New Shocks From Old Quakes

Study finds that earthquakes felt today in the central United States are actually aftershocks from the New Madrid quakes of 1811 and 1812.

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Widely Cited Supreme Court Database Made More Accessible

Northwestern court expert works with team to allow public to pull up cases with ease

Modest Weight Loss Slashes Diabetes Risk

The Feinberg School of Medicine was a site in the National Institutes of Health study

Center to Open New Directions for Cancer Research

$13.6 million grant from National Cancer Institute is one of only 12 nationwide

'Culture of We' Buffers Genetic Tendency to Depression

Non-Western communal cultures keep biology from having its way with depression

Northwestern hosts month of visual and performing arts

China Festival

Northwestern hosts month of visual and performing arts

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Open Quote I think it signified the end of the 20th Century. Close Quote

-Professor Peter Hayes on the Fall of the Berlin Wall

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The Barber of Seville
November 21, 2009 7:30 PM

Philharmonia: Musical Gems of Europe
November 22, 2009 7:30 PM

FMO Presents: State of the Black Union (featuring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson)
November 23, 2009 6:30 PM

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