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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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National Institutes of Health awards $16 million grant to Northwestern for supporting underrepresented faculty recruitment

September 25, 2022

The National Institutes of Health awarded a $16 million grant to Northwestern to fund hiring more faculty to research cancer, cardiovascular and brain and behavioral sciences, the University announced...

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Q&A: New VP and CIO Amy Falls talks Northwestern’s investment interests, plans for transparency and goals

May 17, 2021

Amy Falls started her term as Northwestern’s first female chief investment officer on May 1. Last week, members of The Daily’s editorial board sat down with Falls to discuss the University's imminent...

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Local advocates stress intersectional and non-punitive approaches to gun violence prevention

May 12, 2021

This story contains mentions of gun violence and domestic violence. After nationwide firearm deaths reached a 20-year high in 2020, Evanston- and Illinois-based  advocates are pushing for further implementation...

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Evanston Fight for Black Lives talks plans for sustainable community garden

April 26, 2021

Members of Evanston Fight for Black Lives and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago discussed plans to create a sustainable community garden and freshwater conservation in the...

 Illinois criminal justice reform groups say that reclassifying drug possession charges is a first step toward changing substance use from a criminal issue to a public health issue. They said they plan to propose a bill to achieve this in the 2021 legislative session.

Advocates push Illinois to reclassify drug charges, establish prison diversion programs

February 10, 2021

After a “defelonization” bill failed to pass in the Illinois General Assembly, criminal justice reform advocates are pushing to reintroduce the proposal in 2021. On top of reclassifying low-level drug...

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