When mothers deliver later, babies are more likely to have physical problems, but they also are likely to have cognitive benefits down the road, suggests provocative new Northwestern University research to be published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. It is well known that continuing a pregnancy beyond 40 weeks can increase the risk of physical disabilities […]

Northwestern University’s annual summer outdoor concert series, overlooking Lake Michigan’s scenic shoreline, will feature live music performances by some of the country’s top professional guest artists and ensembles. This year audiences will experience the sounds of classic and Latin jazz, soul, funk, gospel, brass, blues and country, including old standards and newly released songs. They […]

Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson Discussion ofTHE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS Thursday, November 7, 4:30 PMHarris Hall Auditorium 1881 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a […]

 Northwestern University Library has just become the first institution in Illinois to offer complete access to the nearly 52,000 videotaped testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses contained in the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Visual History Archive. Recorded in 56 countries and in 32 languages, mainly between 1994 and 1999, the interviews primarily preserve accounts […]

NU Norris Summer 2011 Mini-Courses Begin July 11 Consider spending part of the summer improving barbecue skills, learning how to design and plant a window box garden or creating hand-crafted tea bags with sustainably grown dried herbs. Personal instruction on these and other leisure activities are among the Norris “Mini Courses” available on Northwestern University’s […]