Poetry Reading by Geraldine Monk and Alan Halsey
Geraldine Monk was born in the county of Lancashire, in the northwest of England in 1952. Since the 1970s her poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. Her major volumes of poetry include Interregnum, Creation Books 1995, Noctivagatio...
Impact of economic crisis on service agencies
Scott Allard, Associate Professor in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago and author of the book, Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State discusses the impact of the current economic crisis o...
Dissecting the Language of Music
In his current project, with the working title By Crystal Fountains: Music, Language, and Grammar, Professor Larry Zbikowski tries to illuminate the difference between music and language. Professor Larry Zbikowski's work is at the forefront of the...
University initiative leads to jobs for more than 100 residents in nearby neighborhoods
People who have recently received jobs through the University's Career Pathways Initiative and program leaders celebrate the 100th job placement through the program.
Career Pathways 100th Job Placement
The University of Chicago's Career Pathways Initiative, a program established to provide greater awareness among neighborhood residents about employment on campus, has reached the century mark in job placements for South Side residents. University...
One-Way Contracts
What if consumer contracts were legally enforceable only against the consumers, but not against the business? The idea of "one-way contracts," to which consumers are bound but the businesses are not, is offered as a basis to explore alternative, non-l...
Crocodiles and Humans in Southeast Asia: Four Centuries of Co-existence and Confrontation
Peter Boomgaard, Professor of Environmental & Economic History of Southeast Asia University of Amsterdam and Senior Researcher, KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Carribean Studies.There is little doubt that climate change, defore...
Environmental Degradation and Deforestation in Thailand and Cambodia
lan Kolata, Neukom Family Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoThere is little doubt that climate change, deforestation, erosion, and the unequal distribution of natural resources around the globe are of pressing im...
Environmental Challenges Across Asia: Question and Answer Session
There is little doubt that climate change, deforestation, erosion, and the unequal distribution of natural resources around the globe are of pressing importance everywhere, but these problems are perhaps most acute in Asia, home to 64 percent of the wo...
Ecology, Human Rights, and Large Dam Projects in South Asia
Professor, Department of Anthropology; Director, Center for International Studies, The University of ChicagoThere is little doubt that climate change, deforestation, erosion, and the unequal distribution of natural resources around the globe are of pre...