Election Day is only a few days away. Check out NU Votes for quick links to resources and last-minute information, as well as a list of support and turnout events.

Cold, flu or COVID-19?

Northwestern epidemiologist Sadiya Khan breaks down the symptoms for COVID-19 and how they compare to typical seasonal viruses and allergies. And don’t forget to get your flu shot, she stresses.

International experiences for students during the pandemic

While the pandemic has thrown a wrench into student mobility and exchange on many levels, it has allowed Northwestern faculty to discover and embrace new ways to build, continue and enhance collaborations with partner institutions abroad.

Interested faculty members are encouraged to apply now for classroom partnering grants.

Tracking political contagion

To simulate how interactions between voters may play a role in this election season, Northwestern researchers have adapted a model commonly used to study infectious diseases.

The approach treats decided voters as “infected” and undecided voters as “susceptible” to infection while disease, or voting inclinations, propagates through a population.

Read more about the model.

New center to develop the future of human and computer interaction

Northwestern Engineering and the School of Communication have launched the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design, which aims to develop the future of human and computer interaction.

The center leverages Northwestern’s history of research in areas ranging from communication, computer science, design and learning sciences to engineering, medicine and psychology.

Study sheds light on another burden of water scarcity

Global research on water has largely focused on scarcity and health issues related to what is in the water, but the burden and risks of how water is retrieved and carried has been overlooked.

Now, Northwestern researchers have revealed the widespread nature of water-fetching injuries in low- and middle-income countries, finding the injuries more frequently impact women and compound the issue of water insecurity.

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