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Diabetic College Students Juggle Glucose Levels and Class

North by Northwestern | Posted 05.29.2012

North by Northwestern

Yet in trying to be a normal college student, I sometimes lose sight of the fact that my body isn't normal. And if I don't realize that soon, the façade of normality associated with diabetes will fade as I age and long-term consequences set in. College only happens once, yes. But so does life.

Marketing in the Round Makes You Work

Mike Smith | Posted 05.22.2012

Mike Smith

Dietrich and Livingston Capture Collaboration in New Book Prescient and thought-provoking, Marketing in the Round by marketing expert Gini Dietrich a...

Michael McLaughlin

Boxer Is 1 Of 2,000 Exonerated For Crimes They Didn't Commit

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 05.22.2012

Some tales of wrongful conviction are well known, like the case of amateur boxer Dewey Bozella. Bozella was found guilty in 1983 for the murder of ...

Study Shows That Left-handers Are Not the Product of Witchcraft After All

Brandon G. Withrow | Posted 05.02.2012

Brandon G. Withrow

A new study at Northwestern University shows that left-handedness is the product of cooperation and competition in evolution.

Redefining Sexual Assault

North by Northwestern | Posted 05.02.2012

North by Northwestern

As part of the campus dialogue on sexual assault during Northwestern's Take Back the Night campaign, we take a look at the ways in which sexual assault is an issue in terms of policies and politics.

Interview: Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Picture Paris

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 04.27.2012

Cynthia Ellis

Talking to Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus about their delightful new short film, Picture Paris, the conversation ranged from the intricacies of Parisian culture to the hilarious masturbation episode of Seinfeld.

Students Determined To Change The World

Katherine Marshall | Posted 04.25.2012

Katherine Marshall

Spiritual values and a spiritual quest are thus part and parcel of the vision that brings the Global Engagement Summit together.

The New Blood Test That Can Diagnose Teen Depression

Posted 04.19.2012

Northwestern Medicine scientist Eva Redei has developed the first blood test to diagnose major depression in teens -- a breakthrough that allows for s...

The Glory of Getting in

Stephen Autar | Posted 04.06.2012

Stephen Autar

Spring is a time of new beginnings, of growth and blossoming, and no one knows that more than high school seniors right now.

PHOTOS: College Students Dance For 30 Hours

Posted 03.05.2012

Northwestern University students made a record-breaking donation to the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation after months of fundraising that culminated in ...

Official: Holder Speech To Lay Framework For Key Terrorism Issue

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.04.2012

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to outline the legal framework for the use of lethal force in targeted killings of America...

Happy Good Idea Year

Michele Weldon | Posted 03.04.2012

Michele Weldon

Maybe the idea was just to say yes to an instinct. Or to stop saying no to a fear. For me, each one of these ideas has been life-changing.

'How We Got Into College': Senior Class of 2011 Shares Their Stories

| Christopher J. Gearon | Posted 12.13.2011

The journey to college acceptance is one best told by the experts: high school seniors who've just completed the process. We asked students from the C...

WATCH: Why Some People See Jesus In Their Pizza

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 12.04.2011

Some people say God is everywhere, but that doesn't explain why some people see images of Jesus in toast, pizza or even the side of a cliff. But sc...

What All the Single Ladies Are Going to Do (in Corporate America)

Rosina Samadani | Posted 01.18.2012

Rosina Samadani

As women embrace this idea and shift energy they have been putting towards finding a mate -- and potentially caring for a family -- to their life's work, what is going to happen?

Lizzie Schiffman

Chet Haze Talks Haters, Fame And 'Just Doing Me'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 12.28.2011

"What have you done today? I just met Tom Hanks and helped move his son into Allison. NBD." The week before my junior year at Northwestern Universi...

My Female Colleagues Told Me Not To Talk About The Abuse. I Did It Anyway

Michele Weldon | Posted 12.25.2011

Michele Weldon

She told me I would never escape the label of a battered woman. We hung up that afternoon and never spoke again.

Journalist Roxana Saberi On Her Iranian Imprisonment, The Arab Spring & More

| Erin Chan Ding | Posted 12.19.2011

For 100 days, the Iranian government detained journalist Roxana Saberi, imprisoning her and accusing her of espionage. For up to several hours a day b...

New and Promising Food Allergy Treatment 'Tricks' the Immune System

Susan Weissman | Posted 12.12.2011

Susan Weissman

Like any parent whose child has multiple and life-threatening food allergies, I scrutinize any pronouncements of treatments through the lens of my child's body.

WATCH: 'Hollywood,' Chet Haze's Latest Music Video

Posted 12.11.2011

On Tuesday, Chet Haze, the Northwestern University student, rapper and 20-year-old son of Hollywood A-Lister Tom Hanks, released his latest music vide...

WATCH: Northwestern's Athletics Department Says 'It Gets Better'

Posted 11.24.2011

With the nearly ubiquitous It Gets Better video campaign already making significant headway in the realm of professional sports, it stands to reason t...

Medill Journalism Dean Announces Plan To Step Down Next Year

Posted 11.21.2011

The dean of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, who has been at the center of several controversies during his six years at the hel...

How F***** Up Is This?

David Protess | Posted 11.21.2011

David Protess

Anthony McKinney and Armando Serrano are serving long prison terms for murder. Both were wrongfully convicted. And Cook Co. prosecutors have turned their fight for freedom into a bizarre sideshow.

Money Makes The Mouth Water, Study Finds

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.16.2011

For all the reasons to pursue wealth that seem to be rooted in rational self-interest -- money gives you more opportunities and greater freedom; it re...

Judge: Student Journalists' Emails Must Be Shared

Posted 11.07.2011

A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that Northwestern University must turn over some 500 e-mails that student journalists at the school exchanged with...