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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 Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, a new Northwestern facility opening in June. With the addition of SQBRC, the Office for Sponsored Research’s workload will only grow.

Amidst backlog woes, research office increases staff, though concerns remain

May 31, 2019

In April, Provost Jonathan Holloway and Craig Johnson, senior vice president for business and finance, responded to a growing chorus of concerns from faculty about a research backlog taking place in Northwestern’s...

University president Morton Schapiro, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and dean of Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Eric Neilson tour the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center in January. The center is set to open in June.

With Simpson Querrey about to open, research administrators struggle with grant proposal backlog

May 1, 2019

After seven years of planning, four years of construction worth $455 million and a planned investment totaling $1 billion, Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center is set to open in June. The new...

Northwestern’s sponsored research funding increase in the past decade can be attributed to the school’s “culture of excellence” and a decision to invest in research infrastructure during the Great Recession.

Growth in sponsored research driven by increase in federal grants

November 14, 2018

Northwestern continued its trend of sponsored research funding growth last fiscal year after receiving $702.1 million, the highest amount granted to the school ever. Federal government awards grew 12.8...

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