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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

The Fay Lomax Cook Colloquia has moved around campus, booking larger rooms over the years for a growing audience.

Institute of Policy Research Colloquium examines race in clinical prediction

February 6, 2024

In front of a few dozen faculty and students in the basement of Chambers Hall on Monday, economics Prof. Charles F. Manski presented his recent research advocating for including race in clinical algorithms. Manski’s...

Feinberg Prof. Lori Ann Post’s talk on mass shootings kicked off the Institute for Policy Research’s 2024 colloquia.

Feinberg Prof. Lori Ann Post explores nuances behind mass shooting research

January 9, 2024

Content Warning: This story contains discussions of gun violence and death. Feinberg Prof. Lori Ann Post spoke Monday about her research analyzing statistics and characteristics of mass shootings in...

Vannutelli spoke as part of the Institute for Policy Research’s Fay Lomax Cook fall colloquium series.

Economics Prof. Silvia Vannutelli discusses the politician-to-lobbyist pipeline at IPR Colloquium

October 30, 2023

Economics Prof. Silvia Vannutelli spoke on the impact of revolving door laws, which prevent public officials from engaging in lobbying activities during and after their tenures, at an Institute for Policy...

Prof. Anthony Chen spoke on the 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decision.

Anthony Chen talks affirmative action at first Institute for Policy Research Colloquium

October 2, 2023

Sociology and political science Prof. Anthony Chen kicked off the Institute for Policy Research’s Fay Lomax Cook fall colloquium series with a talk Monday.   In the discussion, he contextualized...

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach. The economist will step down as the director of the IPR at the end of the month.

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach to step down as IPR Director

July 7, 2023

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research, will leave her position at the end of the month to become Senior Advisor to the President for Academic Excellence...

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