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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


COVID-19

After Gov. Pritzker issued a “stay-at-home” order for the state of Illinois, many people have been looking to adopt and foster animals from Evanston Animal Shelter.

Evanston Animal Shelter rethinks its adoption process amid COVID-19

May 20, 2020

McCormick senior Audrey Wu has been fostering dogs since she moved off-campus her junior year. She fostered Ruby, her most recent dog, for more than a year. Wu said Ruby had behavioral issues, so she...

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, parents are working from home while simultaneously caring for their children. Many parents don’t know when child care will resume.

Parenting during a pandemic: Parents juggle work, childcare and the unknown

May 20, 2020

Weeks ago, Denise Barreto’s house was quiet. Her 14-year-old son attended high school locally and her 18-year-old daughter lived in California for college. Barreto, an entrepreneur who owns two companies,...

Defining Safe: Threats to Trans Healthcare Amplified During COVID-19

Defining Safe: Threats to Trans Healthcare Amplified During COVID-19

May 20, 2020

Amid COVID-19, non-essential healthcare has been delayed, causing many transgender patients to lose access to gender-affirming care like hormone therapy, surgeries, and more. And this isn’t a new problem...

“It’s easier to write us off in a crisis”: Classification of gender-affirming surgeries as “non-essential” further delays transitions

“It’s easier to write us off in a crisis”: Classification of gender-affirming surgeries as “non-essential” further delays transitions

May 18, 2020

Content warning: this article mentions suicidal thoughts. Michael Ann DeVito was done with waiting. The Northwestern doctoral student said she promptly began receiving hormone replacement therapy...

A team of professors from the Northwestern Center for Synthetic Biology recently received funding to develop an easy one-step diagnostic test for COVID-19. They hope to have it done by fall in preparation for the predicted resurgence of the virus.

Northwestern Engineering synthetic biologists aim to create one-step diagnostic test for COVID-19

May 18, 2020

Northwestern Engineering synthetic biologists recently received funding to develop a rapid- point-of-need test that can help track infectious diseases, including COVID-19. McCormick prof. and associate...

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