University of Chicago News: Press Citations 2005

University of Chicago News:
Press Citations 2005

Nature spotlights the numerous accomplishments of Prof. Janet Rowley
“Profile: Janet Rowley”

Dec. 29, 2005
Prof. Janet Rowley predicts advances in stem cell research despite fraudulent study
“Stem cell advances a fraud”

Dec. 30, 2005
Survey shows Americans’ personal misery has increased since early 1990s
“Miserable? You've got company”

Dec. 29, 2005
“Americans 'stressed, miserable'”
News 24
Dec. 28, 2005
“United States of Angst: Americans stressed, depressed, polls show”

Dec. 28, 2005
Prof. Dennis Hutchinson on the attention directed to the abortion debate
“How focus on Roe pushes aside other court issues”

Dec. 29, 2005
University research team focuses on treatments for avian flu
“Scientists have ideas to treat flu in a pinch”

Dec. 28, 2005
Chicago Tribune interviews Michelle Obama
“Q&A with Michelle Obama”

Dec. 24, 2005
Katie Appleby Nash, 1935-2005
“Katie Appleby Nash, 1935 - 2005”

Dec. 25, 2005
Profs. Austan Goolsbee, Edward Snyder, and Michael Mussa grade President Bush on his job performance
“Needs improvement”

Dec. 25, 2005
Visiting Prof. Ilai Alon discusses his attempts to bridge the Israeli-Palestinian gap in his new dictionary
“Mideast scholars hope dictionary helps define peace”

Dec. 23, 2005
Prof. Emilio Kouri on a mestizo tradition in Chicago
“Homes and hearts open to an icon”

Dec. 23, 2005
Prof. Geoffrey Stone on the legality of President Bush's surveillance tactics
“Cheney Defends Eavesdropping Without Warrants”

Dec. 21, 2005
Pioneer Press interviews Prof. Steven Levitt
“Beyond 'Freakonomics'”
Pioneer Press
Dec. 22, 2005
Religious transformation is a common American experience, University of Chicago study shows
“Moments of Truth'”

Dec. 22, 2005
“Half of us 'spiritually transformed'”

Dec. 12, 2005
Marshall winner Stephen Brusatte on his passion for paleontology
“Fossil fascination leads to prize”

Dec. 21, 2005
Prof. Jean-Pierre Dube on improving the shopping experience for men
“Way to man's wallet is through his stomach”

Dec. 18, 2005
Prof. Cass Sunstein on the productive comments posted on his blog
“What Are the Blogs Saying About Me?”

Dec. 18, 2005
Profs. Gary Becker and Richard Posner on the tenuous link between ads and obesity
“Don't blame fast food ads for fat kids”

Dec. 18, 2005
University of Chicago-Syrian team finds first evidence of warfare in ancient Mesopotamia
“Ancient Civilization Unearthed in Syria”

Dec. 16, 2005
“A Cradle of Civilization Rocked by War”

Dec. 16, 2005
“Archaeologists Unearth a War Zone 5,500 Years Old”

Dec. 16, 2005
“U. of C. team finds proof of ancient 'shock and awe'”

Dec. 16, 2005
“A 5,500-year-old mystery emerges”

Dec. 16, 2005
Trump bypasses University of Chicago alumna in final round of "Apprentice"
“Trump surprised by 'Apprentice' finale”
Pioneer Press
Dec. 16, 2005
“Rhodes Scholar trumps Chicagoan on 'Apprentice'”

Dec. 16, 2005
“Chicagoan can't write happy ending for herself on 'Apprentice'”

Dec. 16, 2005
Oriental Institute fights to retain Iranian tablets from Persepolis
“U. of C.'s ancient tablets in terror dispute”

Dec. 13, 2005
Alumnus Roger Ibbotson discusses his forecast for stock market returns
“9% Forever?”

Dec. 13, 2005
President Randel receives $1.5 million to restore Rockefeller organ and carillon
“U Of C President Gets Restoration Funding”

Dec. 10, 2005
Blue Gargoyle promotes self-sufficiency, multicultural arts
“Helping the poor to help selves”

Dec. 11, 2005
University of Chicago alumna a finalist on "The Apprentice"
“'Apprentice' mom has prime-time butterflies”

Dec. 15, 2005
“Reality show competition is old as the cave”

Dec. 13, 2005
“'Apprentice' watching a big deal”
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Dec. 9, 2005
Prof. Douglas Lichtman on Wikipedia's freedom from legal responsibility
“Is Wikipedia safe from libel liability?”

Dec. 7, 2005
Sun-Times interviews GSB student and entrpreneur Karan Goel
“A real test for young entrepreneur”

Dec. 7, 2005
Filmmakers Ang Lee and James Schamus speak at Doc sneak preview of Brokeback Mountain
“Lee sees his 'Brokeback Mountain' as a unifying force”

Dec. 6, 2005
John Easton, Director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research, on the lingering achievement gap between white and minority students
“City's Schools Cut Racial Gap in Test Scores”

Dec. 2, 2005
Edward Rosenheim, 1918-2005
“Popular, witty U. of C. literature prof”

Dec. 2, 2005
“Edward `Ned' Rosenheim 1918-2005”

Dec. 1, 2005
“Edward Rosenheim -- professor, scholar and broadcaster”

Dec. 1, 2005
Prof. Gary Becker calls for immigration law reform
“Give Us Your Skilled Masses”

Nov. 30, 2005
Profs. Geoffrey Stone and Richard Posner in an ongoing debate on how to balance civil rights and national security
“Safety vs. liberty: How far should we go?”

