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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


In a statement to The Daily, Natural Habitat Evanston co-Lead Leslie Shad said the reflective glass windows of Kellogg Global Hub have killed or damaged hundreds of songbirds since it opened in 2017.

Evanston volunteers advocate for bird safety amid Northwestern’s new construction plans

October 7, 2024

Evanston resident Laine Hoffman is retired, but that doesn’t stop her from completing a fulfilling job. Once a week, Hoffman, a Northwestern volunteer bird collision monitor, ventures to campus before...

A person walks on a sidewalk toward a large, windowed building.

ASG petition aims to save birds from campus window collisions

November 14, 2022

All-glass buildings may be a contemporary architect’s dream, but for migratory birds, they’re an invisible threat.  Associated Student Government’s Sustainability Committee hopes to address that...

A bird sanctuary sign on a fence in front of a green area.

City Council passes bird-friendly building ordinance

September 27, 2022

New Evanston developments will be required to follow bird-safe standards in an effort to reduce bird collision deaths after City Council unanimously approved a safety ordinance designed in partnership...

Kellogg Global Hub. Northwestern is taking steps to prevent the large number of bird deaths from collisions with highly reflective windows.

Northwestern takes steps to make campus buildings more bird-friendly after monitors raise concerns

April 5, 2018

After Evanston bird monitors found dozens of dead or injured birds at the foot of the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub last May, Northwestern began taking steps to make campus buildings more bird-friendly. NU...

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