In the SpotlightRead in-depth coverage of Northwestern work and research. |  From CNN A new study led by McCormick’s Vinayak Dravid finds that brewing tea, especially black tea, can help remove heavy metals like lead from water. Dravid tells CNN that this is one of the few systematic studies on tea brewing with advanced control and statistics. |  From WGN-TV Medill’s Ava Thompson Greenwell was involved in creating a new documentary called “Hearing Silences: 50 Years of Black Women Faculty at Northwestern,” which explored the challenges and successes of Black women faculty over five decades. Greenwell tells WGN-TV that she made this documentary as a gift to the University to document these women’s experiences and highlight the progress made over time. |  From Newsweek Fathers who take at least two weeks of paternity leave are 31% more likely to report their partners breastfeed for longer, according to a new study led by Feinberg’s Dr. John James Parker. According to Parker, paternity leave matters because fathers’ hands-on involvement supports breastfeeding and helps mothers recover. |  From CBS Chicago Weinberg’s Aldon Morris discusses the impact of the economic blackout that occurred on Feb. 28. Morris emphasizes its role in highlighting public dissatisfaction and resistance and compares it to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, noting that while such actions can be effective, they won’t solve the problem alone. He stresses the need for sustained long-term efforts and additional measures to drive real change. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Sylvia Perry, Scientific American “Talking about race and racism doesn’t make a child racist. Raising an antiracist child isn’t about checking a box or making a onetime statement. It is an ongoing process that requires honest, intentional conversations. If we want the next generation to be less racist than the ones that came before, the time to start is now,” Weinberg’s Sylvia Perry writes in Scientific American. |  From Steven Lubet, The Hill “The greatest danger of Barnett and Wurman’s theory is that it would create a perpetual underclass of individuals excluded from the social contract. That is precisely the evil the 14th Amendment’s birthright clause intended to remedy,” Northwestern Law’s Steven Lubet writes in The Hill. |
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