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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


Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and linguist Noam Chomsky speaks at the University of Chicago on Monday. Chomsky was selected as the first speaker in a series of talks to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Haymarket Books.

Noam Chomsky speaks in Chicago on nuclear armament, climate change

September 26, 2016

CHICAGO — The decision to go extinct or not is ours, said Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and linguist Noam Chomsky at a talk Monday in Chicago. Chomsky spoke on the threat of nuclear...

NU astrophysicist awarded top prize from American Physical Society

October 27, 2015

Vicky Kalogera, the Erastus O. Haven professor of physics and astronomy, has been awarded a top-level prize from the American Physical Society for her work studying electromagnetic and gravitational wave...

Pinto: Online learning can never fully replace a university education

Pinto: Online learning can never fully replace a university education

January 6, 2015

Lynda.com says it’s an “online learning company that helps anyone learn … skills to achieve personal and professional goals.” Udemy calls itself the “world’s online learning marketplace,”...

Northwestern asks graduate student applicants optional question on sexuality

September 29, 2014

Northwestern recently added an optional question about sexuality on its application for The Graduate School. The question asks if the applicant “self-identifies as a member of the LGBTQI community,”...

Northwestern stays No. 4 in Lumosity smartest school rankings

November 20, 2013

Northwestern held steady at No. 4 in Lumosity’s annual rankings of the country’s smartest colleges. NU trails Washington University in St. Louis, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton...

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