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That’s sΘ Maroon

Benjamin Recchie, AB’03, looks at how well University of Chicago TV and movie characters mimic the real deal. Check the polar-coordinate chart, and let us know which Maroons are missing and where they would land.

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November 18, 2009 at 4:03 PM | Comments (0)

Honor bound

It took years for Janet Rowley’s 1970s research to win acceptance, but now she’s collecting accolades—including the Presidential Medal of Freedom—for finding leukemia’s genetic link. By Jason Kelly

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November 11, 2009 at 12:16 AM | Comments (0)

Teaching hospitals

Elizabeth Bradley, MBA’86, pursues a truly universal health care. By Melissa F. Pheterson

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November 11, 2009 at 12:15 AM | Comments (0)

The big 5-0-0

The University celebrates a milestone convocation—and plans for pomp and circumstance on a grander scale. By Amy Braverman Puma

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November 11, 2009 at 12:13 AM | Comments (0)

Legacy: J Harlen Bretz (1882–1981)

A scablands geologist whose theory finally won out. By John Soennichsen

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November 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)

Read all about it (somewhere)

As newspaper publishers hemorrhage cash, Gordon Crovitz, AB’80, launches a new business plan for the industry. But will readers pay for online news? By Tom Mullaney, AM’68

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November 10, 2009 at 7:51 PM | Comments (0)

On the line

For agencies serving the poor, the recession took a double toll: just when need rose, funding began to fall. By Lydialyle Gibson

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September 6, 2009 at 1:05 AM | Comments (0)

It's how you tweet people

Getting laid off pushed a marketing expert to use Twitter, Facebook, and other social-networking tools for her job search—tools that became her new area of expertise. By Rachel Levy, MBA'98

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September 6, 2009 at 12:19 AM | Comments (0)

Matters of life and debt

In February 2007 the University committed $50 million to increase graduate-student funding. The promise remains, but the ends are harder to meet. By Jason Kelly

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September 5, 2009 at 11:01 PM | Comments (0)

Chicago Schooled

The visible hand of the recession has revitalized critics of the Chicago School of Economics. By Michael Fitzgerald, AB’86

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September 5, 2009 at 12:12 AM | Comments (0)