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Wednesday, November 25

Today’s tip: Are you preparing to host Thanksgiving dinner? When it comes to cleaning, take it from a Northwestern environmental microbiologist: Think more about the air than all of those tables, floors and handles. Read Erica Hartmann’s advice.

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Global

University presidents commit to intergenerational justice

This year’s virtual U7+ Alliance of World Universities Presidential Summit brought together nearly 100 university leaders from six continents for a series of dialogues on intergenerational justice as students worldwide call on higher education institutions to play an active role in addressing the global challenges they will inherit.

Josiah Hester
Diversity

Lifting up Native science

In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, Northwestern Now joined Native Hawaiian researcher Josiah Hester for a discussion about the importance of encouraging Native American and Indigenous people in STEM as well as how his cultural background inspired him to develop tools for sustainable computing.

Read our Q&A with Hester.

Faculty Accolades

Six named AAAS fellows

Six faculty members have been chosen as 2020 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general scientific society in the world.

Shi-Yuan Cheng, André de Gouvêa, William Dichtel, Kenneth Forbus, Jiaxing Huang and Michael Jewett have been elected in recognition of their distinguished efforts to advance science. They will be honored virtually in February in an induction ceremony for new fellows.

Gifts

New fellowship for scientists in nanotechnology

The International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern has announced a new fellowship to support young scientists who demonstrate outstanding talent and promise in the field of nanotechnology.

The Weinberg Family Postdoctoral Fellowship, made possible through a gift from the family of Judd A. Weinberg, will be awarded annually and includes a $65,000 stipend to support research and travel to scholarly meetings.

Postdoctoral scholar Adrian Figg is the fellowship’s inaugural recipient.

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Coronavirus

Should a COVID-19 vaccine be mandated?

Now that multiple drugmakers have reported highly effective results for their COVID-19 vaccines, it’s only a matter of time before they’re released for public consumption. So, should vaccination be mandated?

Dr. Tina Tan and Lori Post of Feinberg say mandating a vaccine is a non-starter or at least shouldn’t be required for all people. And legal expert Juliet Sorensen of Northwestern Law said local vaccine mandates have solid legal precedent to be enforced.

Northwestern experts weigh in.

Arts
Call and Response

Artists gotta art. And making art does not stop because of a pandemic or protests. Artists respond, reflect and reckon with extraordinary moments in history. Join the Wirtz Center for “Call and Response,” an evening of original work by talented artists throughout the Northwestern community. Register now for on-demand access through Nov. 27.

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