Can Wonks Save Finance From Itself?
In op-ed, Prof. Luigi Zingales argues that financial ‘academics should care about public opinion’
Chicago's French community sets Sunday rally
Fourth-year student Eve Zuckerman organizes rally in response to terrorist attack on satirical newspaper in France
Carl N. Degler, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of marginalized groups, dies at 93
Article cites Prof. Richard Shweder, who comments on the late historian's academic work
5 ideas: How the Obama library could enhance Chicago's historic parks
In op-ed, Friends of the Parks co-founder says Obama library ‘opportunity to improve and revitalize’ South Side parks
If you are going to be an entrepreneur, failure is part of the equation: Sunil Kumar
In interview, Sunil Kumar, dean of Chicago Booth, discusses work of UChicago’s global centers to promote entrepreneurship
Economic Times
Axelrod: Clinton ‘wasn’t a very good candidate’ in 2007
David Axelrod, director of IOP, criticizes Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential campaign for letting ‘the candidacy to get out ahead of the rationale for it’
Politico
Key South Side aldermen back Obama library plan
South Side aldermen send letter of support for library to Barack Obama Foundation
The Benefits of Being a ‘Bearded Lady’
Article cites Prof. Erica Westerman, who praises research on 'bearded' female lizards who survive by adopting male traits
The Scientist
IRS catch-22
Video: Prof. Charles Lipson discusses issues with ongoing investigation into Internal Revenue Service
The Outside Game
Article profiles sociologist Howard Becker, UChicago alumnus and instructor, who contributed greatly to the theory of deviance
