Belichick was right! Economics and the NFL draft
Prof. Richard Thaler finds that second-round picks are 15 percent more valuable than overpaid first-round selections
Boston Globe
New Rice University center is first to connect human sciences, energy, environmental research
Dominic Boyer, AM'94, PhD'00, named center's founding director
Rice University
Turning computer models into reality
Prof. Heinrich Jaeger's lab uses 3D printing to test complex qualities of shapes made via computer
By Steve Koppes
Chicago museums reeling after building sprees
Study by UChicago's Cultural Policy Center examines economic realities at Chicago-area cultural institutions

Share of homes with guns shows 4-decade decline
Tom W. Smith, director of NORC's General Social Survey, says U.S. trend reflects decline of hunting and sharp drop in violent crime
