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Solar Cells of the Future: Inexpensive, Efficient Perovskites Gain Momentum

By: Julianne Beck

Jan 11, 2019

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Atomic Eyewitness: Illuminating the Battery Mystery

By: Fernando Castro

Nov 24, 2017

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Our thirst for energy: driving innovation & mitigating water risks

By: Lakshmi Chandrasekaran

Nov 18, 2016

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By: Claire Loe

Apr 6, 2016

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When Art and Engineering Collide

By: Claire Loe

Jun 2, 2015

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Prospects for the Climate

By: Ethan Coffel

Jul 1, 2014

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The Future of Carbon

By: Bethany Hubbard

May 12, 2014

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Northwestern Aids Student-Athlete Transition to Jobs

By: Elena Schneider

Jun 18, 2013

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After Final Whistle, Former College Athletes Face Relief, Depression

By: Elena Schneider + 1 other.

Jun 18, 2013

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Sustainability Leaders Bring Ideas, Solutions and Outreach to Evanston Conference

By: Drew Kann + 1 other.

Oct 10, 2012

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NU Center at the Hub of Advancing Cancer Treatments

By: Katie Dzwierzynski

May 4, 2012

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Bioengineered Organs May Hold the Future for Transplants

By: Erin M. Massey

Apr 27, 2012

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Closing the Racial Gap in Chicago Breast Cancer Mortality Rates

By: Lacy Schley

Apr 25, 2012

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Heart Disease Leads Causes of Death for Women

By: Jessica Whitfield

Apr 6, 2012

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Type 1 Today – Diabetics Gain Control With New Research and Technology

By: Marguerite McNeal + 1 other.

Mar 21, 2012

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Man, That's a Tiny House

By: Michael Kennedy, PhD

Mar 11, 2012

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A Champion for Fertility Preservation and Quality of Life After Cancer

By: Christi Sodano

Mar 6, 2012

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Blind Faith? New Research Reports Voters Show Unfounded Confidence in Their Candidates

By: Thomas Owen

Mar 2, 2012

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When Body Piercings Can Pose Major Health Risks

By: Lauren Hise

Feb 24, 2012

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Twins Research Suggests Connection Between Low Birth Weight and Autism

By: Alexandra Pisano

Feb 10, 2012

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Lifetime Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke Higher than People Think

By: Marguerite McNeal

Feb 1, 2012

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NanoFlares – Research Goal to Light New Way for Cancer Detection

By: Kristen Kellar

Jan 31, 2012

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Clean Energy Trust Names Northwestern Student Teams as Semifinalists

By: Kelly Gustafson

Jan 20, 2012

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Argonne's Superstar Supercomputer

By: Megan Taylor Morrison

Dec 7, 2011

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Talking Relationships with an "Attractionologist"

By: Molly Fedick

Nov 18, 2011

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Getting Warmed Up

By: Jeanne Crofts

Nov 18, 2011

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A Life on Exhibit

By: Bethany Leggett

Nov 2, 2011

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Shedding Light on Vitamin D Deficiencies

By: Jen Lazuta

Oct 18, 2011

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Sensing Success in Clinical Exams

By: Lauren Gold

Oct 12, 2011

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Testing Testosterone

By: Emma Dutton

Oct 6, 2011

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Motivation for Innovation

By: Brian Warmoth

Jun 28, 2011

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Natural Disasters and Religion - Looking Through a Scientific Lens

By: Ashley Cullins

May 23, 2011

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Bend, Stretch and Break - Materials Testing at Northwestern

By: Ja'Nel Johnson

May 16, 2011

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Beating Alzheimer’s "Brick by Brick"

By: Priscilla Kunamalla

Apr 21, 2011

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A Third Way of Thinking About Agriculture

By: Emily Gadek + 1 other.

