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