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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

Social media has profound effects on COVID-19 misinformation, a study involving a Northwestern professor found.

Nationwide research project sheds light on the relationship between COVID-19 misinformation and social media

October 12, 2020

A nationwide survey involving political science Prof. James Druckman found that social media users are more likely to believe misinformation about COVID-19, resulting in public health consequences. The...

The Weber Arch. Northwestern announced academic calendar updates and planning for the winter in a Friday email.

NU to start Winter Quarter one week late, decision on underclassmen return to come by early November

October 9, 2020

University President Morton Schapiro announced changes to the academic calendar and potential plans to bring underclassmen back to campus in a Friday afternoon email. Northwestern plans to begin Winter...

COVID-19 testing at the Community-Accessible Testing & Education truck in Philadelphia on September 25, 2020. Evanston city officials and medical experts are encouraging residents to get vaccinated ahead of this year’s flu season.

Evanston prepares for flu season, officials encourage residents to get vaccinated

October 9, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials and medical experts are recommending community members get vaccinated in preparation for this year’s flu season. Flu season, according to Dr....

Evanston SPACE adapts to COVID-19 with Summer Stage concerts

October 8, 2020

Local music venues were among the first businesses to close and the last to reopen. Amid COVID-19, Evanston SPACE created the Summer Stage concert series, a socially-distant live music experience. Closed...

Dr. Steven Thrasher is the inaugural Daniel H. Renberg Chair of social justice in reporting. His new class provides a space for students to think and learn about how viruses intersect with issues such as race, sexuality, disability, economics and the news media.

Viruses are a tool for understanding systemic racism in Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher’s new course

October 7, 2020

On Oct. 5, four days after President Donald Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19, the students in Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher’s class were meeting on Zoom. “Has there been anything in...

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