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

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

The Daily Northwestern


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Northwestern researchers work on drug to prolong life

January 27, 2016

Northwestern researchers may have found a method for avoiding, or at least deterring, life’s most inevitable characteristic: aging. Researchers in Japan who developed a new drug to prolong life have...

NU researchers train smartphones to spot falsified activity tracker data

January 13, 2016

Northwestern researchers have designed a way to teach smartphones to spot fake activity on smartphone and wearable activity trackers. With health care providers and insurance companies looking to digital...

Northwestern scientists take step toward human life on Mars with ‘Martian concrete’

January 7, 2016

Material scientists at Northwestern have brought mankind one step closer to living on Mars. Led by Lin Wan (Graduate School ‘15), the team of scientists have discovered a way to make “Martian concrete.” Created...

Startup created at Northwestern partners with ComEd on energy use program

January 6, 2016

A customer engagement startup created at Northwestern has partnered with Commonwealth Edison, the largest electric utility in Illinois, to launch a pilot program for ComEd customers to track and improve...

Northwestern’s new San Francisco site, housed in the former headquarters of Wells Fargo bank, will open to students this summer. The San Francisco campus will house programs from Medill and McCormick.

San Francisco space seeks to connect students, alumni over innovation

January 6, 2016

Journalists and engineers hoping for a warmer environment will soon have a sunnier option in San Francisco, where the University will open a new space in June. The new site, housed at the former headquarters...

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