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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


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