Array of Things big data project gets federal boost
Array of Things project receives $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build data sensor nodes

Amy Kass, taught literature at University of Chicago, dies
Alumna and Lect. Emerita Amy Kass remembered as an inspirational teacher who turned ‘clever and ambitious kids into wise and generous human beings’

The Surgeon Who Became An Activist For Baby Talk
Prof. Dana Suskind discusses her Thirty Million Words Initiative and her new book about developing language skills in young children

Historian illuminates UChicago’s 125 years
John W. Boyer book recounts University’s extraordinary challenges and leaders
UChicago
Trauma center activists applaud new facility, seek more aid near U. of C.
Additional coverage: UChicago Medicine to partner with Sinai Health System to operate Level 1 trauma center at Holy Cross Hospital

This hurdle could trip up new South Side trauma center
Article addresses challenges to approval of planned South Side Level 1 trauma center at Holy Cross Hospital

Singapore’s final authoritarian election
In op-ed, Assoc. Prof. Dan Slater urges Singapore’s ruling political party to abandon its authoritarian controls on elections
East Asia Forum
Weird Microscopic Animal Inspires New Kind of Glass
Prof. Juan de Pablo discusses how microscopic ‘water bears’ influenced the creation of a new form of glass
Live Science
Back to school 2015: Why student debt could be an issue in federal, U.S. elections
Prof. Amir Sufi discusses the economic consequences of high student debt, proposing several solutions
