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

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Brainstorm: Stopping the stigma

Brainstorm: Stopping the stigma

July 6, 2020

Auntie Flo has come to town… and not everyone knows what that actually means. Our latest episode of Period Pressure dives into the stigma behind periods and why it’s so hard to talk about them. SPEAKER...

Brainstorm: Facts behind the flow

Brainstorm: Facts behind the flow

June 25, 2020

MAHIE GOPALKA: Menstruators aren’t choosing just to have periods. This is such a basic part of health. SAMANVI KANUGULA: Bleeding is not a luxury. MAHIE GOPALKA: This is really just a human right. NEYA...

Brainstorm: Dreaming in COVID-19

Brainstorm: Dreaming in COVID-19

May 5, 2020

Why have people been having weird, vivid COVID-19-related dreams? The answer’s complicated. NEYA THANIKACHALAM: SESP junior Gabby Rios knew she was on Northwestern’s campus. But it definitely didn’t...

Brainstorm: Unmasking the Research Behind COVID-19

Brainstorm: Unmasking the Research Behind COVID-19

April 24, 2020

When McCormick Professor Jiaxing Huang first heard about the spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown in Wuhan, China, he asked himself what he could do to help. Then, he began developing a new kind of mask. NEYA...

Brainstorm: What Past Pandemics Can Teach Us

Brainstorm: What Past Pandemics Can Teach Us

April 17, 2020

This isn’t the first time the world has survived a pandemic, and it is possible history will repeat itself. What can the 1918 influenza and HIV/AIDS epidemic tell us about what lies ahead? Listen as...

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