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Boats on San Francisco Bay near a beach

In chilly San Francisco Bay, open-water swimmers find warmth in community

Orlando Rivera, executive director and co-founder of the Chicago Cuatro Orchestra in Humboldt Park, strums a five-string tiple, a cousin of the cuatro instrument, on Jan. 8, 2026, at Humboldt Park Fieldhouse.

An orchestra reborn: How Chicago, the cuatro and a car crash reinvigorated Orlando Rivera’s career 

Rev. Jesse Jackson with two men, the Rev. Charles Jenkins and the Rev. Reginald Sharpe

WATCH: Chicagoans remember life, legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Bad Bunny at Super Bowl halftime show press conference

Rhetoric around Bad Bunny halftime show is projection, manifestation of America’s polarized political culture, scholars say

People at NFL Pride House Super Bowl event

NFL’s Pride Flag Football Clinic marks major milestone for San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community

Physical therapy and communication science labs research pioneering treatments

May 10, 2019

By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports ACL injury treatment options and cycling as a physical therapy for older adults with Parkinson’s are just a few of

Dads who exercise may pass down cognitive benefits to their offspring

May 9, 2019

Mouse study shows offspring of active fathers are better at learning and remembering By Valerie Nikolas Medill Reports Men, if you want smarter kids, it

Khmer New Year

Cambodia meshes traditional and modern worlds in Khmer New Year celebration

May 8, 2019

By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports SIEM REAP, Cambodia – Click. I duck. Click click. I take two steps back, one to the left. Click click.

Northwest Indiana residents grapple with implications of dead swans

May 7, 2019

By Lauren Robinson Medill Reports Northwest Indiana is a region of many small refuges. For its human occupants, that might be a quiet spot on

The trials and tribulations of freeze-casting to manufacture materials in space

May 3, 2019

Medill News Service journalist Lauren Robinson is embedding this spring with Northwestern University researchers studying freeze-casting for a planned space launch. Click the first photo

Hyderabad, India, captures a nexus of ancient and modern culture

April 27, 2019

By Aaron Dorman Medill Reports I traveled to India for the first time in my life for an all-too-brief three weeks’ of learning how farmers

Pests or pets: a history of how pigeons took over the Windy City and what organizations are doing about it

April 26, 2019

By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports After spending the day with family celebrating her husband’s birthday, Chava Sonnier received a call that made her heart skip

Northwestern’s Erro heats up in April after slow start

April 24, 2019

By Andre Toran Medill Reports Northwestern second baseman Alex Erro walked around the batting cage into the batter’s box, swiping rubber pellets into the air

Conservation, Culture, Community: The School for Field Studies in Cambodia

April 23, 2019

By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports SIEM REAP, Cambodia – If you turn left off the main road going west out of Siem Reap, Cambodia, you’ll

Scientists explore using bacteria as building blocks for alternative fuels

April 20, 2019

Researchers at Northwestern University’s Jewett Lab use E. coli and other strains to innovate new renewable compounds By Valerie Nikolas Medill Reports At Northwestern University’s

Used as the new black: Environmentally conscious shoppers are choosing thrift stores

April 19, 2019

By Karleigh Stone Medill Reports Rapidly changing fashion trends can be harmful to the environment, according to a recent analysis by a U.N. consortium. In

Double amputee discovers new abilities through contemporary dance

April 17, 2019

By Josephine Chu Medill Reports Through contemporary dance, Kris Lenzo shows the world that disabled people are no different from other dancers. Lenzo lost both

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