Nov. 20, 2005
University professors participate in the annual Latke Hamantash Debate
“Great U. of C. debate offers plenty to nosh on”

Nov. 25, 2005
“Such Sound and Fury! Tradition! Einsteins in Food Fight of Words”

Nov. 24, 2005
Prof. Robert Topel on the shortage of skilled workers
“Factory skills gap debated”

Nov. 23, 2005
Prof. Geoffrey Stone on the indictment of Jose Padilla
“Still Searching for a Strategy Four Years After Sept. 11 Attacks”

Nov. 23, 2005
Three University students claim Rhodes Scholarships
“Rhodes Scholars have Chicago ties”

Nov. 21, 2005
“More to Rhodes Scholars than brains”

Nov. 21, 2005
Chicago Tribune interviews Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell
“She's in ABC soap, he's got a hit show; they're on a roll”

Nov. 18, 2005
Cosmochemist Robert Clayton awarded National Medal of Science
“Recipients of the 2004 National Medal of Science and 2004 National Medal of Technology ”
WhiteHouse.gov
Nov. 15, 2005
“U. of C. researcher gets national science medal”

Nov. 16, 2005
Prof. Locke Bowman represents witnesses in lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department
“Witness-rights plan backed”

Nov. 15, 2005
Professor Michael Sells on the Muslim mind
“Inside the Muslim mind and the Qur'an”

Nov. 13, 2005
Paleontologist Paul Sereno on prehistoric 'Godzilla'
“Jurassic 'bad boy' had killer talents”

Nov. 11, 2005
Attorney General speaks at Law School
“Gonzales: Justices shouldn't cite foreign laws”

Nov. 10, 2005
Cosmic Ray Observatory inaugurated in Argentina
“Observatory aims to find the origin of cosmic rays”

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Ex-University softball player Ng in running for Dodgers GM job
“Ng deserves shot to run Dodgers”

Nov. 9, 2005
A review of Eric Oliver's new book on obesity
“Fat Politics: Healthy skepticism on obesity”

Nov. 4, 2005
University admissions dean on the downside of advanced technology
“Efficiency or Mediocrity?”
Inside Higher Ed
Nov. 3, 2005
Former University historian discusses progress of civil rights
“A Personal Journey Into America's Past”

Nov. 3, 2005
Maurice Rosenfield, Law School Alumnus, 1914-2005
“Maurice Rosenfield, Attorney Who Was a Stage and Film Producer, Dead at 91”
Playbill
Nov. 1, 2005
University of Chicago team wins Fortune Magazine competition
“Student showdown: Startups on Fire”

Nov. 1, 2005
Prof. Cass Sunstein on the changing nature of the Supreme Court
“With Alito, Kennedy would have pivotal role”

Oct. 30, 2005
Prof. Linda Waite and Barbara Schneider compare the multitasking abilities of men and women
“The trouble with multitasking (and are women really better at it?)”

Oct. 30, 2005
University study finds predictors of long life expectancy
“For Centenarians, It All Begins at Birth”

Oct. 30, 2005
Prof. Cass Sunstein on the next Supreme Court nominee
“Power Base”
The New Republic
Oct. 27, 2005
Dean Ted Snyder discusses increases in GSB enrollment
“Executives flock to part-time study”

Oct. 24, 2005
Trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger delights audiences at opening of University of Chicago Presents
“Trumpeter's musical soul thrives in modern lexicon”

Oct. 24, 2005
Prof. Robert Fogel on the relationship between business and religion
“How Breweth Java With Jesus”

Oct. 23, 2005
Court Theatre strengthens its ties to the university
“No place like home for the Court Theatre”

Oct. 21, 2005
Prof. Nadine di Vito and Rasheed Hosein on the expansion of language programs for retirees
“Finally, there's time for that foreign language”

Oct. 19, 2005
Prof. Linda Waite comments on census figures on single mothers
“30% of new moms in Ill. unmarried: census”

Oct. 13, 2005
Wayne Booth, Professor Emeritus of English, 1921-2005
“Wayne C. Booth, Critic Who Analyzed Rhetoric, Dies at 84”

Oct. 11, 2005
Undergraduate students Andrea Goldstein and Zach Herz on their passion for the classics
“In a Classical World, Nerds Walk With Gods”

Oct. 9, 2005
Prof. Geoffrey Stone on the constitutional rights of airline passengers
“Passengers, Check Your T-Shirt Before Boarding”

Oct. 9, 2005
Professors give their perspectives on the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers
Cass Sunstein:
- “Courting Division”
  
  Oct. 6, 2005
Geoffrey Stone:
- “Cronyism and the court”
  
  Oct. 4, 2005
Gerald Rosenberg:
- “High court nominees: The faulty debate”
  
  Oct. 4, 2005
Prof. Gary Becker comments on a collaborative study on altruism
“Putting Charity Through the 'What's in It for Me?' Test”

Sept. 26, 2005
Saul Bellow remembered at University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel
“City honors the spirit of Saul Bellow”

Sept. 28, 2005
“For author Bellow, a fitting epilogue from city he loved”

Sept. 28, 2005
Prof. Eric Posner on Baathist support in rebuilding Iraq
“Justice Within Limits”

Sept. 26, 2005
Prof. Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses black leadership during Hurricane Katrina
“Black Leadership's Role After Katrina”

Sept. 23, 2005
Two University of Chicago professors receive MacArthur 'genius grants'
“Illinois, Land of Thinkin'”

Sept. 20, 2005
“MacArthur Foundation Awards 25 Grants”

Sept. 20, 2005
“List of 2005 MacArthur Foundation Fellows”

Sept. 19, 2005
Prof. John Mearsheimer on the U.S. commitment in Iraq
“The Future of U.S. Involvement in Iraq”

Sept. 21, 2005
Prof. Mark Lilla reflects on his relationship with religion
“Getting Religion”

Sept. 18, 2005
Prof. Rebecca Zorach's Paper Museums receives glowing review from the New York Times
“Prints That Helped Europe Discover Its Great Artists”

Sept. 23, 2005
President Randel discusses flaws of the SAT
“SAT scores 'perfectly correlated to income'”

Sept. 20, 2005
University of Chicago named 10th top university in the world
“The brains business”

Sept. 8, 2005
University chosen as one of Chicago's Seven Wonders
“The people have spoken!”

