Research

Court Intrigue

Northwestern Law Professor Erin Delaney (second from left) with her students (from left) Bianca Serrato, Michael Gajewsky, and Mehwish Shaukat (all Law ’18).

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In a nation of laws, courts are essential to a free and fair society, but there’s more than one way to build a judiciary. Northwestern legal scholar Erin Delaney on comparative judicial design and power

Spinal Fusion Challenge: Simpson Querrey Institute Researchers Aim for Medical (and Materials) Breakthrough

Researchers use an electron microscope to visualize the extremely small nanofibers used to regrow bone. Once implanted in the body these nanofibers are designed to signal cells to form new bone.

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Multimillion dollar NIH grant will help develop and validate supramolecular nanofiber scaffold for bone regeneration

Another Record-Breaking Year for Northwestern Research

Graduate students work in a lab at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Photo by Jim Prisching

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University’s discovery ecosystem thrives as sponsored funding surpasses $700M for the first time

Doorways to Discovery

A visitor to Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art reflects on one of more than 130 items included in “William Blake and the Age of Aquarius.”

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Creative collaboration allows art to inspire research innovation

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