Shining a light on medieval Africa as a cultural force

Opening this weekend, an ambitious new exhibition at the Block Museum of Art showcases the lost kingdoms and commercial centers of Africa. "Caravans of Gold" uses artifacts from sites around the Sahara Desert and artwork from West and North Africa, Europe and the Middle East that reveal the reach of Saharan networks.

Martin Luther King Jr. observance Monday

Economic empowerment activist Maggie Anderson will deliver keynote addresses on both campuses Monday, Jan. 28, as Northwestern concludes its week-long commemoration of the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Why do diseases affect women differently than men?

The recently upgraded Illinois Women’s Health Registry helps uncover the answer by linking women to scientists and clinical trials.

Explaining the political divide on climate change

Despite a scientific consensus, citizens are divided when it comes to climate change, often along political lines, and Northwestern researchers want to better understand why.

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