Skip to content
  • Medill Explores
    • Medill Explores 2026
      • Puerto Rico 2026
      • Super Bowl LX
      • WM Phoenix Open 2026
    • Medill Explores archive
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Chicago
  • Health & Science
  • Politics
  • Social Justice
  • Sports
  • Medill School
  • Northwestern University
  • Medill Explores
    • Medill Explores 2026
      • Puerto Rico 2026
      • Super Bowl LX
      • WM Phoenix Open 2026
    • Medill Explores archive
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Chicago
  • Health & Science
  • Politics
  • Social Justice
  • Sports
  • Medill School
  • Northwestern University
  • About Medill Reports
  • Medill School
  • Northwestern University
  • About Medill Reports
  • Medill School
  • Northwestern University
Facebook-f Instagram Twitter
  • Medill Explores
    • About Medill Explores
    • Medill Explores 2026
      • Puerto Rico 2026
      • Super Bowl LX
      • WM Phoenix Open 2026
    • Medill Explores 2025
      • Latvia 2025
      • Puerto Rico 2025
      • Super Bowl LIX
      • Vienna 2025
      • WM Phoenix Open 2025
    • Medill Explores 2024
      • Buenos Aires 2024
      • London 2024
      • Super Bowl LVIII
      • Tokyo 2024
      • WM Phoenix Open 2024
    • Medill Explores 2023
      • Argentina 2023
      • Puerto Rico 2023
      • South Africa 2023
      • Super Bowl LVII
      • WM Phoenix Open 2023
    • Medill Explores 2022
      • Super Bowl LVI
      • Pacific Northwest 2022
      • Louisiana Gulf Coast 2022
      • Phoenix 2022
    • Medill Explores 2020
      • Buenos Aires 2020
      • Los Angeles 2020
      • NBA All-Star Weekend 2020
      • Puerto Rico 2020
      • South Africa 2020
      • South Carolina 2020
    • Medill Explores 2019
      • Buenos Aires 2019
      • NBA All-Star Weekend 2019
      • Puerto Rico 2019
      • South Africa 2019
    • Medill Explores 2018
      • Cuba 2018
      • NBA All-Star Weekend 2018
    • Medill Explores 2017
      • SUPER BOWL LI
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Chicago
  • Health & Science
  • Politics
  • Social Justice
  • Sports
    • Big Ten Tournament 2026
  • Medill Explores
    • About Medill Explores
    • Medill Explores 2026
      • Puerto Rico 2026
      • Super Bowl LX
      • WM Phoenix Open 2026
    • Medill Explores 2025
      • Latvia 2025
      • Puerto Rico 2025
      • Super Bowl LIX
      • Vienna 2025
      • WM Phoenix Open 2025
    • Medill Explores 2024
      • Buenos Aires 2024
      • London 2024
      • Super Bowl LVIII
      • Tokyo 2024
      • WM Phoenix Open 2024
    • Medill Explores 2023
      • Argentina 2023
      • Puerto Rico 2023
      • South Africa 2023
      • Super Bowl LVII
      • WM Phoenix Open 2023
    • Medill Explores 2022
      • Super Bowl LVI
      • Pacific Northwest 2022
      • Louisiana Gulf Coast 2022
      • Phoenix 2022
    • Medill Explores 2020
      • Buenos Aires 2020
      • Los Angeles 2020
      • NBA All-Star Weekend 2020
      • Puerto Rico 2020
      • South Africa 2020
      • South Carolina 2020
    • Medill Explores 2019
      • Buenos Aires 2019
      • NBA All-Star Weekend 2019
      • Puerto Rico 2019
      • South Africa 2019
    • Medill Explores 2018
      • Cuba 2018
      • NBA All-Star Weekend 2018
    • Medill Explores 2017
      • SUPER BOWL LI
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Chicago
  • Health & Science
  • Politics
  • Social Justice
  • Sports
    • Big Ten Tournament 2026
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

International athletes face special challenges as seniors

March 18, 2019

By Fernando Shan Medill Reports Turning pro is the dream for student athletes. But many give up  that dream due to injuries, players say. “I

Kentucky golfer makes a name for himself in first PGA Tour-appearance at the Genesis Open

March 14, 2019

By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports One of the perks for Lukas Euler winning the Genesis Open’s Collegiate Showcase on Feb. 11 was the opportunity to

hacking

New cyberattacks such as cryptojacking make past risks kids’ stuff

March 14, 2019

By Xieyang Jessica Qiao Medill Reports Blockchain, AI, IoT and a storm of new technologies are leading to greater operational efficiency and consumer opportunities, while

Tech show

Most trendy 2018 technologies unveiled in Chicago and beyond

March 14, 2019

By Xieyang Jessica Qiao Medill Reports Today may be the slowest day you’re ever going to have during the rest of your life. The pace

How a women-led tech startup e-prescribes community resources for self-care

March 14, 2019

By Cyan Zhong Medill Reports Stacy Lindau wears many hats – practicing physician, researcher, professor. But she never imagined herself a technology startup founder. As

Lake View basketball – A future full of promise

March 14, 2019

By John Alfes Medill Reports Lake View High School men’s basketball heads into the off-season with a sense of determination and cohesion after the trials

Dreams come true at Inspiration Kitchen: How job training program helps those in need

March 14, 2019

By Lily Qi Medill Reports About 10 freshmen gathered at the back of the kitchen. It’s their first day here and they have no idea

Almost two years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s drug crisis grows more severe

March 14, 2019

By Carly Graf Medill Reports  It’s near 4 a.m. when the green minivan carrying two volunteers turns the corner and spots a woman hailing them

Center on Halsted's Public Relations Manager Mariah Emerson

Chicago LGBTQ advocates document serious life risks for trans homeless youth

March 14, 2019

By Ariana Puzzo Medill Reports “The average life span for a black trans woman is 35-years-old,” said Mariah Emerson, the public relations manager for Center

Riding with SLAM Magazine at NBA All-Star weekend

March 14, 2019

By Andrew Donlan and John Alfes Medill Reports South Tryon Street buzzed on a summery, mid-February afternoon in Charlotte, as basketball fans from around the

European Aviation Report

Growth in European air travel expected to produce significant gains in carbon emissions

March 12, 2019

By Brady Jones Medill Reports Carbon emissions from European air travel could increase by at least 21 percent by 2040, according to a newly released

It’s all about the wings – Buffalo Joe’s

March 12, 2019

By Seth Schlechter Medill Reports It all about the wings at Buffalo Joe’s, more commonly referred to as “Buff Joe’s” and a staple in Evanston

« Previous Next »

© 2026 Northwestern University

MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, MEDIA,
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
1845 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2101