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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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NU students work on data tracking app for the weightlifting community

February 6, 2023

Dual degree M.B.A. and M.S. Design Innovation student Scott Tsangeos and a team of Northwestern students are currently developing Project Olympus, an accessible app for users to track and share weightlifting...

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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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NU Information Technology tackles high volumes of phishing emails

February 2, 2023

Prof. Sara Broaders probably did not recruit you for a position as a student assistant in the Northwestern Department of Psychology. That was likely a phishing email.  On Jan. 17, Undergraduate Program...

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Pregnant smokers reduce smoking subconsciously, according to NU study

January 30, 2023

Pregnant smokers reduced their smoking by an average of one cigarette per day before knowing they were pregnant, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in October. The study is the first...

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