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Northwestern's The Garage ranked No. 1 university incubator by TIME
TIME magazine ranked Northwestern University's The Garage as the nation's No. 1 university incubator and No. 5 overall on its inaugural America's Best Incubators & Accelerators list, recognizing the Evanston program's 1,500-plus startups, $1.6 billion raised and equity-free model.
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Northwestern cuts all staff from 78-year-old African Studies program
Northwestern is eliminating the only two staff positions in its 78-year-old Program of African Studies and moving the program to the provost's office, a restructuring the administration calls renewal but faculty and alumni say could threaten the program's future.
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Northwestern's The Garage ranked No. 1 university incubator by TIME
TIME magazine ranked Northwestern University's The Garage as the nation's No. 1 university incubator and No. 5 overall on its inaugural America's Best Incubators & Accelerators list, recognizing the Evanston program's 1,500-plus startups, $1.6 billion raised and equity-free model.
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Northwestern's The Garage ranked No. 1 university incubator by TIME
TIME magazine ranked Northwestern University's The Garage as the nation's No. 1 university incubator and No. 5 overall on its inaugural America's Best Incubators & Accelerators list, recognizing the Evanston program's 1,500-plus startups, $1.6 billion raised and equity-free model.
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Evanston police chief asks state's attorney to weigh charges against federal agents
Police Chief Schenita Stewart has formally asked the Cook County State's Attorney's Law Enforcement Review Unit for guidance on prosecuting three named U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents accused of beating, pepper-spraying and detaining Evanston residents during Operation Midway Blitz on Halloween 2025.
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Nearly 9,000 Northwestern students can register to vote in Evanston for November midterms
Northwestern University's nearly 9,000 undergraduates are arriving for fall semester with a packed November 2026 ballot ahead, and the university's NU Votes program has scheduled registration drives, voter services stations and shuttle vans to help students cast ballots locally in Evanston.
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Northwestern's The Garage ranked No. 1 university incubator by TIME
TIME magazine ranked Northwestern University's The Garage as the nation's No. 1 university incubator and No. 5 overall on its inaugural America's Best Incubators & Accelerators list, recognizing the Evanston program's 1,500-plus startups, $1.6 billion raised and equity-free model.
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Judge allows tuition inflation lawsuit against Northwestern to proceed
A federal judge denied Northwestern University's motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging the school conspired with 31 other elite universities to inflate tuition through early decision admissions, allowing the case to move to discovery.
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Northwestern pool closed since July storm could reopen after Labor Day
Northwestern University's Norris Aquatics Center, shut down since July 27 storm flooding damaged its mechanical room, is expected to reopen soon after Labor Day according to an update on the university's recreation website.
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Northwestern fencing signs four recruits, eyes repeat CCFC title
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'Kits, 'Cats and Kids Block Party returns Sept. 1
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Fire Captain Matt Grizely Retires After 34 Years With Evanston Department
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Northwestern cuts all staff from 78-year-old African Studies program
Northwestern is eliminating the only two staff positions in its 78-year-old Program of African Studies and moving the program to the provost's office, a restructuring the administration calls renewal but faculty and alumni say could threaten the program's future.
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Northwestern astronomer helps find star stream beyond Milky Way
Northwestern University CIERA astrophysicist Tjitske Starkenburg co-authored a Nature study reporting the first globular cluster stellar stream ever found outside the Milky Way, a discovery that opens a new method for measuring dark matter in distant galaxies.
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Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.