Free mammogram program at U of C hospital aims to address health disparities The program, called SCORE, offers the free scan to women age 40 or older without health insurance. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 2, 2022
The Supreme Court could end affirmative action in higher ed. Here’s how it might affect local schools. The court heard two cases Monday challenging affirmative action in college admissions. A June decision could impact admissions next fall. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2022
In Xi's China, even internal reports fall prey to censorship China's ruling Communist Party has long relied on a critically important and secretive internal reporting system to learn about issues considered too sensitive for the public to know The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022
Spray-on ‘metallic’ plastic could be used for wearable electronics Metallopolymer conducts electricity and can be painted, sprayed or moulded into any shape The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022
The Black Death changed our immune systems — here’s how The plague left an indelible mark on its survivors and their descendants — an evolutionary struggle encoded deep within our DNA. Inverse · Oct 19, 2022
California wildfires reversed years of climate change progress in 2020 alone, study says SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s record-setting wildfires of 2020 destroyed 4.2 million acres of forest — and erased years of progress the state made on battling climate change. Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022
About That Yale Law School Statement on Its Commitment to Free Speech… I was a bit perplexed that in defending YLS's commitment to free speech, Dean Gerken noted that "the faculty revised our disciplinary code and adopted a policy prohibiting surreptitious recordings that mirrors policies that the University of Chicago and other peer institutions have put in place to encourage the free… Reason · Oct 17, 2022
Heidi Heitcamp, new University of Chicago’s Institute of Public Policy boss, is ‘North Dakota nice’ She succeeds David Axelrod. Two things you didn’t know: Heidi isn’t her real first name. And she grew up in a town so small that “my family was one-tenth” its total population. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14, 2022
Picture Chicago: The Sun-Times’ photos of the week The Chicago Marathon moved through the city, the Rev. Jesse Jackson turned 81, the Bears lost to the Commanders and more in our best unseen photos of the week. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14, 2022
Using quantum data to create an unhackable Internet: ‘We’re getting close,’ University of Chicago expert leading project says “No one can hack it because they can’t read it,” David Awschalom says. “Because the act of looking at it changes it. Destroys it.” Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14, 2022
3 Chicagoans honored as MacArthur fellows A University of Chicago professor, a cellist and an artist are among the latest recipients of the MacArthur Foundation “genius grants.” Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2022
Douglas Diamond of University of Chicago wins Nobel in economics Diamond, who studied the effects of bank runs and financial meltdowns, shares this year’s prize with co-author Philip Dybvig and former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 11, 2022
Jan. 6 participant banned: Good or bad? Pro-Trump "cowboy" is disqualified from politics – but the little-known law in question has pitfalls for democracy Salon · Sep 16, 2022
Balzan Prizes honor work in humanities, science Three Americans are among winners of this year’s Balzan Prize The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022
Chicago Tribune · Sep 7, 2022 ‘One of the biggest problems confronting medicine today’: University of Chicago offers class on misinformation CHICAGO -- Patients have long been told to turn to their doctors for accurate, trusted health information.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 2, 2022 Fall classical music guide 2022: Collaborative Works Festival showcases Chicago composers, poets Riccardo Muti’s last season as music director of the CSO, and Lyric Opera’s “Don Carlo” are also among the highlights of the season.
Salon · Aug 24, 2022 Secretive GOP billionaire's $1.6B gift Industrialist Barre Seid gave $1.6 billion to new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2022 Church’s plan preaches high hopes for Woodlawn’s improvement The Apostolic Church of God is pursuing redevelopment for its eight acres near 63rd Street and Dorchester Avenue, where the goal is community improvement without displacement.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2022 Newest mayoral challenger vows to tackle issue of allocating police to neighborhoods most in need A University of Chicago Crime Lab model offered a way to assign officers, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Supt. David Brown chose a more timid approach. Ald. Sophia King said if elected mayor, she’ll act more boldly.
Chicago Tribune · Aug 5, 2022 David Axelrod has done 500 episodes of ‘The Axe Files’ and talked with every stripe of politician — here’s what he thinks of the mess we’re in now CHICAGO — You’ve likely heard this before, or felt it in your bones, but it’s horrifying, debilitating and worth repeating, especially right now, as we head into a political season: At least half of this country hates the other half. According to the Pew Research Center, 75% of Democrats think…
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022 Missing University of Chicago student safely reunited with family, three months after they posted $10,000 reward to find him Diwen Fan, 20, was last seen leaving his university dorm room on May 5.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 29, 2022 ‘Hoop Dreams’ filmmaker Steve James to premiere new project at the Venice Film Festival on atomic spy Theodore Hall CHICAGO — The new Steve James documentary “A Compassionate Spy,” about the Manhattan Project physicist, Soviet spy and University of Chicago alum Theodore Hall, has been selected for the documentary slate of the 79th Venice Film Festival.
The Conversation · Jul 29, 2022 Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century On a crisp autumn morning in 1908, an elegantly dressed African American man strode back and forth among the pin oaks, magnolias and silver maples of O’Fallon Park in St. Louis, Missouri. After placing a dozen dishes filled with strawberry jam atop several picnic tables, biologist Charles Henry Turner retreated…
The Guardian - US · Jul 28, 2022 Chile is updating its constitution for the 21st century. The US should follow its lead The US constitution used to be considered a model for democracies around the world – but its antiquated institutions and absence of rights have guaranteed its declining influence
Zenger · Jul 27, 2022 New Study Of South China Ancient Human DNA Hints At Native Americans’ East Asian Roots A statement from Cell Press quotes study co-author Bing Su as saying: “Ancient DNA technique is a really powerful tool.