Northwestern University and Evanston Police Departments identified and arrested a suspect in the investigation into antisemitic graffiti, according to a University spokesperson. — Reported by @aknewsom.bsky.social

Northwestern is investigating “despicable and hateful graffiti” found on signs around campus Feb. 1, according to a University spokesperson. — Reported by @aknewsom.bsky.social and Taariq Ahmed

McCormick Prof. Chris Riesbeck emailed late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein about coding, nearly six years after Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida state charges. — Reported by Sophie Baker and @aknewsom.bsky.social dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/06/c...

Interim President Henry Bienen sat down with The Daily on Friday to talk about the deal with the federal government to restore funding and how the University would respond to immigration enforcement on campus. — Reported by The Daily Northwestern staff

McCormick Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education and Prof. Erik Luijten will be the next Northwestern provost, the University announced Wednesday. — Reported by Nineth Kanieski Koso and @aknewsom.bsky.social

Local organizations are working to clean the Potomac River after their progress slowed in 2016. Reported for Medill News Service medillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu/2025/12/list...

Native American leaders and representatives testified before a Senate committee Nov. 5 about whether the U.S. government should extend full federal recognition and services to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Reported for Medill News Service medillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu/2025/11/sena...

Last month, the Senate passed a joint resolution of disapproval that, once signed into law, will overturn federal conservation and subsistence protections in the Central Yukon region of Alaska. Reported for Planet Forward and the Medill News Service planetforward.org/story/centra...

Last week, I talked to several voters in Loudoun County, Virginia about what was on their minds as they cast their ballots for the state election Nov. 4. My reporting contributed to this article by The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved a plan to move FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building on Wednesday. Reported for Medill News Service medillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu/2025/10/sena...

The Supreme Court seemed wary of conversion therapy bans after hearing oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar on Tuesday. Reported for Medill News Service medillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu/2025/10/supr...

The Department of the Interior shutdown contingency plans reflect a greater pattern of the Trump administration prioritizing fossil fuels over renewable energy. Reported for the Medill News Service medillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu/2025/10/trum...

The EPA proposed changing how it evaluates the risks of toxic chemicals, aiming to make the process more efficient for the manufacturing industry. Reported for the Medill News Service medillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu/2025/09/epa-...

Nearly 70 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered outside Silverman Hall on Thursday afternoon as part of the “Stand Up with Us” rally, encouraging Northwestern leadership to protect research funding and defend international students. — Reported by Lexi Newsom