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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


COVID-19 at Northwestern

University Hall, framed by tree branches and a setting sun.

Senior administrators talk faculty and staff compensation, COVID-19 numbers at panel

April 6, 2022

Senior administrators discussed faculty retention, the University’s financial state and vaccination rates in a Wednesday panel — part of an event series called “Conversations with Senior Leaders,”...

Hand grips a mask in front of the The Arch

Two years into the pandemic, faculty and students reflect on how COVID-19 has impacted their lives

April 4, 2022

As college-aged Americans started getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in April 2021, third-year comparative literary studies Ph.D. student Raina Bhagat felt helpless. Travel restrictions barred her from...

A monthly timeline on a blue face mask. Three green circular drawings of the virus that causes COVID-19 are around the mask.

Northwestern’s COVID-19 Timeline: A close look at how the pandemic impacted University life

April 3, 2022

Just over two years ago, classes went remote, most students went home and Northwestern’s campuses began to feel the effects of COVID-19. The Daily summarized major COVID-related developments as they...

Silhouettes of protestors standing in a line at night. They are facing police cars with flashing lights.

Organizing during the pandemic: Activist groups on campus fight for changes, spotlight institutional problems

April 3, 2022

Two years ago, despite soaring COVID-19 positivity rates, protests broke out nationwide after police killed George Floyd. At Northwestern that fall — on an otherwise mostly empty campus — community...

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Testing, vaccines and environmental monitoring: Northwestern’s research contributions to the pandemic

April 3, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed scientists across the world to new frontiers of medical innovations, Northwestern researchers have been among the leading contributors. Over the past two years, NU...

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