Mar 22, 2011

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Families, Finances, and Stress

By: Katherine Marley

Feb 24, 2011

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Taking a Sledgehammer to Our Climate

By: Chris Bentley

Feb 22, 2011

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Taming Inflammatory Bowel Disease

By: Angela Shawn-Chi Lu

Feb 14, 2011

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Robotic Fish Opens New Depths

By: Sara Martinez

Jan 28, 2011

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Preserving Fertility

By: Zachary Stedt

Dec 9, 2010

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Electrons, Molecules and the Bigger Picture

By: Sarah Plumridge

Dec 9, 2010

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Slowing the Progression of Parkinson's

By: Tavaner Bushman

Dec 7, 2010

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A Catastrophic Match

By: Kevin Danna

Nov 11, 2010

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Sexuality, Gender and Race – Studying the Politics of Medical Research

By: Sarah White

Oct 24, 2010

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Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries Reaches Clinical Trials

By: Ben Richmond

Oct 21, 2010

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Stopping Cancer Where It Starts

By: Jessica Krinke

Aug 23, 2010

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Live Instruction Beats Online Lectures, New Study Reports

By: Hans Villarica

Aug 18, 2010

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Phantom Noises Ring Out With Very Real Pain

By: Renee Park

Jul 23, 2010

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A treatment to take the stress out of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

By: Kelly C. Doherty

Jul 2, 2010

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Tanning: More expensive than you think

By: Meredith Ogilvie

Jun 22, 2010

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Still Seeking Alzheimer's Understanding

By: Brittany Farb

May 20, 2010

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New blood screening method sheds light on cell membranes and disease

By: Kevin Eisenmann

May 7, 2010

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‘Smart grid' could thwart rising energy costs from electric cars

By: Alex Baumgardner

May 7, 2010

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Investigating the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy

By: Spencer Rinkus

Apr 23, 2010

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Newly Decoded Bird Genes May Help Explain Human Speech Disorders

By: Connie Karambelas

Apr 21, 2010

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Vitamin D deficiency divides the medical community

By: Brittany Farb

Apr 20, 2010

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New study shows possibilities and dangers of nanotechnology

By: Elizabeth Bahm

Apr 20, 2010

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'Shop floor to top floor' - Energy efficiency from the bottom up

By: Brad Thompson

Apr 16, 2010

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News from another star system: First photos of an eclipse trillions of miles away

By: Spencer Rinkus

Apr 16, 2010

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Spend money on memories not toys, study finds

By: Shannon Mehner

Apr 16, 2010

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Pump up the volume, increase your risk of hearing loss

By: Amber Lindke

Apr 16, 2010

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Study: Daily exercise can derail “fat” DNA in teens

By: Fahiemah Al-Ali

Apr 16, 2010

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Fermilab in the race to find 'God particle'

By: Kevin Eisenmann

Apr 16, 2010

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Ruling could make gene patents a thing of the past

By: Connie Karambelas

Apr 16, 2010

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Battering the Battery Blues

By: Alison Bruzek

Apr 15, 2010

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Celebrate Earth Day, from Oceans, to the Parks to a Cocktail

By: Katherine Sacks + 1 other.

Apr 15, 2010

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Thinking about the next move: 350 million years of consciousness

By: Tyler Smith

Apr 2, 2010

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Childhood obesity: A growing problem

By: Chelsea Robbins

Apr 2, 2010

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Strokes strike younger adults as diabetes and obesity raise the risks

By: Elizabeth Brandon

Apr 2, 2010

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Getting ‘Your Bell Rung’ in Hockey is Not Music to Anyone’s Ears

By: Whitney Harding + 1 other.

Mar 26, 2010

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Stuck on mussel research to develop medical adhesives

By: Rebecca Dolan

Mar 19, 2010

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Northwestern University researcher reveals cloak of invisibility

By: Thomas Forrest

Mar 19, 2010

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Parkinson's impairs emotional communication; one treatment may make that worse

By: Elizabeth Brandon + 1 other.

Mar 16, 2010

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Autism & Asperger's: The spectrum of a merger

By: Elizabeth Brandon + 1 other.

Mar 16, 2010

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Program Piques Young Women's Interest in Science Careers

By: Allison Stevens

Mar 11, 2010

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Brain music: Turn on, tune in, feel better

By: Daniel Peake

Mar 5, 2010

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Parkinson's impairs emotional communicaton and one treatment may make that worse

By: Elizabeth Brandon + 1 other.

