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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


Researchers said the cuts in research funding will have long-lasting effects into future innovation.

Researchers express shock, fear over recent stop-work orders, federal funding freeze

April 18, 2025

Feinberg Prof. Ricky Hill was celebrating their birthday late last month the day they began to hear “rumblings” about cancellation of LGBTQ-focused research.  Last week, second-year biomedical...

An illustration of the U.S. Capitol against a backdrop of money raining down.

Funding freezes at Northwestern, elite universities divide federal lawmakers

April 17, 2025

The first three months of President Donald Trump’s second term have been marked by consistent efforts to entrench the president’s ideological control over major public and private institutions, including...

Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: Let the graffiti speak for itself

April 17, 2025

DEATH TO ISRAEL. INTIFADA NOW! Early Monday morning, these words were smeared onto the steps of University Hall and The Rock, hours after I departed a traditional Passover celebration at Hillel. On...

The email encouraged researchers to continue to be judicious in their use of funding. This, Schill and Barris wrote, will minimize risk and allow the University to support research for longer.

NU to continue funding research impacted by stop-work orders

April 17, 2025

Northwestern will continue to fund research affected by more than 100 stop-work orders announced last week, Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris and University President Michael Schill announced in a Thursday...

A red circle with a slash through it over a passport and plane tickets.

International students urge University support amid U.S. travel uncertainty

April 17, 2025

Not long after buying a plane ticket home for the summer, an international student at Northwestern is now second-guessing her decision. “It’s hard for me to think about going back to (my country)...

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