Why police shooting cases need outside prosecutors
In op-ed, Lect. Joshua Tepfer discusses the need for special prosecutors in Chicago due to the close relationships of local prosecutors and police
This is where Raghuram Rajan sees himself in next 5 years
Prof. Raghuram Rajan, governor of Reserve Bank of India, envisions his future back in Chicago in his ‘academic office, writing or thinking’
DNA India
Macroscopic quantum entanglement achieved at room temperature
Team led by Prof. David Awschalom achieves first room-temperature quantum entanglement, a development to be used in quantum computing
Gizmag
Adopt the University of Chicago Free Speech Statement
Article says that UChicago’s statement on free speech ‘gets to the heart of intellectual freedom’ and should be widely adopted
Indian-American couple gifts $3.5-million for Sanskrit studies
Donation from Anupama and Guru Ramakrishnan establishes new professorship in Sanskrit studies
The Hindu
Lloyd Rudolph, expert on India at University of Chicago, dies at 88
Article remembers Prof. Emeritus Lloyd Rudolph, distinguished scholar of South Asian politics
Hard to say
<p>Article about free speech on campus highlights UChicago’s Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression</p>
Babylonians used geometry to track Jupiter’s movements
Asst. Prof. John Wee describes the Babylonians’ use of geometry in astronomical calculations
Science News
Don’t Let Your Brain Throw Away All of Your Money
In Q&A, Prof. Harold Pollack discusses the relationship between his new book on personal finance and behavioral science
New York Magazine
Ex-Obama adviser Austan Goolsbee says Fed may cut rates in 2016
Video: Prof. Austan Goolsbee discusses whether Federal Reserve will cut interest rates
