Dr. Mahoney taught sociology at the University of Denver for more than three decades. During the 1990s, she was a key faculty member in establishing the university's women's studies program, going on to serve as its director for three years. The post In Memoriam: Anne Rankin Mahoney, 1937-2025 appeared first on Women In Academia Report.| Women In Academia Report
Rendering shows a northwest-facing view of the new Kirkpatrick Stadium planned for Northwestern's softball team. Town and gown officials shared| Evanston RoundTable
Gestational diabetes, a potentially dangerous medical condition affecting pregnant women, has been seeing a worrisome spike in recent years. New research shows that the reason may have to do with how much excess light a woman encounters before sleeping.| New Atlas
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have uncovered a mechanism they say contributes to the age-related accumulation of iron in the brain, a process some argue is a cause of cognitive decline. The study bolsters the hypothesis that reducing brain iron levels could combat neurodegenerative diseases…| New Atlas
One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before processing it. Sorting is expensive and time-consuming, even with tech involved, and it greatly reduces…| New Atlas
If you don't like getting needles or working out, this new medical wearable may be for you. It analyzes sweat instead of blood, and it doesn't require patients to generate that sweat by performing strenuous exercises.| New Atlas
Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated far more effectively in the future – using the brain's own immune cells.| New Atlas
A team of microbiologists discovered a collection of thriving, diverse, and mostly new-to-science viruses on toothbrushes and showerheads. Before you freak out and toss your toothbrush, though, you should know that these aren’t the kind of viruses that make humans sick. The researchers at Northwestern University Read More ... The post What’s growing on your toothbrush? first appeared on Jax Examiner.| Jax Examiner
