2008 Spring Quarter Research News and Honors
NCI Grant Launches Clinical Trials For Colon Cancer Screening
Vadim Backman has received a $7.5 million grant over five years from the National Cancer Institute.
Study Finds Men More Than Women Share Creative Work Online
Almost two-thirds of men reported posting their work online while only half of women reported doing so.
New 'Photo Op' For Ovaries May Solve Some Mysteries Of Infertility
Fertility researcher Teresa Woodruff and colleagues are studying the architecture and behavior of the ovaries.
Where Do Dead Stars Come From?
Vicky Kalogera's research group has developed a methodology for following backwards in time the evolution of black holes.
Surprising Discovery: Multicellular Stress Response Is 'All For One'
Research findings have implications for new ways of thinking about diseases that affect the stress pathways.
Two Therapies Help Preschool Children’s Disorder
Researchers tested two types of therapies for Oppositional Defiant Disorder, the most common psychiatric disorder among preschool children.
Northwestern, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare to Terminate Affiliation Agreement
Northwestern and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH) have agreed to terminate the affiliation agreement between the Feinberg School of Medicine and ENH.
Northwestern Chemist Investigates Lost Reds In Homer Painting
Northwestern chemist Richard Van Duyne developed a powerful new sensing technique, which is now being used to determine what the original colors were in a Winslow Homer painting.
Is ADHD an Advantage For Nomadic Tribesmen In Kenya?
A propensity for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder might be beneficial to a group of Kenyan nomads, according to a new study led by a Northwestern graduate student.
Testing, Radiation Testing: Northwestern Transistors On Space Station
Transistors based on a new kind of material created by Northwestern researchers have been lifted into outer space on the space shuttle Endeavour and attached to the outside of the International Space Station for radiation testing.
Tobin Marks Receives Spanish Award For Creating 'Revolutionary Materials'
Tobin J. Marks has received Spain’s prestigious 2008 Prince of Asturias Prize for Scientific Research for his landmark work in the "creation of revolutionary new materials for the benefit of mankind."
Mirkin Honored With Second Major National Award
Chad A. Mirkin has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense as an inaugural fellow in the departmentÕs new National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows Program.
Study Says Social Equality Leads To Better Math Skills For Women
New research published in the journal Science demonstrates that girls perform better in mathematics in more gender equal societies, in some cases besting male peers.
$29 Million NIH Grant Will Help Speed Treatments to Patients
Northwestern is launching a new program — with a $29 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health — to stimulate translational research at the university.
George Schatz Named Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellow
George C. Schatz has been named the third recipient of the Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship, Northwestern University’s first endowed award for excellence in research by a faculty member.
A Loving Partner Can Save Your Skin
Shyness can hamper a couple's willingness to do total body skin exams on each other to check for a new or recurring melanoma.
Employees of the Year include OR Finalist
Hicke Appointed Associate Vice President for Research
Linda Hicke, professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology, has been appointed associate vice president for research, effective June 15.
African Americans Have Five Times Higher Amputation Rate
The overall amputation rate in northern Illinois is declining due to improved care for diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, new research shows. But not everyone is reaping the benefits.
Oldest Known Objects May Be Surprisingly Immature
Some of the oldest objects in the Universe may still have a long way to go, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
New Software Helps ISPs and P2P Users To Get Along
Researchers at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a way to ease the growing tension between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and their customers' P2P file-sharing services.
CenterPiece Live
Northwestern's Office for Research is hosting the second annual CenterPiece Live on May 23, between 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at the McCormick Tribune Forum, 1870 Campus Drive, Evanston.
Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing in Vets' Ears
Ernest Moore, a research professor of molecular pharmacology and audiologist, is researching tinnitus in zebrafish.
New Study Tests Islet Transplants for Severe Diabetes
Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital are launching a clinical trial for islet transplantation for adults with difficult to control type 1 diabetes.
New 'Fingerprinting' May Reveal Causes of High Blood Pressure
Scientists at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, in collaboration with colleagues at Imperial College in London, have for the first time identified multiple chemicals in peoples' urine, called metabolites, which have a direct relation to blood pressure.
Five Elected Fellows of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Five faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers.
NSF Director to Speak at Symposium Honoring Achenbach, Marks
Northwestern University will host a special daylong symposium May 14 to honor the accomplishments of faculty members Jan D. Achenbach and Tobin J. Marks
New Hazard Estimates Could Downplay Earthquake Dangers
The dangers posed by a major earthquake in the New Madrid and Charleston, S.C., zones in the Midwestern and Southern parts of the United States may be noticeably lower than current estimates, according to a study presented by a Northwestern seismologist.
Five Northwestern Professors Receive Guggenheims
Five Northwestern faculty members have received 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships. They are among only 190 Guggenheim recipients chosen from 2,600 applicants in the United States and Canada.
Interim Associate Vice President for Research Operations Named
Don E. Workman, the current executive director of the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects, has been appointed to serve as interim associate vice president for research operations (AVP-RO).
Nobel Laureate to Address World’s Energy Problem May 2
Steve Chu, who won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics and is director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, will deliver the keynote address at the Northwestern-Argonne Energy Symposium Friday, May 2.
Carbon Nanotubes Made into Conductive, Flexible 'Stained Glass'
Researchers at Northwestern University have used metallic nanotubes to make thin films that are semitransparent, highly conductive, flexible and come in a variety of colors, with an appearance similar to stained glass. These results could lead to improved high-tech products such as flat-panel displays and solar cells.
Researchers Make First 'Active Matrix' Display Using Nanowires
Researchers at Northwestern University and other institutions have created the first “active matrix” display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and “heads-up” displays in car windshields.
Boosting Self-Esteem Can Backfire in Decision-Making
Giving employees positive feedback in the hopes of promoting better decisions sometimes can backfire, suggests new research.
Three Win Prestigious NSF Award for Young Faculty
Three young faculty members at Northwestern University have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation.
Three Named Sloan Research Fellows
Three Northwestern University faculty members in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences have been named Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows.
Fear of Messing Up May Cause Whites to Avoid Blacks
A new study from Northwestern suggests that whites who are particularly worried about appearing racist seem to suffer from anxiety that instinctively may cause them to avoid interaction with blacks in the first place.
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