapple with water security challenges that threaten lives, livelihoods and political stability, this year’s World Water Day on March 22 highlights the...
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...
Adia Benton was awarded the Anthropology in Media Award (AIME) from the American Anthropological Association. Benton is an associate professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Northwestern University, where she is affiliated with the Science in Human Culture Program. She is the...
Northwestern University graduate student has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The prestigious fellowship provides unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad, forge new relationships and...
A new virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experience, Augmented Curiosities: Virtual Play in African Pasts and Futures, curated by Craig Stevens at the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, seeks to engage our technological entanglements through the...
