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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


Prof. Rob Voigt presents a new project as a part of Institute for Policy Research’s colloquium series.

NU Prof. Rob Voigt quantifies racial disparities in news coverage on gun violence

November 19, 2024

Linguistics and computer science Prof. Rob Voigt presented his research on racial disparities in news coverage of gun violence Monday afternoon at Chambers Hall. The event, attended by about 50 people,...

The Fay Lomax Cook Colloquia has moved around campus, booking larger rooms over the years for a growing audience.

Institute of Policy Research Colloquium examines race in clinical prediction

February 5, 2024

In front of a few dozen faculty and students in the basement of Chambers Hall on Monday, economics Prof. Charles F. Manski presented his recent research advocating for including race in clinical algorithms. Manski’s...

Football players jog across the football field. Prof. James Druckman spoke Monday afternoon in Chambers Hall about a recent paper he co-authored which utilizes college athletics as a case study for how identity and social interaction affect opinions on policy change.

College sports show interactions with people from other backgrounds affects policy attitudes, professor suggests

January 6, 2020

Prof. James Druckman spoke Monday afternoon in Chambers Hall about a recent paper he co-authored which utilizes college athletics as a case study for how identity and social interaction affect opinions...

Northwestern University staff member A.C. Racette helps herself to food at an NU Sustainable Food Talk. The event included a potluck and panel about the business of good food sourcing.

Sustainable food panel discusses local farming in Illinois

January 24, 2014

Northwestern students and community members gathered Thursday night for the first NU Sustainable Food Talk of 2014, where a panel of experts discussed an initiative to increase commercial use of locally...

Feinberg Prof discusses racial differences in sleep patterns

January 28, 2013

A Northwestern preventative medicine professor presented findings Monday afternoon on new research that found white people tend to sleep longer than minority ethnic groups. The Institute for Policy...

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