In the SpotlightRead in-depth coverage of Northwestern faculty work and research. |  From CNN Multiple telescopes detected gamma ray bursts on Oct. 9 when it reached Earth. The burst may be one of the most powerful ever recorded by telescopes. Northwestern doctoral student Jillian Rastinejad, who led a team using the Gemini South telescope, described this gamma ray burst as ‘B.O.A.T.,’ (brightest of all time). Astronomers will use their observations to analyze the signatures of any heavy elements released by the star’s collapse. |  From The New York Times A study published in the journal Health Affairs found that people with disabilities face barriers when attempting to gain access to health care. Said study author Dr. Tara Lagu of Feinberg: “We need to address the attitudes and behavior that perpetuate the unequal access experienced by our most vulnerable patients.” |  From U.S. News & World Report The United States saw a “baby bump” in 2021 described in a new study as “the first major reversal in declining U.S. fertility rates since 2007.” Weinberg’s Hannes Schwandt and co-authors analyzed data on all U.S. births from 2015 through 2021, as well as births in California between 2015 and August 2022. |
| NU Voices | Read perspectives from Northwestern faculty in national media. |  From Monica Prasad, Politico “Truss’s attempts to pass off her tax cut folly as Thatcherism show not only that Truss does not understand economics, but also that she does not understand Thatcherism," Monica Prasad writes in Politico. |  From Max M. Schanzenbach, MarketWatch "A governmental push for or against ESG investing will create regulatory uncertainty while variously freezing in place strategies that may stop working or freezing out strategies that may be beneficial," Max M. Schanzenbach co-writes in MarketWatch. |  From Dr. Vitaliy Poylin, Chicago Sun-Times “At the outset of the trip, one of the Ukrainian surgeons asked us: ‘Why did you come? I would not have gone to a war zone.’ It’s an obvious question, one that our American team has been discussing since we came back,” Dr. Vitaliy Poylin writes in the Chicago Sun-Times. |  From Mohanbir Sawhney, Fast Company "What job is Starbucks trying to do for its customers with Odyssey? While it is certainly on-brand for the company to engage in experiential innovation, it is not clear if Starbucks has thought through the ‘why’ behind this initiative,” Mohanbir Sawhney writes in Fast Company. |
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