Sept. 15, 2005
President Randel speaks at opening of new GSB London campus
“Just blown in from the windy city”

Sept. 13, 2005
Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr., Chemist, 1913-2005
“Clyde A. Hutchison, 1913-2005”

Sept. 12, 2005
Profs. Geoffrey Stone and Cass Sunstein give differing opinions of Chief Justice Rehnquist
“Rehnquist's legacy doesn't measure up”

Sept. 6, 2005
“The Memo That Rehnquist Wrote and Had to Disown”

Sept. 11, 2005
Film version of alumnus David Auburn's 'Proof' coming to theaters Friday
“Roger Ebert: Proof”

Sept. 23, 2005
“Proof”

Sept. 16, 2005
“'Proof' A Dark Marvel”
MTV News
Sept. 16, 2005
“Proof”

Aug. 29, 2005
“'Proof' lives up to its powerful pedigree”

Sept. 15, 2005
“Nature or Nurture? You Do the Math”

Sept. 11, 2005
John Mearsheimer on the seductive nature of victory
“Pessimism can be a valuable asset”

Sept. 11, 2005
Prof. Michael Conzen maps out Chicago thematically
“Mapping a city's life”

Sept. 11, 2005
University of Chicago welcomes students uprooted in Katrina's aftermath
“Flooding Puts Universities in a Bind Regarding Tuition”

Sept. 10, 2005
University of Chicago researchers find human brain still evolving
“Brain May Still Be Evolving, Studies Hint”

Sept. 9, 2005
“Study says human brain still evolves”

Sept. 9, 2005
Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Susan Gzesh discuss the controversy over the word, 'refugee'
“Some take offense at `refugees'”

Sept. 8, 2005
Austan Goolsbee examines the economics of textbooks
“With Textbooks, Students Show How Smart They Are”

Sept. 5, 2005
University nominated as one of Seven Wonders of Chicago
“Seven Wonders of Chicago: University of Chicago”

Aug. 31, 2005
Harris School Dean Susan Mayer discusses official U.S. poverty data, released earlier in the day
“Eight Forty-Eight”
NPR
Aug. 30, 2005
Visiting Prof. Ilai Alon contrasts the concept of time in American and Islamic culture
“Timetable for Iraq exit not something we need to advertise”

Aug. 30, 2005
University's Polsky Center to develop rules and theories of entrepreneurship
“Entrepreneurship puts on a Chicago face”

Aug. 29, 2005
Prof. Richard Thaler on the superiority of model statistics over human intuition
“To Play Is the Thing”

Aug. 28, 2005
Prof. Cass Sunstein discusses Supreme Court candidate Judge John Roberts
“What To Ask Roberts”

Aug. 29, 2005
Prof. Richard Thaler co-authors study on value of top NFL draft picks
“No. 1 picks are poor value, study indicates”
MSNBC
Aug. 29, 2005
Rockefeller Chapel renovations to bring interfaith center to campus
“U. of C. seeks to give home to all of its faiths”

Aug. 26, 2005
Prof. Austan Goolsbee explains how a crowded field keeps real estate agents' earnings low
“Bubble-lusions - Why most real-estate agents aren't getting rich”
Slate
Aug. 26, 2005
Center for Urban School Improvement receives $5 million MacArthur Foundation grant
“U. of C. gets $5 million for schools”

Aug. 25, 2005
“U. of C. gets $5 mil. to boost schools”

Aug. 25, 2005
Prof. Robert Fogel discusses the relationship between prosperity and health
“Getting Bigger and Richer”
Australia Radio National
March 15, 2005
Prof. Harold Pollack discusses birth control and the developmentally disabled
“The parent trap”

Aug. 18, 2005
Profs. Heinrich Jaeger and Sidney Nagel study the flow of glass
“Studying glass for a clearer view of how grains flow”

Aug. 17, 2005
Alumnus John H. Johnson remembered by friends, politicians
“Johnson built empire that inspired”

Aug. 16, 2005
“Saluting pioneer publisher John H. Johnson”

Aug. 16, 2005
“Magazine Publisher Is Eulogized as a Shaper of History”

Aug. 16, 2005
Prof. Edward Laumann on possible causes of asexuality
“No Sex? No Problem!”

Aug. 15, 2005
Prof. McGuire Gibson on the Mesopotamian city of Hatra before and after the U.S. invasion
“Ancient ruins still stand amid Iraq chaos”

Aug. 15, 2005
Geoffrey R. Stone on balancing free speech and antiterrorism measures in Britain
“What You Can't Say Will Hurt You”

Aug. 15, 2005
Emil Coccaro discusses anger management treatments
“Out of control anger”
Boston Globe
Aug. 8, 2005
Prof. Robert Pape on the strategy of suicide bombers
“Why suicide attackers haven't hit U.S. again”

Aug. 7, 2005
Alumnus John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony Magazine, 1918-2005
“Founder and publisher of Ebony magazines dies”

Aug. 8, 2005
“John H. Johnson”

Aug. 9, 2005
“Community on Johnson: 'We've got to continue his legacy'”
Chicago Defender
Aug. 9, 2005
Prof. Allen Sanderson discusses why the Summer Olympics make for a poor investment
“5-ring circus: Let the (political) games begin”

