Northwestern University

The Atlantic Coast Conference has hired Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips to be the league’s next commissioner, replacing the retiring John Swofford. Phillips has been Northwestern’s AD since 2008, leading the athletic department through a period of success in competition and growth in facilities.

Northwestern University said it “rejects” an opinion written by a former lecturer in a piece published last week, which argued Dr. Jill Biden should “drop the doc” from her name.

Two scientists at Northwestern University’s have created the first dynamic global surveillance system to track COVID-19, according to a news release from the university. The system, which can identify outbreaks even before patients come to hospitals, was rolled out in 195 countries on Thursday. Existing surveillance, according to the news release, doesn’t identify significant shifts in the pandemic or...

Minnesota has canceled its game against Northwestern on Saturday, the second straight football cancellation for the Gophers because of a spike in their COVID-19 cases.

Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald discusses the cancellation of the upcoming game against the University of Minnesota.

Peyton Ramsey threw two touchdown passes and No. 19 Northwestern shut down Graham Mertz and No. 10 Wisconsin for a 17-7 victory on Saturday that put the undefeated Wildcats in control of the Big Ten West.

Peyton Ramsey threw for 212 yards in his Northwestern debut, Drake Anderson ran for 103 and the Wildcats gave coach Pat Fitzgerald his 100th victory, pounding Maryland 43-3

Two Chicago universities ranked among the best nationwide, according to a new report. Northwestern University ranked eighth in the 2021 Best Colleges and Universities from WalletHub, while the University of Chicago ranked 16th. Northwestern scored in the 99th percentile, which is the best score any university could achieve, ranking fourth in Faculty Resources. Northwestern also ranked second in Admission Rate,…

While the majority of protests have remained peaceful, the university’s president is calling the group’s latest actions “disgusting” after a banner was burned in front of his home as protesters chanted profanities. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

While the majority of protests have remained peaceful, the university’s president is calling the group’s latest actions “disgusting” after a banner was burned in front of his home as protesters chanted profanities.

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management says it has suspended in-person classes for two weeks after four students who attended recent off-campus gatherings tested positive for COVID-19

A 25-year-old PhD student at Northwestern University is using his expertise to make a difference for other undocumented students. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.

Both the University of Chicago and Northwestern University ranked in the top 10 of U.S. News and World Reports’ newly released list of Best National University Rankings. All schools in the 2021 Best Universities list offer a full range of undergraduate majors, master’s and doctoral programs, in addition to being committed to “producing groundbreaking research,” according to U.S. News...

Freshmen and sophomore students at Northwestern University cannot return to campus after all and will take classes remotely, the Chicago school announced late Friday. The Chicago Tribune reports that until Friday’s announcement, Northwestern University officials planned for undergraduate students to return to campus. The university also is keeping fraternity and sorority houses shuttered during the fall semester. “This is not a...

With many schools preparing for a return to the classroom this fall, mask and social distancing restrictions have many parents, teachers and experts questioning how reasonable the requirements actually are. The state of Illinois’ guidelines for the return to school in the fall require all students age 5 or older to wear facial coverings. The guideline has been included in…

The coronavirus has led to another major sports cancellation, as the Nov. 7 game between Northwestern and Wisconsin, slated to be played at Wrigley Field, has been called off. According to the school, the uncertainty of schedules for both Northwestern and for the Chicago Cubs forced the decision to call off the game. “This is a disappointing conclusion to reach,…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday released long-awaited guidance for schools across the state as instruction resumes in the fall.

Northwestern University researchers have discovered Chicago has a unique COVID-19 virus strain that appears to be directly linked from the early outbreak in China, the university said in a news release Thursday. Another variant discovered in Chicago COVID-19 patients, which happens to be the predominant variant worldwide, and in the U.S. is centered in New York, generates more of...

When nurse practitioner Kimberly Wicks came down with the coronavirus in March, her fever hit 104 degrees. “I couldn’t get it down. I didn’t want to eat. I didn’t have an appetite. I lost my sense of taste and smell,” Wicks said. Diagnosed eight years ago with a vitamin D deficiency, the working mom had fallen behind taking her...

Led by Vadim Backman, a professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, a team of researchers found patients with severe vitamin D deficiency were twice as likely to experience major coronavirus complications. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.