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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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Anthropology Prof. Jessica Winegar named next director of Kaplan Institute for the Humanities

July 9, 2020

As universities worldwide begin to adopt new methods of learning amid a pandemic, anthropology Prof. Jessica Winegar is looking to make the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities more inclusive for...

Feinberg Prof. Catherine Belling speaks to about 20 people at the Evanston Public Library on Wednesday night about hypochondria. In her talk, Belling charted the evolution of the representation of hypochondria in pop culture.

Feinberg professor talks realities of hypochondria at Evanston Public Library

November 13, 2015

Hypochondria is an extension of anxiety that not only creates personal stress but also tension between patients and their doctors, said a Feinberg professor Thursday evening at Evanston Public Library. Catherine...

Italian artist Marco Rotelli illuminated Deering Library this week. The light show was based on a quote from a Dylan Thomas poem, “Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light.”

Italian artist lights up Deering Library in the dead of winter

January 15, 2014

With polar vortexes and chilling winds, it can be difficult to deal with the frigid and desolate days of January in Chicago. One method for overcoming winter’s oppression is to celebrate light and...

Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, speaks about effective altruism on Wednesday night in Harris Hall. Singer's lecture was hosted by the Buffett Center as part of One Book One Northwestern's yearlong programming.

Princeton professor Peter Singer packs Harris Hall for altruism talk

October 30, 2013

More than 300 people crowded into Harris Hall on Wednesday night to hear Peter Singer, a bioethics professor at Princeton University, speak about altruism and the ethics of charitable giving. Singer...

Weinberg Prof. Kathryn Bosher died March 23 at age 38. Bosher, an assistant professor of the departments of classics and theater, came to Northwestern in 2006.

Weinberg Prof. Kathryn Bosher leaves legacy in classics

April 1, 2013

Weinberg Prof. Kathryn Bosher, an energetic scholar of the origins of fifth centry Greek theater in Italy, died March 23. She was 38. Colleagues and students said she will be remembered at Northwestern...

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