The Iran deal: President Obama’s legacy to the Syrian people
In op-ed, Lect. Azeem Ibrahim writes that Syrian president gains while Syrian people lose from Iran nuclear deal
Al Arabiya
Is there a teaching/scholarship trade-off in law schools?
Article examines paper by Profs. Tom Ginsburg and Thomas Miles, which studies relationship between scholarly output and teaching quality
Here’s What’s in Alice Goffman’s Dissertation
Article cites Prof. Harold Pollack, who says crime field data often can be ‘embellished, incomplete, one-sided, undermined by human mistakes, or simply untrue’
New York Magazine
Americans’ complicated relationship with space travel
Article cites UChicago's General Social Survey data to illustrate lack of interest in space exploration
David Raup, influential University of Chicago paleontologist, dead at 82
Article remembers Prof. Emeritus David Raup, who transformed discipline of paleontology with quantitative modeling
Results of President Obama’s Race to the Top
In op-ed, Prof. William Howell discusses study that finds Race to the Top initiative created significant momentum for states’ education reforms
Education Next
U. of C. professor on the power of hashtags in black activism
In Q&A, Prof. Cathy Cohen explains the power and limits of digital media for black activists
Visionary founder of Chicago black theater dies
Alumna and artist Abena Joan Brown remembered for profound influence on African American theater, activism
Shooting a MOOC
Prof. Randal Picker discusses filming his first Massive Open Online Course on the Internet, technology and law
Taking a molecular approach to water scarcity
UChicago, Argonne scientists lead global research initiative with Israel