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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


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Administrators discuss plans to reopen, lift testing mandate for vaccinated individuals at Faculty Assembly meeting

May 26, 2021

Northwestern plans to lift the testing mandate for fully vaccinated and asymptomatic community members this summer, according to Vice President for Operations Luke Figora. Figora was joined by Feinberg...

A colorful graphic with a blue background and multiple illustrations of the actual COVID-19 virus around the screen depicted as green circles with red spikes. There are multiple vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the graphic with a large vial at the center with a large needle at the center of the image in front of the largest vial.

Study co-led by NU researchers find increase in support for school vaccination requirements since February

May 10, 2021

Support for school vaccination requirements rose four percent in the last three months across racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines, according to findings from a nationwide survey co-led by Northwestern...

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Evanston pauses J&J vaccine as federal agencies review rare cases of blood-clotting nationwide

April 13, 2021

Evanston’s Health & Human Services Department is temporarily discontinuing the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine until further notice per federal and state recommendation,...

A sign on the Donald P. Jacobs Center that reads “Welcome Wildcats! Testing Entry Ahead”

Northwestern temporarily halts Color COVID-19 testing, students must test twice a week

February 21, 2021

Northwestern is temporarily halting the COVID-19 testing system operated through Color laboratories and switching to a partnership with Abbott in response to weather-related shipping delays, according...

Silverman Hall, named after chemistry Prof. Richard Silverman, who invented the drug Lyrica. Northwestern announced Thursday it is partnering with Deerfield Management to develop new drugs.

Deerfield Management pledges $65 million to Northwestern for drug development

June 1, 2018

Northwestern announced Thursday it is partnering with Deerfield Management, an investment management company, to launch Lakeside Discovery LLC in order to help develop new drugs. Deerfield, which pledged...

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