Discussion tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8 2009-11-18T16:17:10Z Movable Type 3.31 That’s sΘ Maroon tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1941 2009-11-18T16:03:43Z 2009-11-18T16:17:10Z 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. Return to story.... jmiller polar-coordinate chart, and let us know which Maroons are missing and where they would land. Return to story.]]> Honor bound tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1912 2009-11-11T00:16:34Z 2009-11-11T00:17:06Z 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 Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> Teaching hospitals tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1911 2009-11-11T00:15:04Z 2009-11-11T00:15:42Z Elizabeth Bradley, MBA’86, pursues a truly universal health care. By Melissa F. Pheterson Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> The big 5-0-0 tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1910 2009-11-11T00:13:06Z 2009-11-11T00:13:41Z The University celebrates a milestone convocation—and plans for pomp and circumstance on a grander scale. By Amy Braverman Puma Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> Legacy: J Harlen Bretz (1882–1981) tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1909 2009-11-10T23:59:33Z 2009-11-11T00:00:17Z A scablands geologist whose theory finally won out. By John Soennichsen Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> Read all about it (somewhere) tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1907 2009-11-10T19:51:26Z 2009-11-10T19:51:59Z 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 Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> On the line tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1773 2009-09-06T01:05:52Z 2009-09-06T01:07:14Z For agencies serving the poor, the recession took a double toll: just when need rose, funding began to fall. By Lydialyle Gibson Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> It's how you tweet people tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1772 2009-09-06T00:19:39Z 2009-09-06T00:20:30Z 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 Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> Matters of life and debt tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1771 2009-09-05T23:01:44Z 2009-09-05T23:02:29Z 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 Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> Chicago Schooled tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1768 2009-09-05T00:12:29Z 2009-09-05T00:14:14Z The visible hand of the recession has revitalized critics of the Chicago School of Economics. By Michael Fitzgerald, AB’86 Return to story.... jmiller Return to story.]]> Electric-car debate continues tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1603 2009-07-13T15:22:24Z 2009-07-14T04:24:29Z "If General Motors had been able to deliver its promises, it would not be going bankrupt." (Halbert Fischel, SB’59) Return to story.... cwilczak Return to story.]]> C. Vitae: Brand marshal tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1601 2009-07-10T15:08:36Z 2009-07-10T15:12:30Z Jay Rasulo, AM’82, MBA’84, helped Disney’s overseas parks take off. Return to story.... cwilczak Return to story.]]> Legacy: A federal judge who did it his way tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1600 2009-07-10T15:06:53Z 2009-07-10T15:12:30Z Hubert Will, AB’35, JD’37, was not altogether pleased when JFK made him a federal judge in 1961. Return to story.... cwilczak Return to story.]]> Harry Potter and the Ivory Tower tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1599 2009-07-10T15:05:09Z 2009-07-10T15:12:30Z A potter scholar puts J. K. Rowling’s series on a shelf with Stoker, Chaucer, Austen, and other Great Books authors. Return to story.... cwilczak Return to story.]]> The fighter still remains tag:uchiblogo.uchicago.edu,2009:/discussion//8.1598 2009-07-10T14:53:00Z 2009-07-10T15:12:30Z Cocaine and crack once consumed Mark Allen, AB’01, but now he battles his demons in the ring. Return to story.... cwilczak Return to story.]]>