A groundbreaking new study authored by our own Professor Emeritus of Pathology Dr. Nabeel Yaseen found that there is a potential genetic linkage to being a vegetarian. Read more here: tinyurl.com/jebxpmrv

Ever wonder why some people find it easier to stick to a vegetarian diet than others? A Northwestern Medicine study suggests it might be in your genes. bit.ly/46uGyBK

Which plays a larger role in #heart disease risk years after #pregnancy: #obesity or pregnancy complications (preeclampsia, gest. diabetes, etc)? Pre-pregnancy obesity. New Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine study from Sadiya Khan in Circulation Research is the first to answer it: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/1…

Digital premiere 📽️ THIS Thurs. 10/12 @ 6pm CST NU Chabraja Center's Kate Masur & NU School of Comm Angela Ray are featured experts in "Fortifying Our Democracy: Lincoln’s Lyceum Address" from the Emmy Award-Winning team behind “Warning Signs” Trailer: wcas.nu/lincoln | @LincolnPresFd

TOMORROW Oct. 12, 6 pm ET, Weinberg College at Northwestern history prof Kate Masur, journalist Adam Serwer 🍝 and a panel of legal experts do a Supreme Fact Check on SCOTUS's sourcing of history in its decision-making: brennancenter.org/events/supreme….

Congratulations to history prof Deborah Cohen of Weinberg College at Northwestern, winner of Phi Beta Kappa Society's Ralph Waldo Emerson Award. Cohen talks with Northwestern about writing 'Last Call at The Hotel Imperial' here: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/0…

It's a gift to be able to break down complicated research for a lay audience. Good Morning America's Dr. Jennifer Ashton did just that when talking about Sadiya Khan's new study on #obesity and heart disease. CC: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine NIH NHLBI NM Media Relations Circulation Research abcnews.go.com/GMA/GMA3/video…

Kenneth Seeskin: Why do Jews who are such a small part of the world’s population elicit so much hatred? trib.al/mUWQodI

Someone with mild hypothermia will start shivering, said Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine's Dr. Scott Dresden. As the body shuts down, confusion sets in, shivering will stop.Severe hypothermia can cause cardiac arrest.Nell Salzman piece on migrants in Chicago's cold temps chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/…

"On the whole, I think the public doesn’t like it...but legislators of both parties believe their primary voters want them to reject compromises." Laurel Harbridge-Yong Northwestern Political Science spoke to The Conversation U.S. about her research on partisan conflict. theconversation.com/with-governmen…

Professor and author Dan McAdams weighs in on the Trump organization fraud trial in New York. Journalists seeking news sources can find faculty experts at news.northwestern.edu/for-journalists

Health economist Lindsay Allen discusses the high cost (~$1K) of the new #obesity drug Zepbound on CBS Chicago. "U.S. gov. doesn't negotiate with drug manufacturers, so manufacturers are able to set their list price at wherever they want" Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine youtube.com/watch?v=OGqLAe…

CVI programs can change people, and now is the time to find out if they can change whole communities says sociologist Andrew Papachristos in The Washington Post. He shares 3 insights about reducing #gunviolence from a recent study published by PNASNews. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Chicago CRED ready to scale up! A Northwestern study led by Andrew Papachristos and Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science showed a 73% reduction in violence-related arrests for CRED participants who finished the two-year program. chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bi…

Is #Narcan the new CPR? Sterling Elliott, PharmD, BCMTMS has told me he wants to shout this message from the rooftops. This excellent WGNTV segment with Dina Bair helped spread the word. Tips on where to get it/how to administer it here: wgntv.com/news/medical-w…

During Governor JB Pritzker's announcement of an initiative to expand community violence intervention programs in Chicago, he cited research by Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science showing how effective CVI programs are in mitigating gun violence. Read more about their research: spr.ly/6016pv9Ia

As research partner to many within Chicago's vibrant CVI ecosystem, CORNERS commends the launch of SC2--the unprecedented public-private partnership that aims to scale violence prevention services to deepen impact for our city's most directly affected individuals and communities.

Learn more about how CVI organizations like Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), Chicago CRED, and Metropolitan Peace Initiatives are contributing to Chicago's declines in gun violence by visiting our website: cornersresearch.org/resources

Economist Elisa Jácome Weinberg College at Northwestern has co-authored a new study showing that over a 150-year period, immigrants have never been incarcerated at a greater rate than the U.S.-born. More at news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/0…

Homicides are dropping nationwide. Andrew Papachristos, sociologist and director of Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern, talks with WTTW - Chicago PBS about how the structure and policies in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles factor into the trend. news.wttw.com/2024/03/11/hom…