Aug. 3, 2005
University of Chicago President Don Randel to become president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
“Humanities world is excited about Randel's appointment”

Aug. 4, 2005
“U. of Chicago President Will Leave to Head the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation”

July 27, 2005
“U. of C. president will step down to head foundation”

July 27, 2005
“U. of C. president to step down”

July 27, 2005
Professor emeritus Marvin Zonis on the rationale behind recent and future terrorist attacks
“The terrorism plague and bin Laden: Heads he wins, tails we lose”

July 31, 2005
Prof. Allen Sanderson on the commoditization of the White Sox
“Sox fantasies for sale”

July 31, 2005
Prof. Leon Kass proposes solutions to the stem cell debate
“A Way Forward on Stem Cells”

July 12, 2005
Prof. Jacqueline Stewart's new book shows how early cinema helped create black history
“Movies as Mirrors”

July 28, 2005
New University project brings scholars together to create digital reconstruction of Buddhist cave temples
“U. of C. project putting ancient pieces together”

July 28, 2005
Prof. Robert Pape discusses recent suicide bombings in London
“It's Not Who We Are, It's What We Do”

July 20, 2005
“The rise of a jihadi suicide culture”

July 24, 2005
“What Makes Suicide Bombers Tick?”

July 6, 2005
Senior Lecturer Richard Posner discusses recent public disinterest in conventional media news
“Bad News”

July 21, 2005
Law Prof. Richard Epstein proposes fair compensation for eminent domain
“Legislators hear worries about eminent domain”

July 21, 2005
Dr. Jeannette Newton Keith on the beneficial effects of chocolate
“A sweet way to keep blood pressure low”

July 20, 2005
Prof. John Lantos on the futures of premature babies
“'Invisible' disabilities of preemies”

July 20, 2005
University students produce Crime Fiction film
“Crime is Better than Fiction”
Screen Magazine
July 19, 2005
“Head of the (film) class”
TimeOut Chicago
July 14, 2005
Prof. Robert Pape discusses suicide terrorism in London
“British leaders face troubling times”

July 17, 2005
Martha Nussbaum on Chicago's new tactic to combat prostitution
“Who's Accused of Soliciting Sex in Chicago? See Them on the Web”

July 15, 2005
57th Street Bookstore to celebrate new Harry Potter book
“Pier's magical weekend stars Harry and Charlie”

July 15, 2005
Geoffrey Stone on Abrams' fight for freedom of the press
“Floyd Abrams”

July 13, 2005
Prof. Austan Goolsbee on future profits of the DVD industry
“Hollywood loses some muscle”

July 12, 2005
Annette Cronin, 1934-2005
“Annette M. Cronin, 71, U. of C. humanities fest founder”

July 10, 2005
Geoffrey Stone on the legality of the Patriot Act
“Revisiting the Patriot Act”

July 10, 2005
Cass Sunstein examines the use of the Constitution by right-wing fundamentalists
“Why we must strive for balance”

July 6, 2005
Improv Theater celebrates 50th anniversary
“Did the Compass point to the birth of improv?”

July 10, 2005
“Improv Theater Celebrates 50th Anniversary”
New York Newsday
July 5, 2005
“Seeds of improv sown at U. of C.”

July 4, 2005
Prof. Kenneth Warren examines Durbin, Rove and innuendo
“Why Democrats can't win Washington war of words”

July 2, 2005
Prof. Mae M. Ngai pushes for deportation deadline
“We Need a Deportation Deadline”
Washington Post
June 14, 2005
“Put statute of limitations on deportation of illegals”
Houston Chronicle
June 18, 2005
“This country once gave illegal immigrants a break”
Dallas Morning News
June 19, 2005
New Smart Museum ceramics exhibition renews age-old debate of beauty vs. utiliarianism
“3 exhibits address art vs. craft in clay”

June 23, 2005
Prof. Robert Pape examines the goals of suicide terrorism
“Studying the Efficacy of Suicide Bombers”

June 27, 2005
Jeanne Marsh named Dean of School of Social Service Administration
“People in the News: U of C's Social Service Admininistration Dean”

June 23, 2005
Asst. Prof. Jacqueline Goldsby examines U.S. Senate resolution on lynching
“Senate finally owns up on lynchings, but it's not enough”

June 22, 2005
Evelyn Brodkin, Associate Professor in SSA, discusses problems for the poor
“System Fails Welfare Recipients in Chicago Area”

June 8, 2005
Prof. Donald Levine discusses election turmoil in Ethiopia
“Ethiopia-Turmoil and Killings over Elections”
Worldview on NPR
June 9, 2005
Michael Scheuer discusses Prof. Robert Pape's Dying to Win
“Throwing America a Life Preserver”
Antiwar.com
June 10, 2005
Prof. Robert Pape clarifies the real goal of suicide terrorism
“Suicide Terrorists”
Detroit Free Press
June 12, 2005
“Blowing Up an Assumption”

May 18, 2005
Regenstein Library to become largest research library in the U.S.
“Library set for grand new chapter”

June 5, 2005
Prof. Theo van den Hout on the similarities of the Hittite and modern worlds
“The Southside Hittite Men”

June 5, 2005
Robert Rosner discusses his vision for Argonne National Laboratory and the Rare Isotope Accelerator
“A Vision for Argonne National Laboratory”
WBEZ: Eight Forty-Eight
May 24, 2005
University of Chicago philosopher Paul Ricoeur, 1913-2005
“Paul Ricoeur, 92, Wide-Ranging French Philosopher, Is Dead”

May 24, 2005
“Remembering Ricoeur”
Inside Higher Ed
May 24, 2005
Prof. Bennett Leventhal on the cost of treating autism
“Families confront stiff cost of autism”

May 23, 2005
Alumnus Neil Clark Warren leads eHarmony.com to success
“New challenges may test eHarmony chief's cheer”

May 22, 2005
President Randel on the need to develop responsible nuclear technology
“Nuclear Power: Solution or Problem?”

