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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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ROSALIND, the technology developed by researchers in McCormick Prof. Julius Lucks’ laboratory. The green test tubes indicate a higher concentration of a contaminant than the EPA standard.

Northwestern researchers hope to democratize drinking water tests through ROSALIND

July 12, 2020

Researchers in McCormick Prof. Julius Lucks’ laboratory have developed new technology that can detect contaminants in drinking water in minutes. The technology, called ROSALIND, stands for RNA Output...

 In April, the national unemployment rate rose 10.3 percentage points to 14.7 percent.

Gender gap in COVID-19 unemployment may exacerbate gender inequality

July 12, 2020

Is COVID-19 widening the gender gap? New research showing that women are being disproportionately targeted by the COVID-19 economic downturn indicates this may be the case. According to a May analysis...

The International Office, 630 Dartmouth Pl.

The Trump administration targeted international students. Here’s how higher education has responded.

July 12, 2020

On July 6, the Trump administration announced international students couldn’t take a full online course load to retain their visas. Two days later, two of the nation’s most renowned institutions...

Northwestern to follow Chicago’s Emergency Travel Order

Northwestern to follow Chicago’s Emergency Travel Order

July 9, 2020

Northwestern has announced it expects students, faculty and staff to comply with Chicago’s Emergency Travel Order, which directs people coming into Chicago from states with a surge in COVID-19 cases...

Rebecca Crown Center. Northwestern is going back to letter grading this fall, according to an email from the Provost’s Office.

TGS extends milestone deadlines, though policy shift “does not imply a funding extension”

July 9, 2020

Current graduate students will have one more year to complete their milestone deadlines, though the “extension does not imply a funding extension,” The Graduate School announced Thursday in an email...

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