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12 Mar 2024
Homicides are dropping nationwide.
@AVPapachristos, sociologist and director of @IPRatNU, talks with @wttw about how the structure and policies in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles factor into the trend.
news.wttw.com/2024/03/11/hom…
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12 Mar 2024
Economist Elisa Jácome @WeinbergCollege has co-authored a new study showing that over a 150-year period, immigrants have never been incarcerated at a greater rate than the U.S.-born. More at news.northwestern.edu/storie…
ALT Quotation: Immigrants with lower levels of education today are significantly less likely to commit crimes than their U.S.-born counterparts.
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During @GovPritzker's announcement of an initiative to expand community violence intervention programs in Chicago, he cited research by @CornersResearch showing how effective CVI programs are in mitigating gun violence. Read more about their research: spr.ly/6016pv9Ia
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Learn more about how CVI organizations like @CP4PPartners, @ChicagoCred, and @MPInitiatives are contributing to Chicago's declines in gun violence by visiting our website: cornersresearch.org/resource…
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As research partner to many within Chicago's vibrant CVI ecosystem, CORNERS commends the launch of SC2--the unprecedented public-private partnership that aims to scale violence prevention services to deepen impact for our city's most directly affected individuals and communities.
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Northwestern Sources retweeted
13 Dec 2023
Is #Narcan the new CPR? @DrElliottNM has told me he wants to shout this message from the rooftops. This excellent @WGNTV segment with @DinaBairWGN helped spread the word. Tips on where to get it/how to administer it here: wgntv.com/news/medical-watch…
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Northwestern Sources retweeted
28 Nov 2023
Chicago CRED ready to scale up! A Northwestern study led by @AVPapachristos and @CornersResearch showed a 73% reduction in violence-related arrests for CRED participants who finished the two-year program. chicagotribune.com/business/…
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Northwestern Sources retweeted
22 Nov 2023
CVI programs can change people, and now is the time to find out if they can change whole communities says sociologist @AVPapachristos in @washingtonpost. He shares 3 insights about reducing #gunviolence from a recent study published by @PNASNews.
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10 Nov 2023
Health economist @_Lindsay_Allen discusses the high cost (~$1K) of the new #obesity drug Zepbound on @cbschicago. "U.S. gov. doesn't negotiate with drug manufacturers, so manufacturers are able to set their list price at wherever they want" @NUFeinbergMed youtube.com/watch?v=OGqLAexb…
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9 Nov 2023
Professor and author Dan McAdams weighs in on the Trump organization fraud trial in New York.
Journalists seeking news sources can find faculty experts at news.northwestern.edu/for-jo…
ALT Quote from professor McAdams: Trump scoffs at what seems to most people to be the most serious charges against him, but he cares deeply about the financial issues at play in the current NYC trial.
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9 Nov 2023
"On the whole, I think the public doesn’t like it...but legislators of both parties believe their primary voters want them to reject compromises." Laurel Harbridge-Yong @PoliSciatNU spoke to @ConversationUS about her research on partisan conflict. theconversation.com/with-gov…
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Northwestern Sources retweeted
31 Oct 2023
Kenneth Seeskin: Why do Jews who are such a small part of the world’s population elicit so much hatred? trib.al/mUWQodI
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1 Nov 2023
Someone with mild hypothermia will start shivering, said @NUFeinbergMed's Dr. Scott Dresden. As the body shuts down, confusion sets in, shivering will stop.Severe hypothermia can cause cardiac arrest.@nellbsalzman piece on migrants in Chicago's cold temps chicagotribune.com/news/brea…
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19 Oct 2023
It's a gift to be able to break down complicated research for a lay audience. @GMA's Dr. Jennifer Ashton did just that when talking about @HeartDocSadiya's new study on #obesity and heart disease. CC: @NUFeinbergMed @nih_nhlbi @NMHC_News @CircRes abcnews.go.com/GMA/GMA3/vide…
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13 Oct 2023
Congratulations to history prof @DeborahACohen of @WeinbergCollege, winner of Phi Beta Kappa Society's Ralph Waldo Emerson Award. Cohen talks with @NorthwesternU about writing 'Last Call at The Hotel Imperial' here: news.northwestern.edu/storie…
10 Oct 2023
Announcing the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards winners: Dennis Tyler, Deborah Cohen, and Jennifer Raff! pbk.org/2023BookWinners #PBKBookAwards @proftyler @DeborahACohen @JenniferRaff
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Northwestern Sources retweeted
10 Oct 2023
Digital premiere 📽️ THIS Thurs. 10/12 @ 6pm CST @HistStudiesNU's @katemasur & @NU_SoC Angela Ray are featured experts in "Fortifying Our Democracy: Lincoln’s Lyceum Address" from the Emmy Award-Winning team behind “Warning Signs”
Trailer: wcas.nu/lincoln | @LincolnPresFd
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11 Oct 2023
TOMORROW Oct. 12, 6 pm ET, @WeinbergCollege history prof @katemasur, journalist @AdamSerwer and a panel of legal experts do a Supreme Fact Check on SCOTUS's sourcing of history in its decision-making: brennancenter.org/events/sup….
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10 Oct 2023
Ever wonder why some people find it easier to stick to a vegetarian diet than others?
A @NorthwesternMed study suggests it might be in your genes. bit.ly/46uGyBK
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10 Oct 2023
Which plays a larger role in #heart disease risk years after #pregnancy: #obesity or pregnancy complications (preeclampsia, gest. diabetes, etc)?
Pre-pregnancy obesity.
New @NUFeinbergMed study from @HeartDocSadiya in @CircRes is the first to answer it: news.northwestern.edu/storie…
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Northwestern Sources retweeted
4 Oct 2023
A groundbreaking new study authored by our own Professor Emeritus of Pathology Dr. Nabeel Yaseen found that there is a potential genetic linkage to being a vegetarian. Read more here: tinyurl.com/jebxpmrv
ALT Headshot of Dr. Nabeel Yaseen
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