A new study revealed that depolarization initiatives do not affect anti-democratic attitudes. The Strengthening Democracy Project, a team of social scientists from Northwestern and three other universities, surveyed 8,000 partisans who were randomly assigned to interventions designed to reduce affective …
A team of Northwestern undergraduate researchers will conduct a yearlong study on the City of Evanston’s reparations ordinance. Their study aims to better understand how the public has reacted to the ordinance and its effect on race relations. The effects …
A team led by Northwestern researchers recently received a $5 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create strategies that will help mitigate the effects of climate change on the Great Lakes and its surrounding …
A national poll recently found that FDA-approved anti-viral therapies Paxlovid and Molnupiravir are not popular among Americans, despite their effectiveness against the COVID-19 virus.
According to the survey, only 11% of infected individuals had been prescribed with the antiviral therapy. …
Cody Keenan ’02 will discuss his recent book, GRACE: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America on September 27, 2022 at 3 pm during a virtual event. The event is presented by the Northwestern Alumni Association. …
During the week of July 25, 28 members of Northwestern’s faculty convened in Evanston’s Hardin Hall for the first ever Summer Writing Retreat, a program focused on creating dedicated time for professors to catch up on work left incomplete due …
A consortium of researchers from Northwestern, Northeastern, Harvard and Rutgers universities recently conducted a survey of 24,414 individuals to find out if recent state policies aligned with the views of their citizens. The national poll, published by the COVID State …
Eva Jefferson Paterson ’71 will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from Northwestern University during this year’s commencement on June 13. Paterson graduated from Northwestern with a B.A. in political science and was elected the first African American student body …
Diversity isn’t what it used be.
According to Alvin Tillery, Jr., the founding director of Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy (CSDD), “diversity” has become increasingly complex, nuanced, broader, and more contested.
Over the …
Sarah Borchers graduated from Weinberg in 2004, studying political science and African American studies. Borchers went on to receive a Master’s of Arts in International Relations from St. John’s University and has had a fruitful career in the nonprofit …