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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Photo of Dr. Susan Quaggin posing in a research lab.

Northwestern announces first female chair of Medicine

July 3, 2023

Susan Quaggin will be the new chair of the Department of Medicine, Northwestern announced June 27.  Quaggin is set to become the University’s first ever female chair of Medicine. Quaggin’s term...

Dr. Robert Murphy, special adviser to the president’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Nigeria, speaks Tuesday about the Ebola epidemic to an audience of about 25. Murphy discussed common misunderstandings surrounding the virus.

President’s adviser talks Ebola outbreak, misconceptions

November 5, 2014

A special adviser to the president who assists in Nigerian AIDS relief spoke Tuesday about the Ebola epidemic and common misconceptions about the disease. Dr. Robert Murphy, special adviser to the...

Folmsbee: The Ice Bucket Challenge results in disaster

September 23, 2014

Last month, Facebook newsfeeds were inundated with videos of friends pouring buckets of ice water over their heads. Beginning in July, this very strange piece of performance art blossomed into the full-blown...

Two Northwestern researchers influential in policy change on gender inclusion in research

May 27, 2014

The work of two Northwestern researchers was influential in a recent policy change by the National Institutes of Health, which will require that researchers include their plans for balancing male and...

Folmsbee: Scientific misconduct is unacceptably easy

Folmsbee: Scientific misconduct is unacceptably easy

May 5, 2014

Fraud is unacceptably common in scientific research. As a society, we have placed trust in our scientists, but too often we are unaware of the abuses that occur. But fraud in research isn’t new, and...

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