Northwestern University
hideNorthwestern University (NU) is a non-sectarian private research university located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. Northwestern's main campus is a 240-acre (97 ha) parcel in Evanston, along the shore of Lake Michigan. Northwestern's professional schools are located in the Streeterville neighborhood of downtown Chicago. The Medill School of Journalism and School of Communication also have a campus in Education City, Doha, Qatar.
Northwestern was founded in 1851 to serve the people of the Northwest Territory. A 379-acre (153 ha) tract of farmland along Lake Michigan 12 miles (19 km) north of Chicago was chosen as the new Evanston campus. The university is organized into eleven schools and colleges and in 2007, enrolled 8,284 undergraduate and 9,744 graduate and professional students and granted 2,089 bachelor's degrees and 3,543 graduate and professional degrees. Northwestern employs 2,925 full-time faculty members and had $284 million in research expenditures in 2007.
The Northwestern Wildcats compete in 19 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I, primarily in the Big Ten Conference.
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Musicians' Brains 'Fine-Tuned' to Identify Emotion
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking for a mate who in everyday conversation can pick up even your most subtle emotional cues? Find a musician, Northwestern University researchers suggest.
That gut feeling may actually reflect a reliable memory
Feb 08, 2009 |
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You know the feeling. You make a decision you're certain is merely a "lucky guess."
Nanoscopic static electricity generates chiral patterns
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 02, 2009 |
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In the tiny world of amino acids and proteins and in the helical shape of DNA, a biological phenomenon abounds.
Predicting politics: Professors model prediction markets
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Political prediction markets -- in which participants buy and sell "contracts" based on who they think will win an election -- accurately predicted Barack Obama's 2008 victory. Now Northwestern University researchers have ...
Trust your gut: Too much thinking leads to bad choices
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Don't think too much before purchasing that new car or television. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people who deliberate about decisions make less accurate judgments than people who trust their ...
Pack 'Em In -- Gold Nanoparticles Improve Gene Regulation
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Investigators at Northwestern University have found that packing small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules onto the surface of a gold nanoparticle can protect siRNAs from degradation and increase their ability to regulate genes ...
Determining risk for pancreatic cancer
Feb 24, 2009 |
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In the latest clinical trial for a technique to detect pancreatic cancer, researchers found they could differentiate cells that are cancerous from those that are benign, pre-cancerous, or even early stage ...
Surprising results: Virtual games players stick close to home
Feb 14, 2009 |
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In the real world, tracking a person's social network -- which could include hundreds of contacts that serve different purposes -- is nearly impossible.
Stunning Finding: Compounds Protect Against Cerebral Palsy
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two compounds developed by Northwestern University chemists have been shown to be effective in pre-clinical trials in protecting against cerebral palsy, a condition caused by neurodegeneration that affects ...
Anti-aging pathway enhances cell stress response
Feb 19, 2009 |
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People everywhere are feeling the stress of a worldwide recession. Our cells, too, are under continual assault from stress.
Insulin is a possible new treatment for Alzheimer's
Feb 02, 2009 |
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A Northwestern University-led research team reports that insulin, by shielding memory-forming synapses from harm, may slow or prevent the damage and memory loss caused by toxic proteins in Alzheimer's disease.
Stem cell transplant reverses early-stage multiple sclerosis
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Researchers from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine appear to have reversed the neurological dysfunction of early-stage multiple sclerosis patients by transplanting their own immune stem cells into their ...
Optical techniques show continued promise in detecting pancreatic cancer
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University professor of biomedical engineering has been shown to be effective in detecting the presence of pancreatic cancer through analysis of neighboring tissue in the duodenum, ...
Tracking the digital traces of social networks
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2009 |
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Why do we create and maintain social networks? Most people can immediately think of a few natural reasons -- we get something from the interaction, or the person is nearby and is close to us in proximity, age or gender.
Evolutionary link to modern-day obesity, other problems
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- That irresistible craving for a cheeseburger has its roots in the dramatic growth of the human brain and body that resulted from environmental changes some 2 million years ago.
