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WEBSpring 2024. As the world’s population rises and the effects of climate change threaten crop yields, food insecurity is an urgent matter. With the support of University Trustee Melih …

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A New Longevity Institute

WEBThe new Potocsnak Longevity Institute, which recently launched at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, aims to extend the human “healthspan.” Scientists and clinicians will …

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Northwestern Magazine: The AI Will See You Now

WEBArtificial intelligence and machine learning will improve healthcare, according to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, McCormick School of Engineering …

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Telehealth Is Here to Stay

WEBTelehealth Is Here to Stay. The coronavirus pandemic forced patients and doctors to engage via video and phone — and made virtual visits mainstream. “I’ve said for 20 …

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A Trailblazer for Health Equity

WEBMelissa Simon, co-founder of the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) and director of the the Center for Health Equity Transformation …

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Big Data for Better Health

WEBAbel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University, discusses how data and informatics — and collaboration — can help solve …

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Northwestern Magazine: The Rhythm of Sleep

WEBIn a 2005 study, Turek worked with Joseph Bass, the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine at Feinberg, and his team to discover that when an animal’s Clock gene is …

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Northwestern Magazine: Mental Health Onscreen

WEBMental Health Onscreen. A new studio lab supported by the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation is studying how TV and movies portray mental health. From left, Pritzker …

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LGBTQ Health Care Gets a Checkup

WEBNorthwestern researchers are creating a more equitable health care system for LGBTQIA communities. Tori Peek shares her story about receiving gender-affirming care as a …

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Understanding the Impact of Environment on Genes

WEBSummer 2019. Impact. Genetic mutations — inherited from our parents and carried from birth — can increase our risk of developing diseases from schizophrenia to cancer. But …

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Northwestern Magazine: Stepping Into Today

WEBAn alum of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Sheinelle Jones is co-host of the 3rd Hour of Today alongside Dylan …

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Nothing Is Private

WEBNothing Is Private. Experts say it’s time to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation in the United States. By Sean Hargadon. Identity theft can have devastating …

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Health Equality Is Next LGBTQ Priority

WEBHealth Equality Is Next LGBTQ Priority. The day the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide — June 26, 2015 — marked a monumental victory in the lesbian, …

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The Other Side of the Strong Black Woman

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the civil unrest in response to highly visible police killings of Black people, piled onto that extant stress and exacerbated mental health …

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Northwestern Magazine: Championing Mental Health

WEBFeatures. As communities across Illinois respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and brace for its long-term effects, mental health and wellness are central to the recovery strategy. …

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Northwestern Magazine: Science for a Changing Climate

WEBHorton, the principal investigator of Northwestern’s Climate Change Research Group, also has looked at the benefits and tradeoffs of moving toward electric vehicles (EVs) in the …

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Northwestern Magazine: The Beekeeping Buzz

WEBThe Beekeeping Buzz. Nonprofit works with Kenyan communities to cultivate a sustainable honey business. By Ellen Tomlins. Winter 2024. People. Mimi Scheffler Gordon ’94 first …

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Northwestern Magazine: Combating Food Insecurity

WEBCombating Food Insecurity. A generous gift from Melih and Zeynep Keyman is fueling research on innovative approaches to monitoring plant health. As the world’s population …

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Northwestern Magazine: Flex Time

WEBAll-time leading scorer Boo Buie has become the face of Northwestern men’s basketball, helping to usher in a golden era for the program. In 2023–24 Buie was a unanimous …

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Philanthropy Fuels the Fight Against COVID-19

WEBWinter 2021Impact1 Response. Coming together to solve the most critical problems is a defining Northwestern characteristic. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in spring …

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