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The Daily Northwestern

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


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Three will receive Northwestern Alumni Medal

June 28, 2023

Roberta Buffett Elliott, Chris Galvin and Charles S. Modlin Jr. will receive the Northwestern Alumni Medal, the University announced Tuesday. The medal, which is NU Alumni Association’s highest honor,...

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Nobel Prize winner Beatrice Fihn discusses abolishing nuclear weapons in the age of the Ukraine war

May 23, 2023

Beatrice Fihn, former executive director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, gave a talk at Northwestern’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs on Monday....

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Princeton graduate student talks anti-caste futures for Race, Caste and Colorism Project

February 5, 2023

Princeton University anthropology Ph.D. candidate Nikhil Pandhi spoke on intersections of anti-caste activism, pain and literature at an event hosted by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs’ Race,...

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Global health studies prof discusses significance of Iran protests, future of the movement

November 2, 2022

Global health studies Prof. Elham Hoominfar discussed the recent protests in Iran in a Wednesday lecture hosted by Northwestern’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.  Since the death of Mahsa Amini,...

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TikTok’s global chief security officer Roland Cloutier addresses Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

April 12, 2022

When the Biden administration publicly shared Russia’s plan for a war in Ukraine weeks before the invasion, social media platforms like TikTok started planning their cybersecurity responses, according...

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