Tailor-made models for preventing suicide may soon be a reality
By Madhurita Goswami Medill Reports A recent study based on social media data shows that chat features of conversations between help-seekers and therapists can be used to predict suicide risk and develop models to reduce the risk. “There is an interesting link between language and health that hasn’t been explored in real-time fashion,” said Carlos […]
“Why we should care” – Calling on Asian Americans to demand environmental justice
By Madhurita Goswami Medill Reports Asian Americans are increasingly pushing for environmental reforms to address the issues impacting their communities across the country. A new Chicago advocacy group recently held a workshop on Asian Americans and Environmental Justice to drive home the importance of the community’s political involvement for climate action. Andrea Chu has been […]
iO’s new show breeds space for fresh, diverse voices in comedy
By Junie Burns Medill Reports Six brand new performance teams took the stage in iO Theater’s two-night New Team Smell Season 2 premiere on Oct. 29 and Nov. 5. These new groups of students are selected by audition, and earn a spot performing at iO on Tuesday nights throughout the eight-week season. Lincoln Park’s iO […]
Meet ‘Big G’s’ Spicy Pizza Pioneer Jaime Gamez
By Harrison Liao Medill Reports Picture your dream pizza. Whether it’s monstrous Chicago deep dish or a bright, red Naples style pie, you can envision a few common savory traits — cheese stretching at the seams with the physics-defying grace of an Olympic gymnast, steam rolling off of shimmering tomato sauce and crust decorated with […]
How athletes manage the mental toll of injury
By Krystina Iordanou Medill Reports The physical health of your favorite athlete can determine the season’s success of their your favorite team. Sprains, fractures, concussions and other injuries can take a player off the field for several weeks or more. Physical injury is a recurring aspect of sports that can’t always be avoided, but its […]
Greenland ‘ice tongue’ at risk of melting away — again
By Zack Fishman Medill Reports A 30-mile-long strip of sea ice in northwest Greenland, once thought to be a permanent structure, didn’t exist until 2,000 years ago, according to newly published research from researchers at Oregon State University. The findings suggest that some of the Arctic may melt more quickly in today’s warming climate than […]
Latino USA’s Antonia Cerejido wins Medill’s first Cecilia Vaisman award
By Carolina Gonzalez Medill Reports Antonia Cerejido, an award-winning audio journalist for NPR’s Latino USA, received the first Cecilia Vaisman Award for Multimedia Reporters Tuesday from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. In a ceremony attended by Cerejido’s family, Vaisman’s husband investigative reporter Gary Marx and Medill faculty and students, Cerejido thanked everyone for the […]
Rat-eating monkeys hold promise for sustainable agriculture
By Elena Bruess Medill Reports A macaque sits patiently on the forest floor, waiting by an oil palm tree. There’s a rustling and a thump as two more macaques gripping a nearby trunk remove some of the tree’s leafy base. A large rat falls from its hiding place. It attempts to run, but the macaque […]
Keys to success: Day in the life of an NU women’s basketball player
By Krystina Iordanou Medill Reports Entering her final season on the Northwestern University Women’s Basketball team, senior Abi Scheid is a seasoned veteran when it comes to balancing academics, practice and nutrition among the many responsibilities that come with being a division one athlete at a top university. Coming off her best statistical season yet […]
Meet Chicago’s latest teen climate leader
By Zack Fishman Medill Reports “The oceans are rising, and so are we!” chanted a group of more than 50 teenagers marching toward Chicago City Hall. Clad in black, the high school protesters took over sidewalks on Oct. 7, walking the half-mile from Trump Tower to Daley Plaza as they demanded the city declare a […]
