John W. Rogers Sr., 1918-2014; Tuskegee airman became lawyer, judge
Alumnus John W. Rogers Sr. remembered as just and compassionate judge, accomplished combat pilot

The Heckman equation: early childhood education benefits all
Prof. James Heckman argues that guaranteed education for poor families is an investment that pays off in decreased crime and lower social welfare costs

U. of C. announces $10 million program to help low-income students
President Obama highlights UChicago initiative to expand college opportunities, funded by gift from Steven and Priscilla Kersten

The real-estate artist
Theaster Gates, director of Arts and Public Life, looks to transform the South Side with innovative real-estate concepts

Surveillance critics, defenders square off on Hill
Prof. Geoffrey Stone argues that private companies, not federal government, should hold NSA phone data
Politico
Strange ancient fish had front and back legs
Prof. Neil Shubin leads new study on Tiktaalik roseae, whose large pelvis may have allowed it to walk underwater
Live Science
Saving relics, Afghans defy the Taliban
Oriental Institute scholars create digital record to archive and protect National Museum of Afghanistan's damaged art collection

Student chronicles Iraq’s intellectual crisis
Second-year Matthew Schweitzer studies how violence ushered in decline of country’s universities.
Dianna Douglas
The forecast on GJ 1214b: extremely cloudy
UChicago astronomers use Hubble Telescope to observe weather on “super-Earth” planet for first time