May 20, 2005
University receives $6 million grant from Gates Foundation for charter schools
“Big Gates grants for schools”

May 19, 2005
Chapin Hall Center study follows youth as they age out of foster care
“Study: Foster Youth Hurt by Early Exit”

May 20, 2005
“Those Who Outgrow Foster Care Still Struggle, Study Finds”

May 19, 2005
Profs. Leon Kass and Janet Rowley take opposing sides in stem cell debate
“Scientists Speed Creation of Stem Cells”

May 20, 2005
“Bioethics Panel Suggests Stem Cell Alternatives”

May 13, 2005
University study finds doctors reluctant to tell terminally ill patients their survival times
“'How long do I have, doc?' Few answer”

May 17, 2005
Radiologists and cardiologists at University of Chicago Hospitals work with world's first three-dimensional CT scanner
“Editor's Choice”

May 16, 2005
“New X-ray scanners can speed, sharpen diagnoses”

May 16, 2005
Graduate student Jim Cooper studies damselfish in reefs around the world
“Damselfish in distress?”

May 16, 2005
Former professor Ruth Duckworth on her new exhibition, ‘Modernist Sculptor’
“Creating brilliance from tumultuous beginnings”

May 15, 2005
“A life well-sculpted”
Daily Southtown
May 2, 2005
History graduate student David Anixter on life after college
“College Graduates for a Year, Hoping for Chances in the Throes of Reality”

May 11, 2005
Prof. Martha McClintock remarks on Swedish researchers' findings
“Study: Sweat odor affects women, gay men alike”

May 10, 2005
Prof. Allen Sanderson questions the value of sports stadiums
“Economists: Stadiums Are Bad Investments”

May 11, 2005
World's largest Scavenger Hunt begins in Chicago
“'A guided tour through the bizarre'”

May 9, 2005
Melissa Roderick on the inflated college-bound rates of CPS students
“'Something is screwy,' principals say of 47% college rate”

May 9, 2005
“City's college-bound rate a third less than thought”

May 9, 2005
Prof. Steven Levitt co-authors economic answers to everyday questions
“The offbeat take of 'Freakonomics' author Steven Levitt”

May 11, 2005
“US economist explores offbeat topics”
Taipei Times
May 9, 2005
“U. of C. economist looks for the freakin' deal”

May 8, 2005
“Trading Up - Where do baby names come from?”

April 12, 2005
“A Roshanda by Any Other Name - How do babies with super-black names fare?”

April 11, 2005
“'Freakonomics': Musings of a 'Rogue Economist'”

April 9, 2005
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin performs at Mandel Hall
“Music-making is sheer joy in Berliners' hands”

May 9, 2005
Prof. Emilio Kouri on the significance of Cinco de Mayo in Chicago
“Cinco de Mayo celebrations come with history lesson”

May 6, 2005
Emeritus professor Saunders Mac Lane, mathematician, 1909-2005
“Saunders Mac Lane”

May 6, 2005
The Motley Fool discusses Eugene Fama's theory of behavioral economics
“Behaving Like a Fool”
Motley Fool
May 5, 2005
"Feminism and Hip Hop" conference draws emotional responses
“Hustler mystique”
San Antonio Current
May 5, 2005
New book examines the life of former professor Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
“Book sheds light on S. Chandrasekhar's tragic standoff”
Webindia 123
May 4, 2005
Lung specialist Joe "Skip" Garcia leaves Johns Hopkins to head University's Department of Medicine
“U. of C. beats 5 other centers to land top researcher”

May 3, 2005
Prof. Waldo Johnson organizes conference on the challenges faced by African-American males
“'Invisible man' of today faces new challenges”

May 2, 2005
U. of Chicago producing “more heat”
“A Flood of Crimson Ink”

April 29, 2005
Shulamit Ran's work highlighted in Akron New Music Festival
“Composer aims to engage, uplift”

April 29, 2005
Dr. Eric Oliver analyzes the politics of obesity
“Study Aside, Fat-Fighting Industry Continues Mission”

April 29, 2005
Economics research shows black-white achievement gap has stopped narrowing
“'Skill gap' between races stagnant ”

April 28, 2005
Statistician Mary Grace Kovar believes Americans overestimate rates of disease
“We may not be as sick as we thought”

April 26, 2005
Dr. Thanasis Economou interprets Cassini spacecraft findings
“Cassini Finds Particles Near Saturn's Moon Enceladus”
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 26, 2005
Steven Goldstein and team discover unexpected cell processes
“50-year-old Mystery Solved: Protein Tags Regulate Key Ion Channel”

April 25, 2005
Prof. John E. Woods to lead tour of Mongolia this summer
“Chicago U Prof to Lead Volunteers in Search of Genghis Khan Tomb”

April 24, 2005
Historian John MacAloon comments on 2012 Olympic bid
“Visit issue clear as a London fog”

April 24, 2005
Emeritus Prof. Saunders Mac Lane, 95
“Saunders Mac Lane, 95, Pioneer of Algebra's Category Theory, Dies”

April 21, 2005
National Opinion Research Center re-examine obesity statistics
“Study: Obesity death risk overstated”

April 21, 2005
Prof. Daniel Le Grange discusses University's Eating Disorders Program
“Parents are part of the solution”

