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2009 Chicago In the News

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Same-Sex Marriage and the Meaning of Words (Huffington Post)
11.5.2009
University student jobs provide valuable experience (Chicago Tribune)
11.3.2009
Professor Robert Richards joins a conversation about the University's Darwin Conference (WGN-AM, "Extension 720")
10.30.2009
Professor Jens Ludwig, Director of the Crime Lab, joins a panel discussion about violence in major cities (Chicago Public Radio)
10.27.2009
Professor Robert Richards discusses an upcoming conference on Charles Darwin in a program that includes music from an operetta prepared for another Darwin conference 50 years ago (WFMT-FM)
10.27.2009
Economics Professor Steven Levitt's new book, Super Freakonomics, takes an unconventional look at the discipline (New York Times)
10.27.2009
Nichole Pinkard, Director of Innovation & Research at the Urban Education Institute, discusses teaching students at the University of Chicago Charter School's Carter G. Woodson campus (WBEZ)
10.27.2009
University of Chicago celebrates 40th anniversary of the return of football (ESPN.com)
10.26.2009
Urban Education Institute's teacher training program improves preparation for teachers working in urban areas (WTTW-TV)
10.20.2009
Oriental Institute archaeologist Geoff Emberling describes his work recovering artifacts from threatened ancient Nubian sites in Sudan (Archaeology Magazine)
10.20.2009
Science Bulletin compares Prof. Paul Sereno's Raptorex to another newly discovered tyrannosaur (American Museum of Natural History)
10.20.2009
Professor Robert Pape suggest another course for war in Afghanistan (New York Times)
10.15.2009
National Opinion Research Center expands work to include energy, security and the environment (GSNMagazine)
10.13.2009
Professor John List shows how experiments improve understanding of economics (Financial Times)
10.13.2009
University's Everyday Mathematics program praised for rising mathematics scores (Philadelphia Inquirer)
10.11.2009
Chicago Booth Professor Steven Davis discusses impact on economic stimulus on job creation (Fox Business)
10.9.2009
Chicago Booth Professor Anil Kashyup discusses work of treasury secretary Tim Geithner (American Public Media)
10.8.2009
SSA Associate Professor Dexter Voisin discusses roots of youth violence on "Chicago Tonight" panel (WTTW)
10.6.2009
Science education researcher Jeanne Century on sustaining change in education (Education Week)
9.30.2009
Jazz great Cassandra Wilson enlists local high school students for University of Chicago concert (Chicago Tribune)
9.24.2009
NYT Critic Praises Ensemble-in-Residence Pacifica Quartet in Preview (New York Times)
9.22.2009
Paul Sereno discovers mini-forerunner of T. rex (New York Times)
9.18.2009
Professor John Cacioppo discusses his work on loneliness (Minnesota Public Radio)
9.18.2009
As science journalism wanes, universities launch Futurity site for research news (Inside Higher Ed)
9.17.2009
Chicago Booth Dean Edward Snyder suggests ways Chicago could profit from the Olympics (Chicago Tribune)
9.17.2009
Research at Consortium on Chicago School Research shows gains and some losses for major Chicago school reform (The Huffington Post)
9.16.2009
Archaeology project in India reveals size and impact of Medieval water projects (Archaeology)
9.14.2009
US Education Secretary Praises University of Chicago for Involvement in Local Public Schools (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
9.10.2009
Chicago Booth professors look at links between home equity loans and the faltering economy (The Economist)
9.03.2009
University research shows value of parental networks through childcare centers (ABC News)
8.31.2009
Study at Chicago Booth shows link between testosterone and women's interest in risky finance careers (ABC News)
8.25.2009
University researchers show impact of testosterone on boosting women's willingness to take risks (Reuters)
8.24.2009
Prof. Charles Lipson proposes national competition for health insurance companies (Chicago Tribune)
8.23.2009
