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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


 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...

Black, Hispanic women receive fewer opioid medication despite higher postpartum pain, new Feinberg study finds

November 7, 2019

Black and Hispanic women receive fewer opioid medications postpartum despite reporting higher pain levels, according to a new study co-authored by Feinberg Prof. Nevert Badreldin. The study was published...

The Kellogg Global Hub. Kellogg researchers found early failures in careers in science lead to future success.

New Kellogg research shows early career failures lead to future success

October 14, 2019

New research from the Kellogg School of Management found that scientists who failed in the early stages of their careers end up being more successful in the long run. The study, co-authored by Kellogg...

Shirola: Mass restrictions on opioid prescriptions are unnecessary and unethical

Shirola: Mass restrictions on opioid prescriptions are unnecessary and unethical

May 7, 2019

This is the second column in “Failed Policy,” a series examining the history of drugs and drug policy in the United States since its founding. In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

The government shutdown has not impacted Northwestern’s federal research funding but could if significantly prolonged, said Jay Walsh, vice president for research.

Has the shutdown affected Northwestern’s federal research funding? Not yet

January 10, 2019

Despite the government shutdown entering its 20th day, it has not yet impacted Northwestern’s federal research funding, said Jay Walsh, vice president for research. The partial government shutdown...

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