Northwestern University (NU)
(Evanston, IL)
Northwestern, founded in 1851, is a private, comprehensive university. Programs are offered through the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; the Schools of Education and Social Policy, Law, Music, and Speech; the Graduate School; the Kellogg Graduate School of Management; the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Medical School; and the Medill School of Journalism. Its 250-acre campus is located in Evanston, 12 miles north of Chicago.
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- Today we reached 12,000 followers on Twitter! Are you following @NorthwesternU...
- Today we reached 12,000 followers on Twitter! Are you following @NorthwesternU? Check out our social media directory to find all the Northwestern-related social media accounts. Thanks for your support and Go 'Cats! http://bit.ly/LzK40h
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- On a perfect day like today, there's really only one question: Lakefill...
- On a perfect day like today, there's really only one question: Lakefill or Deering Field?
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- Yesterday Northwestern University Dance Marathon announced its 2013...
- Yesterday Northwestern University Dance Marathon announced its 2013 primary beneficiary: the Danny Did Foundation for epilepsy awareness and outreach. More info: http://bit.ly/KUpWDE
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- 'Fluids' Restaged at Block Museum of Art
- Conceptual artist Allan Kaprow’s seminal sculpture/performance work “Fluids” was recreated on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus in an event presented by the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and the department of art theory and practice Monday, May 21.
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- Groundbreaking for new music and communication building
- The new building will house the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music and the School of Communication (on the top floor) on the southeast corner of campus, in a space that will make “a dream come true” and be a magnet for showcasing visual arts, theater, performance, music and dance. Full story: bit.ly
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- Margaret Brandeau - Operations Research and Public Health: A Little...
- Margaret Brandeau - Operations Research and Public Health: A Little Help Can Go a Long Way How should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revise national immunization recommendations so that gaps in vaccination coverage will be filled in a cost-effective manner? What is the most cost-effective way to use limited HIV prevention and treatment resources? To what extent should local communities stockpile antibiotics for response to a potential bioterror attack? This talk will describe examples from past and ongoing model-based analyses of public health policy questions. We also provide perspectives on key elements of a successful policy analysis and discuss ways in which such analysis can influence policy. This talk is part of the Segal Design Institute Seminar Series at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering.
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- Did you pass two giant ice structures outside of the Block Museum...
- Did you pass two giant ice structures outside of the Block Museum today? Then you experienced an artistic "happening" produced by the Block and the department of art theory and practice. Watch the video to see the icy results.
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- Watch highlights from Friday's ceremonial groundbreaking for the long...
- Watch highlights from Friday's ceremonial groundbreaking for the long-awaited new music and communication building. Construction begins this summer and the building is scheduled to open in September 2015. http://bit.ly/KeNIw1
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- Swipesense: From Idea to Enterprise
- Mert Iseri and Yuri Malina, student co-founders of Design for America, and current Segal Post-Baccalaureate Fellows have spent the last 6 months transforming what began as a DFA Summer Studio project into a full-fledged business. From gimmicky mockups, to a business incubator, to an effective solution for the 2 Million preventable infections that occur every year in our hospitals - they will be sharing their experience as young designers and entrepreneurs, of what it takes to bring an idea to reality. This talk is part of the Segal Design Institute Seminar Series at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering.
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- Medill - Northwestern University graduate students are covering this...
- Medill - Northwestern University graduate students are covering this weekend's NATO Summit in Chicago for their U.S. Security and Civil Liberties Reporting class. Click the link to read more about the class and track their coverage: http://bit.ly/Kq1F8m
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