Language warrior: Chicago professor travels to Greenland to crusade for endangered words (Chicago Tribune)
8.23.2009
Rose Friedman lauded for helping to promote economic freedom (Wall Street Journal)
8.20.2009
Rose Friedman praised as husband collaborator (Orange County Register)
8.19.2009
Professor Roger Myerson encourages more domestic consumption in China (U.S. News & World Report)
8.19.2009
Professor John Cochrane proposes a market solution for health care reform (Wall Street Journal)
8.13.2009
Professor Casey Mulligan points to problems in economic stimulus spending (CNBC)
8.10.2009
Paleontologist David Jablonski and colleagues identify risk factors for extinction (Time.com)
8.7.2009
Booth School's Luigi Zingales on homeowners who walk away from their mortgages (Las Vegas Sun)
8.7.2009
Nobel Economist Robert Lucas' opinion piece on the financial crisis (The Economist)
8.6.2009
Professor James Heckman points to the value of early education (NPR)
8.5.2009
Booth School MBA program ranked fourth nationally (Forbes.com)
8.5.2009
Booth School's Richard Thaler op-ed on rational markets (Financial Times)
8.5.2009
Former Fed governors bring experience to Chicago Booth class (Wall Street Journal)
8.4.2009
Chicago economists have no love for stimulus plan (WBEZ)
7.30.2009
Chicago Booth economist Emily Oster solves life's riddles (National Public Radio)
7.28.2009
Sociologist Linda Waite's study on bad health effects of divorce (Newsweek)
7.27.2009
Astronaut-alumnus followed dreams into space (Chicago Tribune)
7.26.2009
Eric Whitaker describes Urban Health Initiative's work to connect communities with primary care (Washington Post)
7.25.2009
Project Exploration receives presidential award for science education (Chicago Tribune)
7.17.2009
Chicago Booth professor Luigi Zingales discusses growing trust for banks (Cision)
7.15.2009
Astrophysicist Evalyn Gates on "giant blue space amoebas" (Discover.com)
7.13.2009
Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade discusses breast cancer among African Americans (Tavis Smiley Show)
7.10.2009
Prof. David Archer comments on impact of small temperature change on Earth's climate (NPR)
7.8.2009
Chicago Booth Professor Richard Thaler suggests reforms for mortgages (New York Times)
7.4.2009
Chicago chemists turn nanocrystals into electronic glue (Electronics Weekly)
7.2.2009
NORC President to Consult on Census (Associated Press)
6.30.2009
Kevin Murphy looks at the role of education and training in economic development (The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
6.29.2009
SSA Dean Jeanne Marsh points to need for state to fund social services (Chicago Tribune)
6.29.2009
Obituary for Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures Anna Lisa Crone (Chicago Sun-Times)
6.26.2009
Research at Chicago Booth shows many defaulters on home mortgages are making a strategic decision (The Economist)
6.25.2009
Paul Sereno finds first nut-eating dinosaur (Chicago Sun-Times)
6.25.2009
Physicists demonstrate laws of attraction at nanoscale (Scientific American)
6.24.2009
Chicago physicists search for ultra high-energy cosmic rays (American Museum of Natural History Science Bulletin)
6.24.2009
Artists draw images of the face of Oriental Institute mummy (Chicago Tribune)
6.21.2009
Sr. Lect. Allen Sanderson criticizes preferential treatment for athletes in college admissions process (Chicago Tribune)
6.18.2009
Obama's budget provides crucial research funding (Chicago Tribune)
6.18.2009
Paul Sereno discovers dinosaur that looked, behaved like parrot (Discovery News)
6.17.2009
Financial mathematics program copes with economic crisis (Wall Street Journal)
6.12.2009
Professor Richard Schilsky discusses new approaches to cancer treatment (Chicago Tonight)
6.9.2009
University research shows lack of sleep contributes to high blood pressure (Reuters)
6.8.2009
Mark Hansen and Allen Sanderson look at Chicago's chances of landing the Olympic vote in October (Forbes)
6.5.2009
Professor Lawrence Rothfield's book looks at what went wrong in protecting Iraqi treasures (The National)
6.4.2009
