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Jerry Starkman, who founded Mustard’s Last Stand hot dog haven near Northwestern’s football stadium, dead at 84

Over 53 years, the family-owned business has served up hot dogs to NU alums including David Schwimmer, Seth Meyers, Charlton Heston; actors William Petersen and Katie Holmes; Cubs pitchers Kerry Wood and Mark Prior; and Wildcats football coach Patrick Fitzgerald.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern University names next president

University of Oregon President Michael Schill will replace former president-elect Rebecca Blank, who stepped down after learning of a cancer diagnosis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Remote work fueled US productivity growth during pandemic, study says

U.S. economic productivity during the pandemic was driven entirely by firms with remote work capacity, according to a new study co-authored by Robert Gordon of Northwestern University.

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Awarded time with the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers from Northwestern and University of Chicago are over the moon

“The telescope works, and it works brilliantly. Our knowledge about the universe is about to take a giant leap forward,” said Jacob Bean, a University of Chicago astronomy professor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern president-elect steps down after cancer diagnosis

Renowned economist Rebecca Blank would have been the first woman to serve as Northwestern’s president.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nerve-cooling implant could offer pain relief alternative to opioids, say researchers

Device which can dissolve in the body represents an ‘engineering approach to treating pain’

The Guardian - UK

Meghan Markle would be the highest paid member of Royal Family based on her degree

As reported by PopSugar, Markle is only the second British royal bride who received a college or university education, after Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.

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Temple fencing coach Nikki Franke is as inspiring as ever

PHILADELPHIA — On the night before the 2020 Northwestern University duals, the Temple women’s fencing team filtered out of a restaurant in Chicago and onto the street corner. Before the group started a walk back to the hotel, one of sophomore Cassie Navalta’s teammates delivered news that stopped them in…

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How school shootings impact survivors

Those who survive will carry scars that affect their lives for many years to come

Salon

Street outreach workers are our first responders to gun violence

The first responders to scenes of gun violence often aren’t police, emergency medical technicians or paramedics but community violence intervention workers. A new survey sheds light on the conditions they face.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion medication is legal in Florida. But for how much longer?

TAMPA, Fla. — There is an abortion method that doesn’t require surgery or anesthesia and federal regulators say it can be safely performed at home: abortion medication.

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Whoops! Gene-Splicing Experiment Turns Docile Hamsters Into Aggressive Creatures

Scientists at Northwestern University found themselves in a horror movie-worthy scenario when a gene-editing experiment involving hamsters accidentally turned the docile rodent into violent creatures.

Benzinga

Tiny robotic crab to walk through arteries and clear blockages in life-saving new tech

Smaller than a flea and the width of a coin, the micro-sized crab could be revolutionary in the worlds of medicine and industry according to its Northwestern University creators

Daily Mirror

Gwendolyn Osborne, journalist, romance writer, dies at 72

Ms. Osborne earned her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University. She was a founding member of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.

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GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal?

The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters

Chicago Sun-Times

Fewer people shot, killed in city this year — but summer looms

The mayor and other city officials have attributed this year’s downtick in violence to an initiative that has flooded 15 communities with new resources. Crime experts say that’s premature.

The Independent UK

Scientists find ‘master gene’ to regrow lost ear hair cells for restoring hearing in mice

Death of outer hair cells made by ear’s cochlea is most often cause of hearing loss, scientists say

Chicago Sun-Times

‘I give up.’ Suspect in armed carjacking raised his hands and surrendered after a police chase caused Northwestern University lockdown

The suspect was texting while on the run from officers and had received messages from someone that read, “Try to get low” and “Change yo clothes,” prosecutors said.

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Carjacker told driver, ‘Get out or I’ll shoot you,’ then led police on a chase that prompted Northwestern University lockdown

The driver of a red Mazda was parked in front of his home in West Rogers Park Monday afternoon when a man walked up and pointed a gun at his head.

Benzinga

Hostess Brands Appoints Travis Leonard As Finance Chief

Hostess Brands Inc (NASDAQ:TWNK) has appointed Travis Leonard as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 11, 2022. Leonard will succeed interim CFO Mike Gernigin, who will remain with the company as Chief Accounting Officer. Leonard joins Hostess Brands with more than 25 years of global financial executive experience at companies including Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE:CAH).…

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These methane-eating bacteria could show us how to slow climate change

Researchers at Northwestern University have finally figured out how we can observe the process without ruining necessary enzymes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, "Father of Preventive Cardiology," dies at 102

The Northwestern University professor was "essentially the world expert on the causes and potential prevention of heart disease."

Chicago Tribune

Former Northwestern professor sentenced to 53 years for slaying of boyfriend

CHICAGO — A former Northwestern University professor was sentenced to 53 years in prison Tuesday for the violent slaying of his boyfriend.

The Independent UK

Ex-Northwestern prof gets 53 years for killing boyfriend

A judge has sentenced a former Northwestern University professor to 53 years in prison Tuesday for the 2017 stabbing death of his boyfriend

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Health: Sleep improves remembering faces, names says Study

A new study by Northwestern University has found that sleep reactivates memory and helps in face and name learning.

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