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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


Ford Center. NU researchers discover a new AI system that builds robots in seconds.

AI stretches its legs: NU researchers use AI to design robots

October 3, 2023

A team led by Northwestern researchers is the first to use artificial intelligence to build robots from scratch, according to a Tuesday news release. The unique algorithm designed a successfully walking...

The Technological Institute. Physics Prof. Gerald Gabrielse will be recognized Tuesday for his research on the Standard Model.

McCormick professor develops new lung cancer detection test

September 28, 2023

A Northwestern professor has made an innovative discovery that could help curb the leading cause of United States cancer deaths: lung cancer.  McCormick Prof. Vadim Backman and the Center for Physical...

The Technological Institute. McCormick Prof. Jonathan Rivnay leads device development as a co-principal investigator on the project.

$45 million granted to NU cancer therapy device project

September 26, 2023

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health awarded researchers at Northwestern and seven other institutions a $45 million grant to continue developing a small, implantable device that could detect...

A building with three sets of doors with windows above them and stairs in front of them, including a person walking up the stairs.

Five McCormick faculty members take home Cole-Higgins Awards

September 24, 2023

McCormick Profs. Mike Edmonds, Kyoo-Chul Park, Abigail Stringer, Zachary Wood-Doughty and Chamille Lescott received 2023 Cole-Higgins Awards for their contributions to the McCormick School of Engineering,...

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Northwestern awarded $1.7 million CDC grant for disease outbreak response network

September 21, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Northwestern $1.7 million in funding as part of a multi-institutional disease outbreak response, NU announced Tuesday. Northwestern will join...

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