Experts discuss contributions of Albert Schweitzer, whose life will be commemorated Saturday and Sunday in events at Rockefeller Chapel (Chicago Public Radio)
6.4.2009
Professor Harold Pollack discusses how sports programs can cut crime (ABC 7 Chicago)
6.3.2009
Patrick McGuire develops phonecam software to boost search for martian life (New Scientist)
6.2.2009
Enrico Fermi Institute's Tom Economou on NASA's next comet encounter (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
6.2.2009
Professor Robert Fogel predicts exceptional long life for today's undergraduates (The Montreal Gazette)
6.2.2009
Professor Jacqueline Goldsby helps archive Defender treasures (New York Times)
5.27.2009
Consortium on Chicago School Research provides national example of effective connections between school systems and research (Education Week)
5.26.2009
Tim Knowles writes about Lessons Learned from CPS and appointment of John Q. Easton to top education research position (Education Week)
5.26.2009
Alumnus John Grunsfeld joins in conversation with President Obama from space (Orlando Sentinel)
5.20.2009
Work by Susan Goldin-Meadow shows that gesturing helps thinking (Scientific American)
5.19.2009
Two Lab Schools 7th graders develop new application that turns your iPhone into a math tutor (NBC 5 Chicago)
5.19.2009
Neuroscientist Leah Pyter on how tumors induce depression (The Scientist)
5.18.2009
University of Chicago team establishes link between tumors and depression (BBC News)
5.18.2009
Divinity School Dean Richard Rosengarten on Catholics opposition to abortion (Christian Science Monitor)
5.15.2009
Lab Schools teacher receives Golden Apple Award (Chicago Sun-Times)
5.13.2009
SSA Associate Professor Dexter Voisin discusses impact of violence on Chicago youth (Washington Times)
5.13.2009
Allen Sanderson, Senior Lecturer, asks public officials to be more open about Olympics bid (Chicago Tribune)
5.12.2009
Economist Roger Myerson offers insights on democracy (International News)
5.7.2009
President Zimmer and other top college presidents write their own admissions essays (Wall Street Journal)
5.6.2009
President Zimmer's essay on "Living the Question" (Wall Street Journal)
5.6.2009
Professor Emeritus Peter Dorman inaugurated as President of the American University of Beirut (The Daily Star)
5.5.2009
Yoichiro Nambu among Time's 100 Most Influential People (Time)
5.2.2009
NORC study: Swine flu underscores lack of sick leave (Associated Press)
5.2.2009
Profile of biophysicist Keith Moffat (The Scientist)
5.1.2009
Science Education Director Jeanne Century on education reform (United Press International)
4.30.2009
Prof. Lawrence Rothfield answer questions on his new book, "The Rape of Mesopotamia" (The New Yorker)
4.29.2009
Prof. Michael Dawson on Obama's first 100 days (The Root)
4.28.2009
Powerhouse Ph.D. family includes UofC dinosaur hunter (Chicago Tribune)
4.24.2009
Chicago Booth prof. Anil Kashyap named to Congressional Budget Office's new panel of economic advisers (Wall Street Journal)
4.24.2009
Profs. Raghuram Rajan and Douglas Diamond explain banks' continued reluctance to lend (Financial Times)
4.20.2009
Profile of Prof. Steven Levitt and John List's class on 'Using Experiments in Firms' (Financial Times)
4.19.2009
Profile of astronaut-alumnus John Grusnfeld (New York Times)
4.13.2009
Sun-Times Praises Smart Museum New H.C. Westermann Show (Chicago Sun-Times)
4.10.2009
Fermi Institute's Nelia Mann to deliver series of public lectures on particle physics (Medill Reports)
4.9.2009
Chicago Booth Prof. Richard Thaler talks about economic cheerleading and the effect it might have on the economy (NPR)
4.9.2009
Prof. Boaz Keysar on the truth about give and take in social situations (Scientific American)
4.9.2009
Senior Lecturer Allen R. Sanderson on the Green Monster effect of the economy (Chicago Life)
4.4.2009
Prof. Charles Lipson on the indictment of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (Chicago Tribune)
4.3.2009
Professor Roger Myerson explains how the global economic crisis will impact national security (Pritzker Military Library)
4.2.2009
Tribune Critic Praises Leon Fleisher's Artspeaks Performance at Mandel Hall (Chicago Tribune)
