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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


Kanatzidis has been studying chalcogenides for upwards of 30 years.

Newly discovered mineral Kanatzidisite named after NU Prof. Mercouri Kanatzidis

October 9, 2023

A newly discovered mineral has been named after Northwestern chemistry Prof. Mercouri Kanatzidis, a materials scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. The mineral...

Norris Market at night with its lights on.

Faculty, students say implementing LEDs on campus long overdue

April 10, 2023

Though Northwestern received the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy in March, environmental sciences...

Allison dining hall worker swipes in a student. Purple OZZIs line the background.

Northwestern awarded EPA sustained excellence award for fourth consecutive year

March 29, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy awarded Northwestern the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award the University announced Wednesday. This...

Northwestern’s Weber Arch stands with a blue sky in the background. Shadows of tall trees and branches frame the arch from left and right.

Northwestern to receive funding from U.S. Department of Energy to advance goal of clean electricity

June 22, 2021

Northwestern will join dozens of universities across the country in receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in an effort to advance the deployment of carbon-free nuclear power, the DOE announced...

A 3D blueprint of a house sits on the right. On the left is a yellow column that shows cross sections of the house.

Northwestern team named grand winners of Solar Decathlon Design Challenge

April 26, 2021

Northwestern’s team won the Solar Decathlon design challenge April 18 with a project developed entirely during the pandemic. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Solar Decathlon challenges...

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