Northwestern Sources

@NorthwesternU official hub for journalists. Account run by @amanda_mo, @ksamchi, @kickstartsteph & @m_witynski. Email us media_AT_northwestern.edu

[Stephanie Kulke @KickStartSteph]

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.
https://t.co/bxXHVXdDZg

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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 https://t.co/cLG6btTbp9

[Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern @IPRatNU]

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: https://t.co/ZAd1dl3YEa

[Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science @CornersResearch]

Learn more about how CVI organizations like @CP4PPartners, @ChicagoCred, and @MPInitiatives are contributing to Chicago's declines in gun violence by visiting our website: https://t.co/Yzf6vkr1Es

[Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science @CornersResearch]

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.

[Kristin Samuelson @KSamChi]

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: https://t.co/iYaV6hZyyx

[Stephanie Kulke @KickStartSteph]

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. https://t.co/n6cgYLKTBF

[Stephanie Kulke @KickStartSteph]

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.
https://t.co/XojlnLIfcs

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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 https://t.co/AVx4Wx2GWa

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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 https://t.co/eePz96mXL3

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

"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. https://t.co/Wwop5g1H7S

[Chicago Tribune Opinion @chitribopinions]

Kenneth Seeskin: Why do Jews who are such a small part of the world’s population elicit so much hatred? https://t.co/KMYOw2zw1u

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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 https://t.co/oM73zzBT3M

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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 https://t.co/kdjqtyEgBm

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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: https://t.co/GptsoHtUKd

[Phi Beta Kappa @PhiBetaKappa]

Announcing the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards winners: Dennis Tyler, Deborah Cohen, and Jennifer Raff! https://t.co/gS6SSV4NML #PBKBookAwards @proftyler @DeborahACohen @JenniferRaff

[Weinberg College at Northwestern @WeinbergCollege]

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: https://t.co/PCYePoucJO | @LincolnPresFd

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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: https://t.co/0Qiz41ptQL.

[Northwestern @NorthwesternU]

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. https://t.co/udLD0BkkRz

[Northwestern Sources @NUSources]

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: https://t.co/5dinl1iDvs

[Northwestern Pathology @NU_Pathology]

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: https://t.co/pccnm8vEIJ