April 17, 2005
Record-breaking Sears Tower climb aids tsunami victims
“Stair climbers to raise money for tsunami victims”

April 17, 2005
“Feminism and Hip Hop” conference brings musicians, scholars, and students together
“Taking the Rap”

April 17, 2005
University nutrition program teaches families how to eat healthy
“Pump Up the Family”

April 17, 2005
Oriental Institute begins unique weekend seminar, “Brewing Ancient Beer”
“Ancient techniques brewing at Oriental Institute”

April 15, 2005
Prof. Andrea King finds that alcohol consumption may directly trigger nicotine cravings
“Have a Drink -- and a Smoke, Too”

April 15, 2005
Prof. Jean Elshtain on the ethics of invading Iraq
“Defining the Ethics of Exit in Iraq”

April 15, 2005
Alumnus Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman, 85
“Maurice Hilleman, Master in Creating Vaccines, Dies at 85”

April 12, 2005
Milton Friedman discusses Social Security, gas prices, U.S. deficit, and more
“Economical wisdom - Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman talks economics”
Jackson Sun
April 10, 2005
GSB Associate Prof. Erik Hurst discusses apparent contradictions of econommic barometers
“Economics Often a Bundle of Contradictions”

April 10, 2005
“Economics Often a Bundle of Contradictions”

April 10, 2005
GSB Prof. Roman Weil finds market value of sound accounting practices
“The Better the Audit Panel, the Higher the Stock Price”

April 9, 2005
Saul Bellow, 89, Professor Emeritus in the Committee on Social Thought
“Saul Bellow, America's Poet of Urbanity”

April 10, 2005
“Museum to host Saul Bellow tribute”

April 10, 2005
“Saul Bellow, Saul Bellow, Let Down Your Hair”

April 9, 2005
“‘Bellow made us livelier, smarter, more life-loving’”

April 8, 2005
“Saul Bellow's escape from time”

April 8, 2005
“Mr. Bellow's Planet”

April 7, 2005
“Saul Bellow's Novels Tackled Life's Contradictions”

April 6, 2005
“Literary titan Saul Bellow dies”

April 6, 2005
“Saul Bellow, Who Breathed Life Into American Novel, Dies at 89”

April 6, 2005
“Author Saul Bellow dies at 89”

April 6, 2005
“Saul Bellow, giant of American literature, dies at 89”

April 6, 2005
“Saul Bellow”

April 6, 2005
“Nobel laureate Saul Bellow dies at 89”
New York Newsday
April 6, 2005
“Nobel laureate Saul Bellow dies”

April 5, 2005
MacArthur Justice Center sues Chicago Police Department for violating constitutional rights
“Chicago police sued of detaining witnesses”
WQAD News
April 7, 2005
“Cops sued on detaining witnesses”

April 6, 2005
Revealing a secret in plain sight: air makes liquids go splash
“When There Is Splish, but No Splash”

April 5, 2005
“No gas, no splash”

April 1, 2005
Michael Dawson, leading figure in African-American political science, will return to the University of Chicago
“Harvard loses another faculty member”

April 6, 2005
“Prominent Black Scholar to Leave Harvard”

April 6, 2005
“Premier black scholar is returning to U. of C.”

April 6, 2005
“Top scholar returns here disenchanted with Harvard”

April 6, 2005
“Harvard Takes a Hit”
Inside Higher Ed
April 6, 2005
“Harvard loses top political scientist”

April 6, 2005
Kateryna Chumachenko, wife of Ukrainian President Yushchenko, to speak on campus Tuesday, April 5
“Ukraine's Yushchenko envisions middle course”

April 6, 2005
“Bush welcomes Ukrainian president”

April 4, 2005
“Presidential visit thrills Ukrainians”

April 4, 2005
“Bush welcoming new Ukrainian president”

April 4, 2005
“Feminism and Hip Hop” conference to begin on Thursday, April 7
“Hip-hop meets feminism, and the rest may be history”

April 6, 2005
“Hip-hop babes, bling finally get fans riled up”

April 4, 2005
University participates in employer-assisted housing program
“The ultimate fringe benefit”

April 3, 2005
Prof. Dali Yang on the possibility of better work conditions in China
“Help Wanted: China Finds Itself With a Labor Shortage”

April 3, 2005
Professor emeritus Martin E. Marty remarks on the life of Pope John Paul II
“This shepherd of titanic stature”

April 4, 2005
“The Soul of Consistency”
Star Tribune
April 3, 2005
“AP Poll: New Pope Should Push for Change”

April 4, 2005
Two University of Chicago students win Truman scholarships
“2 U. of C. students are named Truman scholars”

April 1, 2005
Professor emerita Katherine Lathrop, 1915-2005
“Katherine Lathrop, Pioneer in Isotopes, Is Dead at 89”

March 27, 2005
Prof. Sean Carroll on Einstein's influence
“Miracle year”

March 27, 2005
Profs. Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler advocate limited choices for retirement accounts
“Choice Is Good. Yes, No or Maybe?”

