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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


Two twins. With the Illinois Twins Project, researchers will now have a database from which to find twins and multiples to study.

Northwestern, University of Illinois launch database of twins for research

May 6, 2019

A team of researchers from Northwestern and University of at Illinois Urbana-Champaign have launched the Illinois Twin Project, a statewide database that archives twins and other multiples for genetic...

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks at a forum. Biss introduced legislation that would create a public matching system for campaign donations.

Biss introduces bill to create publicly-funded matching program for small campaign donations

February 9, 2017

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) announced legislation Thursday that would create a public matching system for campaign donations. The bill would create a publicly-funded matching program for small...

Northwestern retains 12th place in U.S. News rankings

September 14, 2016

Northwestern retained its position as the 12th best university in the nation, according to this year's rankings by U.S. News and World Report. The 2017 rankings, released Tuesday, placed NU behind Johns...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) introduced a bill to Congress on Thursday making select college textbooks free for students. The average student budget for college books and supplies during the previous academic year was $1,235, according to the College Board.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin introduces bill to make most common college textbooks free

October 8, 2015

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) introduced a bill to Congress on Thursday that would allow students free access to the most commonly used textbooks in an attempt to combat rising college costs. The...

John Rogers

Renowned bioelectronics innovator John Rogers joins Northwestern faculty

October 2, 2015

A pioneer in bioelectronics and mechanical engineering will join Northwestern’s research and teaching faculty in 2016 after a large donation from trustees to fund the new Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics. John...

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