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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


The Great Lakes water region provides 40 million residents from the U.S. and Canada with fresh water.

Great Lakes Project secures millions in funding with Northwestern as key partner

January 30, 2024

The Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine (ReNEW) — a water technology project with Northwestern as a core partner — received an inaugural National Science Foundation Engines Program award, securing...

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Northwestern exceeds $1 billion in 2023 research funding

September 7, 2023

Northwestern exceeded $1 billion in annual research funding for the first time in fiscal year 2023, the University announced Thursday.  At the close of the fiscal year on Aug. 31, NU had received more...

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McCormick Prof. Arthur Prindle wins National Science Foundation junior faculty award for work as teacher-scholar

March 8, 2023

McCormick Prof. Arthur Prindle won the Faculty Early Career Development Program award — the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty — according to a University news...

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NU researchers seek to increase accessibility of motorized wheelchairs

March 7, 2023

Wheelchairs have come a long way from the manual, self-propelled variety, with some motorized ones using joysticks or keypads to propel the devices. For some, though, motorized wheelchairs aren’t...

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Prof. Wen-fai Fong named one of Astronomy Magazine’s “Rising Stars in Astronomy”

February 20, 2023

Astronomy Magazine recognized physics and astronomy Prof. Wen-fai Fong as one of 25 “Rising Stars in Astronomy” for her specialization in transients, according to a Northwestern news release Thursday.  Transients...

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