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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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Computer science Prof. Samir Khuller named ACM Fellow

January 23, 2023

The Association for Computing Machinery named Samir Khuller, the Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science, an ACM Fellow. This award recognizes the top 1% of ACM members for “outstanding”...

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was elected to Brazil’s presidency in 2018. Northwestern researchers have determined that right-wing groups on WhatsApp contributed to his election.

Researchers determine Brazilian right-wing WhatsApp users are more active and effective

August 29, 2019

Northwestern researchers determined in a study that the prevalence of WhatsApp, a popular messaging platform, was crucial to the electoral process in Brazil’s 2018 presidential election — in which...

Knight Lab recognized for election coverage

November 9, 2012

The Northwestern Knight News Innovation Lab was recognized for its innovational election coverage by the Online News Association and PBS MediaShift Idea Lab. The Online News Association recognized the...

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