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NU-Q study examines ‘Arab Spring’ language

April 30, 2014

A Northwestern University in Qatar professor has published a study about the use and origins of the term “Arab Spring” to refer to unrest and change in the Arab world since December 2010. The paper...

Source: Northwesterns Learning Management System Review Group, Infographic by Jackie Marthouse/Daily Senior Staffer

Canvas announced as Blackboard replacement

April 30, 2014

Northwestern will transition from Blackboard to Canvas, a course management system with more flexibility and user options, the University officially announced Tuesday. The transition, which has an expected...

Northwestern professor voted into National Academy of Sciences

Northwestern professor voted into National Academy of Sciences

April 29, 2014

A Northwestern professor was recently voted into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest scientific honors in the country. Chemistry Prof. Sir Fraser Stoddart was chosen to be a member...

New study connects consumer behavior to air pollution

April 28, 2014

Northwestern researchers published Monday the first real-world trial examining the effects of human behavior and gasoline use on air pollution. The interdisciplinary study reports a 20 percent drop...

Northwestern professor creates inexpensive test for infectious diseases

April 28, 2014

A Northwestern professor was awarded a grant to work on a medical testing device that can be used to diagnose infectious diseases in remote, inaccessible areas. Biomedical engineering Prof. David Kelso, who...

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