4.2.2009
Eric Isaacs discusses energy research at Argonne National Laboratory (Chicago Tonight)
3.31.2009
Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow on children's gestures (Earth Sky)
3.30.2009
Podcast on the gender earnings gap (FT.com)
3.27.2009
Obituary for distinguished historian John Hope Franklin (Guardian.co.uk)
3.27.2009
Oriental Institute recreates the life of mummy Meresamun (NWI)
3.27.2009
Obituary for distinguished historian John Hope Franklin (Chicago Tribune)
3.26.2009
Fermi, Argonne get 48 million funds for construction, infrastructure, research (Chicago Tribune)
3.24.2009
Law prof. Geoffrey Stone shed light on Obama's intellect (Chicago Tribune)
3.22.2009
Prof. Gary Becker discusses the value of free markets (Wall Street Journal)
3.21.2009
UChicago programming team earns entry to a world championship (Chicagoist)
3.19.2009
Prof. Paul Sereno discusses the discovery of 25 sinornithomimus fossils in the Gobi Desert (Associated Press)
3.16.2009
Additional coverage of Prof. Paul Sereno's discovery of dinosaur fossils in the Gobi Desert (National Geographic)
3.16.2009
Additional coverage of Prof. Paul Sereno's discovery of dinosaur fossils in the Gobi Desert (Chicago Tribune)
3.16.2009
Prof. Eric Isaacs to lead Argonne National Lab (Chicago Tribune)
3.12.2009
Obituary for Allen G. Debus (Chicago Tribune)
3.10.2009
Obituary for statistician Prof. Keith Worsley (Chicago Sun-Times)
3.10.2009
The selfless gene: Rethinking Dawkins´s doctrine (New Scientist)
3.9.2009
The World´s Hardest-Working Telescope (Discover Magazine)
3.9.2009
Prof. Robert Pape writes op-ed on the decline of US hegemony (Chicago Tribune)
3.8.2009
Three at University named “Visionaries” in Chicago Matters series (Chicago Public Radio)
3.2.2009
Toddler gestures promote later speech (ABC News)
2.18.2009
Dr. T. Conrad Gilliam assesses role of genetics in personalized medicine (National Association of Science Writers)
2.17.2009
Profile of Prof. John Cacioppo's work on loneliness (Daily Telegraph)
2.16.2009
Coverage of Asst. Prof. Jill Mateo's work on squirrels' ability to detect their siblings by scent (Lab Spaces)
2.13.2009
Praise for Profs. Luigi Zingales and Raghuram Rajan's 2003 book 'Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists' (Bloomberg)
2.10.2009
Prof. Anil Kashyap hopes the Obama administration will show it understands the scope of the financial crisis (San Francisco Chronicle)
2.10.2009
Oriental Institute's CT scans of the mummy Meresamun (Chicago Tribune)
2.10.2009
Prof. Richard Epstein on the Employee Free Choice Act (Crain's Chicago Business)
2.9.2009
New Oriental Institute exhibit features CT scans inside an ancient mummy's sarcophagus (Times Online)
2.9.2009
Prof. Wendy Doniger writes op-ed on Hindu attitudes towards sexuality (Times of India)
2.8.2009
Prof. Luigi Zingales co-writes op-ed on solutions for the banking crisis (Wall Street Journal)
2.7.2009
Summary of Prof. Steven Levitt's work on names (Los Angeles Times)
2.7.2009
Summary of NORC study on debt aqcuisition (New York Times)
2.6.2009
Obama officially announces creation of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board, of which Prof. Austan Goolsbee is the executive director (Wall Street Journal)
2.6.2009
Audio: Assistant Professor Rochona Majumdar Discusses "Slumdog Millionaire" on NPR (NPR)
2.5.2009
Audio: Timothy Knowles discussing UEI and urban education with Kathleen Dunn (Wisconsin Public Radio)
2.4.2009
Prof. David Galenson on Brandeis's Decision to Sell its Art Collection (Wall Street Journal)
2.3.2009
Prof. Steven Kaplan discusses J.C. Flowers' plan to participate in government-backed deals (Wall Street Journal)
2.3.2009
Dr. Mark Lingen skeptical of new devices intended to detect oral cancers (New York Times)
2.3.2009
Sr. Lect. Charles Wheelan speaks at candidate forum in the campaign for Rahm Emanuel's vacated House seat (Chicago Tribune)
2.2.2009
Positive review of Prof. Jerry Coyne's new book (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
2.1.2009
Profs. Geoffrey Stone and William Landes and Sr. Lect. Richard Posner on the relative conservatism of the current Supreme Court (New York Times)
