COVID-19

Searle Hall, home to Northwestern University Health Service. University administrators explained the decisionmaking behind new COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.

Administrators talk “Wildcat Wellness,” COVID-19 testing plans in fourth discussion with NU community

August 4, 2020

Ryan Field. The football team stopped workouts after a positive COVID-19 test.

Football: Northwestern pauses workouts after positive COVID-19 test result

August 3, 2020

LA Fitness in Downtown Evanston. Evanston resident Sharisse Kimbro said the large size of the gym makes her nervous to return, even as gyms implement various guidelines.

As gyms reopen, new measures seek to keep spaces safe

July 22, 2020

A Northwestern student votes in the 2012 election. With concerns of coronavirus exposure while voting in person, students may choose to skip the ballot box this fall and cast mail-in ballots.

Voter outreach and registration efforts will look different this election, NU Votes says

July 21, 2020

Annenberg Hall. SESP prof. and Director of the Institute for Policy Research Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and research analyst Abigail Pitts found that in April, food insecurity doubled overall and tripled among families with children.

Northwestern researchers find a dramatic increase in food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic

July 16, 2020