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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


Lead On: A federal rule full of holes

Lead On: A federal rule full of holes

December 22, 2020

For about three decades, Evanston has collected nearly 440 water samples for lead testing. 60% came from the historically White and wealthy 6th and 7th wards. Only 1.8% came from the historically Black...

Northwestern Medicine announced Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine registration Dec. 15. Feinberg physicians and students were among the first to receive it.

NU professors discuss the possibility of mandating the COVID-19 vaccine

November 19, 2020

With drug makers like Pfizer and Moderna reporting promising results for their COVID-19 vaccines, they will likely soon be asking the Food and Drug Administration for approval for public distribution....

A number of Northwestern players on this year’s roster are navigating two career paths: preparing for a football season and preparing to be a doctor.

White coats and purple helmets: Wildcats prepare for football season and medical careers

October 18, 2020

Tyler Gillikin never imagined he’d be starting his first year of medical school in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic. As a first-year at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, he’s...

The Feinberg School of Medicine. Researchers at the school recently discovered Illinois’ first case of the P.1 COVID-19 variant.

HPME faculty terminates program for all future cycles, citing effectiveness regarding diversity

October 11, 2020

The Honors Program in Medical Education, a seven-year program that annually admits around 20 students simultaneously to Northwestern and the Feinberg School of Medicine, will be permanently discontinued....

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

NU scientists launch COVID-19 antibody study in Cook County

October 1, 2020

Anthropology Prof. Thomas McDade, director of the Laboratory for Human Biology Research, is no stranger to antibody testing. His lab routinely develops antibody tests and has used dried blood spot samples...

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