1.31.2009
Adj. Prof. Andrew Rosenfield writes article on how to repair the banking system (Portfolio)
1.30.2009
Yale hopes to find a donor like David Booth for its School of Management (Yale Daily News)
1.30.2009
Few Americans feel confident in the financial system, according to Prof. Luigi Zingales' new financial trust index (Economist)
1.29.2009
University of Chicago study finds that few patients can remember their doctors' names (New York Times)
1.29.2009
Prof. Luigi Zingales pushes for changes to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (Fortune)
1.29.2009
Chicago Office of Tourism offers new tour of the Obamas' neighborhood (NBC 5)
1.29.2009
Praise for the University of Chicago Folk Festival (Gary Post-Tribune)
1.29.2009
Profs. Gary Becker and John Cochrane argue against the stimulus plan (CBS News)
1.28.2009
Prof. Harald Uhlig advocates tax cuts rather than spending for the stimulus plan (Wall Street Journal)
1.28.2009
Prof. Melissa Roderick on Ron Huberman's qualifications for CEO of Chicago Public Schools (Chicago Tribune)
1.28.2009
Prof. Anil Kashyap believes the government must restore confidence in the banking system (USA Today)
1.27.2009
Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow on the psychological importance of gestures (San Diego Union Tribune)
1.26.2009
Lect. Sebastien Gay on why lump sum stimulus payments won't work (BusinessWeek)
1.26.2009
Obituary for Fmr. Prof. Aron Moscona (New York Times)
1.26.2009
Prof. George Tolley finds that mortgage foreclosures affect few American families (Philadelphia Inquirer)
1.25.2009
Recommendation of Prof. Jame Heckman's advice on early-childhood care/education (Chicago Tribune)
1.23.2009
New solar panels use a UChicago-invented semiconductor material (Xinhua)
1.22.2009
Chicago Booth's hands-on approach benefits entrepreneurship (Independent)
1.22.2009
Prof. Luigi Zingales pushes for tax cuts (Wall Street Journal)
1.21.2009
Obama's former students recall his praise for the famed abolitionist (Guardian Unlimited)
1.20.2009
Prof. Reid Hastie on the inefficiency of workplace meetings (New York Times)
1.17.2009
Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell says Obama's image has become a powerful symbol for his supporters (Los Angeles Times)
1.17.2009
Prof. Eric Posner says Supreme Court is unlikely to challenge the bailout (New York Times)
1.17.2009
Asst. Prof. Eugene Caruso finds unconscious prejudice influences decision-making (The Economist)
1.15.2009
Prof. Allen Sanderson writes satirical op-ed about corporate sponsorship in Chicago (Chicago Tribune)
1.13.2009
Audio of Woodlawn Charter School's 6-12th graders tackling a college prep curriculum (CPS Right Now)
1.13.2009
Prof. John Cacioppo answer questions on how relationships affect physical health (Charlotte Observer)
1.12.2009
Prof. Paul Sereno receives Roy Chapman Andrews Society Distinguished Explorer Award from Beloit College (Associated Press)
1.12.2009
Prof. Steven Kaplan says small business are struggling to gain access to capital and credit (Crain's Chicago Business)
1.12.2009
New study by Dr. Stacy Lindau finds that seniors aren't aware of the dangers of drug interactions (New York Times)
1.8.2009
Tribune Critic Reviews Smart Museum's "Displacement" exhibition (Chicago Tribune)
1.8.2009
Prof. Richard Thaler on diversification of investment risk (USA Today)
1.6.2009
Prof. Anil Kashyap urges policymakers to focus on recapitalizing banks (Wall Street Journal)
1.5.2009
Prof. Gary Becker advocates free market approach for TARP payments (Bloomberg)
1.5.2009
Asst. Prof. Caleb Alexander on advance directives for medical decisions (American Medical News)
1.5.2009
Prof. Raghuram Rajan called for better market regulation long before the financial crisis (Wall Street Journal)
1.2.2009
UCMC Exec. VP Eric Whitaker part of Obama's inner circle (Politico)
1.2.2009
Prof. Jerry Coyne explains the causes of speciation (San Diego Union Tribune)
1.1.2009
Prof. Richard Epstein discusses the turmoil surrounding Obama's vacant Senate seat (Reuters)
1.1.2009