Northwestern University Professor, 72, Found 1 Day After Reported Missing

Northwestern University professor Nina Kraus was found alive one day after going missing.

The 72-year-old, who was last seen leaving her house for a walk in the 1500 block of Ashland Ave in Evanston on Monday, Sept. 1, around 9 a.m. local time, was found on Tuesday, Sept 2, the Evanston Police Department said in a statement on social media.

“Professor Nina Kraus has been located in Evanston. She has been transported to a local hospital for treatment,” Tuesday’s statement read.

Her son, Mikey Perkins, also told the Evanston RoundTable that she was “transported to the hospital after being found near her home.”

Prior to her disappearance, Kraus was seen going for a walk wearing long pants and a windbreaker, according to the Evanston Police Department. Northwestern University said in a previous statement that she had a dark backpack with her. According to the Evanston RoundTable, she had left her cellphone at home.

Commander Ryan Glew of the Evanston Police Department told PEOPLE on Tuesday night that there were no additional details to share at this time. PEOPLE has contacted Northwestern University for comment.

Glew told PEOPLE on Tuesday morning that no foul play was suspected in the disappearance of Kraus. He said at the time that police were following tips that came in and were conducting a search of the nearby lakefront with the help of drones.

“The drone deployment continues as the search continues south of Church St. boat ramp,” the Evanston Police Department said on Facebook Tuesday afternoon.

Kraus is a professor at Northwestern University’s School of Communication. According to her faculty profile, she teaches neurobiology and otolaryngology. She also serves as the director of Northwestern’s Hugh Knowles Center.

She describes herself as “a scientist, inventor, and amateur musician who studies the biology of auditory learning.”

“My research on sound and the brain aims to understand how our life in sound, for better and worse, alters the processing of sound in the brain, makes us us, and affects the world we live in,” Kraus explained in her faculty profile.