March 27, 2005
Prof. Paul Sereno comments on possible findings of dinosaur DNA
“Break a fossil, look what you learn”

March 25, 2005
Prof. Tanya Luhrmann on alternative methods of grieving
“Days After Killings, a Tribe Seeks a Cloak of Privacy for Its Grief”

March 24, 2005
Prof. Lawrence Grossman describes how an asteroid created droplets of rock 65 mil. years ago
“Asteroid Created a Rain of Rock”
Universe Today
March 24, 2005
Robert Rosner named Director of Argonne National Laboratory
“Argonne's chief scientist to be director”

March 16, 2005
Prof. Bruce Lahn on the evolution of human genes
“The Human Mind”

March 13, 2005
Dean of Admissions Ted O'Neill questions utility of new SAT essay
“Revamped SAT”

March 10, 2005
“New essay test adds to SAT exam anxieties”

March 9, 2005
University study finds that engaging environment may prevent Alzheimer's
“Busy Minds May Slow Alzheimer's”

March 10, 2005
Alumna Debbie Shore on her unique restaurant in Boston
“The poetry of eating at Prose”

March 9, 2005
Prof. Dario Maestripieri discusses the logic behind crying babies
“A Darwinian Look at a Wailing Baby”

March 8, 2005
Neurology Prof. Jeffrey Frank recommends low-dose aspirin to protect women against stroke
“Aspirin's benefits in stroke fight told”

March 8, 2005
Prof. Michael LaBarbera on the predatory lizard to be displayed by the Field Museum
“Beast of East to be Field star”

March 8, 2005
Prof. Austan Goolsbee finds cigarette taxes difficult for states to collect
“Smokers feeling unexpected burn”

March 7, 2005
GSB Prof. Steve Kaplan comments on the future of Berkshire Hathaway
“Buffett Says Berkshire Hathaway on Prowl”

March 7, 2005
Jef Raskin, father of the Macintosh computer, 61
“Who Can Really Take Credit For The Mac?”

Feb. 28, 2005
President Don Randel receives Carnegie award for academic leadership
“Presidents of NU, U. of C. win $500,000 awards”

March 6, 2005
Prof. Mary Anne Case on the need for gender-neutral restrooms
“A Quest for a Restroom That's Neither Men's Room Nor Women's Room”

March 4, 2005
Melissa Harris-Lacewell advocates closing the wealth gap between black and white Americans
“Closing black, white wealth gap requires race-targeted policies”
Crain's Chicago Business
March 1, 2005
Profs. Steven Levitt and Chad Syverson warn sellers to be wary of real estate agents' advice
“Be cautious about agents' advice, study says”

Feb. 27, 2005
Prof. David Meltzer on the need to research end-of-life care
“How to Save Medicare? Die Sooner”

Feb. 27, 2005
University Consortium on Chicago School Research finds only half of Chicago high school students graduate on time
“Graduation rates are lower than reported, study indicates”

Feb. 27, 2005
Ted O'Neill on the use of standardized test scores in college admissions
“Admissions game is way out of whack”

Feb. 27, 2005
Lab School students organize dance marathon to raise money for tsunami victims
“Kids get jiggy with it at tsunami benefit”

Feb. 22, 2005
New Comer Children's Hospital stands out in design and facilities
“Children's Hospitals in Renovation Boom”

Feb. 21, 2005
Prof. Austan Goolsbee comments on social security as a lucrative opportunity
“Social Security a 'new business opportunity'”
Houston Chronicle
Feb. 21, 2005
Prof. Michael LaBarbera presents photographs of the biodiversity found in Hyde Park
“In search of back-stabbing assassins in the flower beds of Hyde Park”

Feb. 18, 2005
Knox Hill, 94, gave many students first taste of humanities
“Knox Hill, 94”

Feb. 16, 2005
Fertile Crescent gallery now open at Oriental Institute
“'Fertile Crescent' treasures debut”

Feb. 18, 2005
Max Palevsky exhibits arts and crafts collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
“A Collector Who Appreciated Arts and Crafts' Directness”

Feb. 18, 2005
Law Prof. Richard Epstein suggests alternative to NIH ethics regulations
“Mad Scientists”

Feb. 15, 2005
Law Prof. Geoffrey Stone on reporters who try to protect their sources' identities
“Appeals Court Says Reporters Must Testify or Go to Jail”

Feb. 15, 2005
GSB Prof. James Schrager comments on Carly Fiorina's successes and failures
“Carl Fiorina? He'd Probably Be Out of Work, Too”

Feb. 13, 2005
Melissa Roderick discusses alternatives to Iowa Tests of Basic Skills in Chicago schools
“Program helps failing kids make the grade”

Feb. 15, 2005
Allen Sanderson discusses possibility of NHL season cancellation
“NHL Season Deadline Looms”

Feb. 15, 2005
Fossil sheds new light on mammals' evolutionary heritage, according to palaeontologist James Hopson and colleagues
“Ear-splitting discovery rocks mammal identity”

Feb. 10, 2005
Psychologists Martha McClintock and Natasha Spencer find correlation between breast feeding and sexual motivation
“There‘s Nothing Sexier Than a . . . Nursing Mom?”

Feb. 9, 2005
Childhood home of alumnus Benjamin Mays to be converted into a visitors’ center and museum
“Tenant house is heart of black heritage site”

Feb. 9, 2005
Faculty and others sing the praises of “clout and cliches” in A Mob Musical
“Revels with a cause—a little mob music”

Feb. 8, 2005
College application essays seek to assay student's personality, says Ted O'Neill, Dean of Admissions
“Grades and activities, sure. But what are applicants really like?”

