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Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense

Under University of Chicago Professor Olaf Schneewind, researchers lead a collaborative effort to use modern science to protect the public from infectious agents. Copyright 2003 The University of Chicago.

Citizenship, Distrust, and Democracy

Danielle S. Allen, Dean of Humanities at The University of Chicago, discusses why our political life is characterized by so much distrust and gives her thoughts on how we can arrive at a place of more peaceful interaction. Copyright 2003 The University...

Emerging Infectious Diseases

New research led by University of Chicago Professor Olaf Schneewind on the mechanisms that bacteria use to cause human disease may help produce new therapeutics. Copyright 2005 The University of Chicago.

Theoretical Cosmology

What is dark matter? Is the universe speeding up? University of Chicago Professor Michael Turner clarifies how theoretical and experimental cosmologists challenge each other to unravel the deep mysteries of the universe. Copyright 2003 The University ...

Building Chromosomes

University of Chicago Professor Daphne Preuss has discovered an ingenious method to add genetic material to plants. Her research on chromosome assembly may have important, real world consequences in improving crops and making medical breakthroughs. Cop...

Urban Heat Islands

John Frederick of the University of Chicago hopes to discover more about the health effects of particulate matter, such as its relationship to incidents of asthma and a warming trend known as the heat island effect. Copyright 2003 The University of Ch...

Poetry reading by Mary Jo Bang

A poetry reading by Mary Jo Bang as part of the Poem Present series at The University of Chicago. Copyright 2005 The University of Chicago.

Lecture by Mary Jo Bang

A lecture by Mary Jo Bang as part of the Poem Present series at The University of Chicago. Copyright 2005 The University of Chicago.