Mar 5, 2010

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How the Brain Is Wired for Finance

By: Daniel Peake

Feb 23, 2010

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Paving a Smarter, Greener Road

By: Todd Loesch

Feb 22, 2010

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NASA Mission Searches for Planets That Could Sustain Life

By: Thomas Forrest

Feb 22, 2010

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Brain-Stimulating Possibilities in Battling Disease

By: Daniel Peake

Feb 21, 2010

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'Suicide Molecule' Offers Hope for Rheumatoid Arthritis

By: Anne Boyd

Feb 10, 2010

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Eating Out: Calories With a Complementary Side of ... Calories

By: Rebecca Dolan + 1 other.

Feb 1, 2010

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Local Groups Mobilize Relief Efforts for Haitian Earthquake Victims

By: Allison Stevens + 1 other.

Jan 27, 2010

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Better Get Used to Coyotes, Chicago

By: Tawny Flechtner

Jan 24, 2010

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Plants Show the Way as Solar Energy Engineers

By: Leslie Streicher

Jan 22, 2010

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We've Got Dead Fish, but Lakes' Fate Still Uncertain

By: Annie Snider + 1 other.

Dec 9, 2009

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The Internet and Cancer: How Online Social Networking is Revolutionizing Cancer Health Care

By: Hans Villarica + 1 other.

Dec 8, 2009

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Revise the Supply Chain to Reduce Costs, Experts Say

By: Manya Gupta + 1 other.

Dec 8, 2009

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Harnessing the Sun Fuels Earth’s Best Hope

By: Kristen Minogue

Nov 12, 2009

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The Sun Powers Plants and Transit at the Chicago Botanic Garden

By: Monica Orbe

Oct 23, 2009

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New Drug Cocktail Prevents the Spread of Breast Cancer, Northwestern Researcher Reports

By: Lauren Drell

Oct 18, 2009

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DNA Analysis Intensifies Evolution Debate

By: Alina Dain

Aug 27, 2009

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Basf Charged Up Over Technology From Argonne To Build Better Batteries

By: Ian Monroe

Jun 22, 2009

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Stargazing From The Bottom Of The World

By: Kristen Minogue

Jun 17, 2009

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Personal Genome Project Opens Doors To Individualized Health Care And More

By: Elizabeth Diffin + 1 other.

Jun 1, 2009

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Children's Memorial Study Seeks To Uncover Causes Of Food Allergies

By: Kate Goshorn

Apr 24, 2009

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Windy City Sails Could Fill With Westerly Wind Power

By: Charles Berret + 1 other.

Apr 17, 2009

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Genetically Engineered Virus Creates A Better Battery

By: Ian Monroe

Apr 17, 2009

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Patients In-Line For Heart Transplants Rely On Temporary Devices

By: Alina Dain

Apr 17, 2009

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Designing Life: A Look At Synthetic Biology

By: Alexander Reed

Jan 21, 2009

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Argonne Researchers Engineer Ultra-Cool Surgical Slurpee

By: Alexander Reed

Dec 10, 2008

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Migraine Sufferers May Have Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer, But Local Expert Is Skeptical

By: Colleen Padia

Nov 13, 2008

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Program Assists Survivors Of Childhood Cancers With Customized Adult Healthcare

By: Colleen Padia

Oct 19, 2008

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Fertility Patients Approve Donating Embryos To Stem Cell Research, UIC Study Says

By: Alicia Barney

Oct 19, 2008

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The Science Of Stem Cells

By: Kathryn Grim

Jun 27, 2008

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Two Programs Partner To Teach Future Scientists About Genetics

By: Eleanor Perry-Smith

Jun 13, 2008

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Trees Of Life Rooted In The Field's DNA Lab

By: Christopher B. Sweeney + 1 other.

Jun 12, 2008

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Growing Cells: Biotech Firm Creating Products To Regenerate Body Tissues

By: Kimber Solana

Jun 12, 2008

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Why Birds Are Birds: Looking At Dinosaurs Fossils To Understand Evolution

By: Hallie D. Martin

Jun 11, 2008

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Study: Gene Variation May Predict Breast Cancer, Aid In Future Genetic Testing

By: Shannon Donohoe

Jun 4, 2008

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Brain Inflamed? Try Celery.

By: Nafis Ahmed

May 27, 2008

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Genetic-Testing Business Is Booming, And May Do Even Better

By: Shannon Donohoe

May 27, 2008

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Medical Research Facing Federal Funding Crisis

By: Thomas L. Day

May 13, 2008

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