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2 days ago · Weinberg College. An international team of researchers, including a Northwestern University chemist, has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen — 13,000 feet below the surface. The surprising discovery challenges long-held assumptions that only photosynthetic organisms, such as plants and algae, generate ...
6 days ago · Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered a new way that nature cycles phosphorus, a finding that uncovers a missing piece of Earth’s puzzling phosphorus cycle. A critical nutrient for plant growth, phosphorus is a non-negotiable component of fertilizers. Without it, farmers cannot ensure plant health and boost crop yields. Understanding Earth’s phosphorus cycle, therefore, is important for protecting the global food supply.
2 days ago · Northwestern Engineering’s Erica Hartmann explored this issue in “The Indoors, Microbiomes, and Human Health,” a review paper written with University of California San Diego professor Jack Gilbert published July 19 in the journal Nature Reviews Microbiology. The article examines the relationships within built environments – places where humans spend most of their lives – and their impact on our health.
Jun 18, 2024 · The autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus — known as lupus — affects more than 1.5 million people in the U.S. The causes of this disease have long been unclear, but now, Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in lupus and show that reversing this defect may potentially reverse the disease.
2 days ago · July 22, 2024. Renetta McCann is "still trying to change the world." School of Education and Social Policy alumna Renetta McCann, a global leader in advertising, media, and organizational change, will receive the alumni medal, Northwestern University’s Alumni Association’s highest honor. McCann will be presented the medal during Homecoming ...
2 days ago · Prosecutors in Cook County, Ill., have dropped misdemeanor charges against four Northwestern University staff accused of obstructing law enforcement during pro-Palestinian protests on the institution’s Evanston campus in late April, according to WBEZ Chicago. The four were arrested by Northwestern University police earlier this month, two months after a pro-Palestinian encampment was dismantled after protesters and administrators struck a deal. A representative for the Cook County state ...
Jul 15, 2024 · Northwestern has beaten top-ranked Purdue and Illinois in consecutive seasons and last season went 15-2 at Welsh-Ryan, a small but raucous venue that the school can actually fill with its own fans.
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