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25 shares University Hall at Northwestern University, which responded to a complaint about hate speech against Bart van Alphen by telling the student to "reach out to Hillel," the Jewish campus organization. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA) JTA — A Northwestern University neuroscientist who caused controversy with a series of racist, misogynist and anti-Semitic posts he wrote on social media has died by suicide. Bart van Alphen, a postdoctoral fellow who studied sleep patterns, appears to have maintained multiple social media accounts under the name @The_Dr_Caveman that denigrated women, e...

UpdatedFri, Feb 5, 2021 at 1:26 pm CT Reply A Northwestern neuroscientist accused of anonymously espousing neo-Nazi sentiments on social media died by suicide Tuesday in Evanston, authorities said. (Shutterstock) EVANSTON, IL —A Northwestern University neuroscientist took his own life Tuesday morning in Evanston after he was accused of posting racist and anti-Semitic comments on an anonymous Twitter account. Bart Van Alphen, 43, was found dead by a passerby on the jogging path in Elliot Park shortly before noon, authorities said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death a s...

Postdoctoral fellow Bart van Alphen dies This article mentions suicide. Postdoctoral fellow Bart van Alphen died by suicide Tuesday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Van Alphen was found dead on a jogging path at 1181 Lake Shore Blvd, authorities said. Van Alphen was a researcher in neurobiology Prof. Ravi Allada’s lab, where he studied and published research on the effects of sleep in fruit flies. Last month, van Alphen co-authored a study finding that deep sleep allowed flies to clear waste more effectively and recover from traumatic injuries. Prior to his death, ...

Northwestern neuroscientist who wrote anti-Semitic and racist tweets dies by suicide February 4, 2021 4:05 pm University Hall at Northwestern University, which responded to a complaint about hate speech against Bart van Alphen by telling the student to "reach out to Hillel," the Jewish campus organization. (Wikimedia Commons) Advertisement This is a developing story. (JTA) — A Northwestern University neuroscientist who caused controversy with a series of racist, misogynist and anti-Semitic posts he wrote on social media has died by suicide. Bart van Alphen, a post...

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