February 21, 2019

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[ February 21, 2019 ] VOA: Billion-Dollar Business Goes to the Dog Walkers Culture
[ February 21, 2019 ] Gates Cambridge Scholar to study science behind art conservation Campus News
[ February 21, 2019 ] Are global warming, recent Midwest cold snap related? Illinois
[ February 21, 2019 ] KRANNERT CENTER AND ROCKY MAFFIT KEEP THE BEAT GOING WITH DAY OF THE DRUM 2019 Saturday, March 2, 2019 Illinois
[ February 21, 2019 ] New tool tackles reproducibility crisis in science Campus News

Archives of two giants of economics donated to UChicago Library

November 6, 2018 asianct 0

Oct 25, 2018 Rachel Rosenberg The University of Chicago has a long history of field-defining scholarship in economics. Thirty scholars affiliated with the University have won Nobel Prizes for their groundbreaking research in economics—ranging from the […]

UChicago Library receives medals and papers of Nobel-winning physicist James Cronin

May 14, 2018 asianct 0

May 9, 2018 Louise Lerner The University of Chicago Library has received the medals and academic papers of Nobel-winning physicist James Cronin, SM’53, PhD’55, the late UChicago scientist who made defining contributions to physics and […]

NPR: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Russell Baker Dies At 93

January 23, 20195:19 AM ET MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ Russell Baker, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer who penned thousands of columns for The New York Times, and hosted the PBS television program “Masterpiece Theatre,” died Monday at his […]
Expert: Justice Department reversal on online gambling ‘correct decision’

JAN 17, 2019 12:00 PM PHIL CICIORA CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In reversing an Obama-era decision that effectively allowed internet gambling, the Department of Justice has revitalized the Interstate Wire Act of 1961, an anti-gambling statute […]
AP: Analysis: Falling home sales not helping middle-class buyers

January 23, 2019 JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — When home sales weaken, prices typically do, too, and buyers benefit. Not quite this time. Home purchases in many areas of the country have dipped, and price […]
Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers report

JAN 25, 2019 6:30 AM LOIS YOKSOULIAN CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Microplastics contaminate the world’s surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems. A new study is the first […]
What can we learn from JFK about presidential speechmaking?

JAN 24, 2019 9:45 AM CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN John F. Kennedy was known for his eloquence as a public speaker, perhaps more than any modern president. But what made him so effective? U. of I. communication professor John Murphy examines […]