Feb. 8, 2005
Joseph Margulies, of MacArthur Justice Center, defends man subjected to brutalizing ‘rendition’ program
“Outsourcing torture”

Feb. 7, 2005
Researcher Sidney Nagel and colleagues investigate behavior of liquid droplets in a vacuum
“Low pressure improves ink jet”

Feb. 7, 2005
Birds are capable of higher-level thinking, according to doctoral student Jennifer Dugas-Ford
“U. of C. says ‘birdbrain’ should be compliment”

Feb. 7, 2005
Prof. Cass Sunstein remarks on proliferation of internet ‘hate sites’
“Hate Messages on Google Site Draw Concern”

Feb. 7, 2005
Sixty-year retrospective of sculptor and Emerita Professor Ruth Duckworth begins cross-country tour
“Working in Clay, a Sculptor's Many-Splendored Career”

Feb. 4, 2005
Prof. Melissa Harris-Lacewell comments on new strategy for health education
“Shave, haircut and a few prostate tips”

Feb. 4, 2005
Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow discusses the meaning behind hand gestures
“Hand gestures point to deeper meanings that speech doesn't quite cover”
Seattle Times
Feb. 4, 2005
Consortium on Chicago School Research finds graduation rates lower than typically reported
“Fewer city high school grads than claimed”

Feb. 3, 2005
“How one school turned things around”

Feb. 3, 2005
Prof. Cass Sunstein on the isolating effect of iPods
“iPod invasion”

Feb. 3, 2005
Prof. Melissa Harris-Lacewell comments on black support for Republican party
“Summit Highlights GOP Courtship of Blacks”

Feb. 2, 2005
Prof. Wendy Doniger discusses The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was
“The Scholar Who Irked the Hindu Puritans”

Jan. 31, 2005
Research balloon breaks time and distance records
“NASA Research Balloon Makes Record-Breaking Flight”
PhysOrg.com
Jan. 28, 2005
Fertile Crescent gallery opens Jan. 29 at Oriental Institute
“Taking ancient cultures under its wing”

Jan. 28, 2005
“Museum's basement reveals hidden treasures”

Jan. 28, 2005
“Ancient civilization comes to life”

Jan. 28, 2005
Prof. Orit Bashkin on the obstacles of achieving democracy in Iraq
“Similarities Seen in Iraqi, British Vote”

Jan. 28, 2005
University of Chicago Folk Festival begins Feb. 4
“Quick Escapes”

Jan. 28, 2005
Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture hosts Feminism and Hip Hop conference, April 7-9
“University Of Chicago Hosting National Conference On Feminism And Hip-Hop”
AllHipHop.com
Jan. 25, 2005
Research Associate Evalyn Gates responds to comments by Harvard President on women in science
“Science Unhinged”

Jan. 25, 2005
Prof. Bruce Lahn leads study on the evolution of the human brain
“Human Brain Design Gets a New Timetable”

Jan. 25, 2005
Graduate School of Business relocates to London from Barcelona
“U. of C. program is London bound”

Jan. 25, 2005
University's grid computing project enters new phase, merges with U.S. corporations
“New Group Will Promote Grid Computing for Business”

Jan. 24, 2005
“Major players put Chicago on map for grid computing”

Jan. 24, 2005
“New Trade Group Pushes Adoption of Enterprise Grids”
E-Commerce Times
Jan. 24, 2005
Argonne National Laboratory chosen as possible site for new $1 billion Rare Isotope Accelerator
“The Competitive Edge”

Jan. 24, 2005
Alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Harry M. Markowitz revolutionized investment tactics
“Pros are not the only ones who can build great portfolios”
SignonSanDiego.com
Jan. 23, 2005
University study finds Cox inhibitors were overprescribed
“Cox-2 Drugs Overprescribed for Years, Study Says”

Jan. 21, 2005
University study finds hospital staff performing CPR incorrectly
PDF: “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Real World: When Will the Guidelines Get the Message?”

Jan. 19, 2005
“CPR Is Often Done Wrong, Studies Find”

Jan. 19, 2005
“Poorly performed CPR cited in 2 new studies”

Jan. 19, 2005
“CPR 'not being done very well'”

Jan. 19, 2005
Gospel pianist Geraldine Gay and singer Donald Gay to perform at University Folk Festival on Feb. 4
“Tradition, talent thriving on South Side”

Jan. 14, 2005
Associate Director of Cultural Policy Center Diane Grams finds art careers lack benefits
“Study on pay: Working in arts is labor of love”

Jan. 13, 2005
Researcher Thanasis Economou comments on success of NASA Stardust explorer
“Hate To Scoop And Run, But...”

Jan. 12, 2005
Bruce Lahn and other University researchers publish findings on factors contributing to evolution of human brain
“Evidence That Human Brain Evolution Was A Special Event”

Jan. 12, 2005
Special Collections Research Center showcases the life Dr. Bernard Fantus, father of the blood bank
“Remembering 'a simple but profound idea'”

Jan. 11, 2005
Prof. Farr Curlin studies the conflict between faith and medicine in the doctor's office
“Physicians' response to religion-related conflicts in medicine”
Medical News Today
Jan. 11, 2005
“What Happens When Faith and Medicine Clash?”
WebMD
Jan. 10, 2005
Professor emeritus Martin E. Marty on the new composition of the Christian right
“More Religion, but Not the Old-Time Kind”

Jan. 9, 2005
Undergraduate Josh Schwartz on the benefits of veganism
“Vegan Josh Schwartz”

Jan. 9, 2005
Profs. Robert Rosenfield and John Lantos express concerns over new growth drug
“Short kids reach new heights with costly drug”

Jan. 9, 2005
International House hosts Celtic fiddle and piano duo Calum MacKinnon and Muriel Johnstone Friday, Jan. 7
“Out & About”

Jan. 7, 2005
Prof. Steven Levitt compares betting in the sports and financial worlds
“Five Betting Tips For The NFL Playoffs”

Jan. 6, 2005
Prof. Haresh Sapra criticizes Boeing's recent accounting tactics
“Despite rejection, tanker pact remains on books at Boeing”

Jan. 6, 2005
Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the dangers of an unexamined democracy
“It's one tentative step toward fairer elections”

Jan. 7, 2005
Prof. Mark Heyrman on the deficiencies of Illinois' mental health system
“He's accused in 14 attacks, but still free”

Jan. 2, 2005


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