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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

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Four professors named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

February 7, 2023

Four Northwestern professors were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the University announced Jan. 31. The association, which is the world’s largest general...

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Jewish and Israel Studies Prof. Scott Abramson aims to represent both sides of Israel-Palestine conflict in new course

February 6, 2023

When Jewish and Israel Studies Prof. Scott Abramson proposed a course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict last year, he knew the class would challenge him and his students in unique ways.  Having taught...

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Professors reflect on newly-tenured status following pandemic-affected academic years

February 3, 2023

In March 2020, the University granted professors an automatic one-year extension to their “tenure clock,” leading many to delay the process to 2021 or later. The extension, granted to any tenure-track...

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Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez conferred Global Jurist of the Year Award

February 3, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of violence. Guatemalan judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez will receive the eighth Global Jurist of the Year Award from Pritzker School of Law’s Center for...

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NU researchers discover aging is driven by unbalanced genes

February 2, 2023

Scientists have long pondered why people age. That is, until last December, when Northwestern researchers published a study describing how gene length correlates to aging, opening the door to new interventions...

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