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$7.5 M grant funds major health studiesA group of seven Northwestern scientists, engineers and physicians who are tackling two critical health problems — the treatment of paralysis and diabetes — has received $7.5 million over five years from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Institute of Education Sciences grant; Teachers get help on what worksNorthwestern has been awarded a grant of almost $3.7 million to develop a cadre of scholars who will be able to help K-12 teachers discern which education practices work and which do not. Discrimination policy revisedThe University has revised its discrimination policy to make clear that harassment based on any protected group status is prohibited.
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Guidelines for flu shots updatedThe University has obtained flu vaccine in sufficient quantity to administer to faculty and staff who are at greatest risk from serious complications from influenza disease, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Reich: Technology, globalization at heart of income gap“Most of the time we tend to think about jobs as a matter of domestic policy. What has President Bush done? What is Sen. Kerry proposing?” former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich said as he began his Distinguished Public Policy Lecture, sponsored by the Institute for Policy Research. Upcoming Lectures; Ryan, Habermas, NBC’s Bazell will give talksZakaria calls for greater U.S. engagementWhen Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, delivered the 15th annual Leopold Lecture last week, he began by zeroing in on the election and U.S. foreign policy. The talk, presented to a packed Harris Hall auditorium, occurred before Tuesday’s election, a contest he acknowledged to be among the most important in American history. Mainstage Theatre; ‘Much Ado About Nothing’“Much Ado About Nothing,” one of Shakespeare’s liveliest comedies, will launch Northwestern University’s 2004-05 Mainstage Theatre season. It also is the centerpiece of a three-day Shakespeare symposium. Concerts deliver world musicNorthwestern audiences will feel as though they traveled the globe this November during several world music concerts. One program will feature traditional music from Zimbabwe and two concerts — one for adults and the other for children — will focus on Afro-Cuban jazz. All three events will be held on the Evanston campus. Northwestern people, events and things; The digestUniversity Circle announces scholarshipThe University Circle, founded by women of the Northwestern community, has established the University Circle Tuition Scholarship to assist Northwestern women in furthering their career opportunities. |
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Before the fact, Kerry takes iVoteUsing Northwestern’s Collaboratory Project, students registered to vote, researched platforms, learned about the election process and published their findings online. Medill looks at coverage of war crimesPartnership gives students chance to learn media’s responsibilities in covering conflicts Disability compliance projects continue throughout campus
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