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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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Vice President for Facilities Alex Darragh to retire in August

February 28, 2023

Alex Darragh, who has served as vice president for facilities since July 2019, will retire Aug. 31, the University announced Monday. “Alex’s service-centered vision for Facilities, as well as his...

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Graduate students continue advocating for a dedicated lounge space on Chicago Campus

May 12, 2022

When sixth-year Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences student Patrick Madden arrived at Northwestern in 2016, students in The Graduate School could access two lounges in NU’s Chicago Campus. Just...

Northwestern Trustees Lou Simpson and Kimberly Querrey donate $10 million for bioelectrics research

November 19, 2019

Northwestern trustees Louis Simpson (Weinberg ‘58) and Kimberly Querrey donated an additional $10 million to establish the Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A. Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics. The...

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...

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