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Released: 27-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Recipes: The Secret World of the Early Modern Kitchen
Northwestern University

Shakespearean-era recipes offer much more than the history of puddings and pies. They also capture a surprisingly creative and intellectually-rich world of the early modern English housewife, according to a new book by Northwestern University’s Wendy Wall.

Released: 24-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Expert Available to Discuss ISIS Recruiting Videos
Northwestern University

Northwestern University professor of screenwriting David E. Tolchinsky is available to comment on the emotional and physical power of ISIS recruiting videos.

Released: 17-Dec-2015 5:05 PM EST
Do Kids Need Special Headphones to Limit Sound?
Northwestern University

Northwestern pediatric audiologist Jennifer Phelan can comment on whether parents should buy volume-reducing headphones for their kids. Phelan specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in children. She has a particular interest in serving people with special needs.

Released: 14-Dec-2015 4:05 PM EST
How Music and Language Shape the Brain
Northwestern University

Northwestern University's Nina Kraus has pioneered a way to measure how the brain makes sense of sound. Her findings have suggest that the brain’s ability to process sound is influenced by everything from playing music and learning a new language to aging, language disorders and hearing loss.

Released: 4-Dec-2015 5:05 PM EST
Mark Iris Uses Data to Help Police Departments Police Themselves
Northwestern University

Iris believes answers to the real policing problems often lie in the massive amounts of data law enforcement agencies collect on every aspect of their operations. Early Intervention Systems track everything from absences from work to the number of times an officer is named in a lawsuit.


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