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NU students now eligible for compensated Moderna vaccine trial

Yunkyo Kim, Campus Editor • March 29, 2021

Northwestern students are now eligible to enroll in PreventCOVIDU, a project within a clinical vaccine trials network launched by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. NU is among...

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Luke Figora announced inaugural vice president for operations

Yunkyo Kim, Campus Editor • March 28, 2021

Luke Figora, Northwestern’s chief risk and compliance officer and senior associate vice president, will serve as the inaugural vice president for operations beginning April 1, according to a Friday news...

Graduating students during 2019 commencement. The University announced in addition to a remote commencement ceremony, the Class of 2021 would have the option for an in-person procession.

University plans for in-person processions over Graduation Weekend

James Pollard, Print Managing Editor • March 16, 2021

Northwestern hopes to hold in-person processions in tandem with a virtual commencement over the course of Graduation Weekend, according to a Tuesday email sent to Class of 2021 graduating students. While...

The Weber Arch on Sheridan Road

Northwestern announces COVID-19 procedures for Spring Quarter, hope for an in-person Fall Quarter

Megan Munce, Campus Editor • March 11, 2021

Northwestern announced adjustments to the contact tracing and quarantine procedure and new COVID-19 updates for Spring Break and Spring Quarter. The Thursday email from Provost Kathleen Hagerty and...

The Feinberg School of Medicine. Researchers at the school recently discovered Illinois’ first case of the P.1 COVID-19 variant.

Feinberg researchers find COVID-19 strain from Brazil in Chicago

Megan Munce, Campus Editor • March 10, 2021

Illinois’ first known case of the COVID-19 variant first detected in travelers from Brazil was found last week by researchers at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Feinberg’s Pathogen...

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