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

The Daily Northwestern


Award-winning writer Tony Kushner discusses his college education in Medieval studies in front of a packed Harris Hall Tuesday evening. The event was part of the Northwestern University Contemporary Thought Speakers Series.

Award-winning playwright talks historical writing, famous works for annual speaker series

February 11, 2014

More than 300 people filled Harris Hall to capacity Tuesday to listen to Tony Kushner, a Pulitzer, Emmy and Tony award-winning playwright and screenwriter talk about the value of liberal arts, the integration...

The Daily Beast names Northwestern 10th most rigorous college

October 17, 2013

The Daily Beast has ranked Northwestern 10th in its list of the 20 most rigorous colleges. The list is determined using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, including selectivity...

Study: Nearly 1 million Americans could leave labor force under ACA

August 1, 2013

A new study co-authored by a Northwestern professor suggests that nearly a million Americans may leave the labor force as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The working paper, published last month,...

Northwestern researchers hit ‘bull’s eye’ with Alzheimer’s molecule

July 5, 2013

Northwestern researchers are a step closer to marketing a molecular compound that targets Alzheimer’s disease in humans. NU scientists created a drug-like molecule that successfully treated memory...

Damon Horowitz, the resident philosopher at Google, speaks on Tuesday evening at Ryan Auditorium. Horowitz was the second of three speakers in the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series.

Google’s in-house philosopher talks technology

April 30, 2013

Damon Horowitz, Google’s in-house philosopher and director of engineering, began his talk Tuesday night by telling the audience everyone should learn how to program a computer. “In my view, digital...

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