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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


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Cat Vielma will not seek Land Use Commission seat

April 21, 2025

Just over a week after being informed that Mayor Daniel Biss planned to appoint her to the Land Use Commission, Cat Vielma has decided to pass up the opportunity.  On Saturday morning, Vielma informed...

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Faculty, students rally in support of higher education on Day of Action

April 18, 2025

Faculty and students held a Day of Action for Higher Education across campus Thursday, calling on Northwestern to resist federal pressure amid the Trump administration’s funding freeze, revocations of...

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Funding freezes at Northwestern, elite universities divide federal lawmakers

April 17, 2025

The first three months of President Donald Trump’s second term have been marked by consistent efforts to entrench the president’s ideological control over major public and private institutions, including...

The email encouraged researchers to continue to be judicious in their use of funding. This, Schill and Barris wrote, will minimize risk and allow the University to support research for longer.

NU to continue funding research impacted by stop-work orders

April 17, 2025

Northwestern will continue to fund research affected by more than 100 stop-work orders announced last week, Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris and University President Michael Schill announced in a Thursday...

The University has until May 14 to accept the proposal before the terminations could go into effect.

Energy Department threatens to terminate NU research awards unless 15% cap on indirect costs is accepted

April 16, 2025

Northwestern officials announced Wednesday that the Department of Energy could terminate all of NU’s research awards unless it adopts a new, substantially reduced indirect research cost rate of 15% by...

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