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What makes redevelopment ethical? At a Place Lab event, artists, academics, and community activists explored how best to address underserved neighborhoods. Learn more » |
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| 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | |
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| 1. Photography from the periphery | |
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For 50 years photographer Danny Lyon, AB'63, has been documenting social change and life outside the mainstream. More » | |
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| Get details on Lyon's current exhibit at the Whitney Museum. | |
| See more of Lyon's photographs and films. | |
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| 2. Warming up | |
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This year is on track to be the hottest in history. In a podcast from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, scientists discuss how climate change will affect health, productivity, and crime--and how we can prepare. More » | |
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Find out when Maine will be warmer than present-day Mexico. | |
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Explore more findings from EPIC. | |
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3. Heads or tails? | |
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Contemplating a major life decision? According to research from economics professor Steven Levitt, it may be best to flip a coin. More » | |
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Listen to Levitt's Freakonomics podcast. | |
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Learn how financial trading can alter the brain's decision-making processes. | |
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| 4. That bird is poison | |
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When Jack Dumbacher, SM'95, PhD'97, discovered poisonous birds in Papua New Guinea, he also discovered gaps in our understanding of evolution. More » | |
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| Read how turtles are an evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs. | |
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5. Post-Olympic pursuit | |
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After finishing second in her heat in the women's 50-meter freestyle event, second-year Naomy Grand'Pierre plans to use her status as Haiti's first female Olympic swimmer to champion the sport that country. More » | |
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| Read how visualization can help Olympic athletes. | |
| Learn how athletes can avoid choking under pressure. | |
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See photos of past UChicago Olympians. | |
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How artists changed SoHo . . . Why the Amish don't get asthma . . . Q&A with UCPD leaders . . . How slo-mo video influences juries . . . Kurt Vonnegut's (AM'71) letter to the future . . . Law students collaborate on SCOTUS brief. | |
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| For more stories and events, visit news.uchicago.edu. | |
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| Worn bootstraps |
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| Assistant professor Forrest Stuart spent five years on Los Angeles's Skid Row to explore how policing and rehabilitation efforts affect its homeless inhabitants. More » |
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| Watch Stuart discuss law enforcement's shifting roles. |
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| Read an excerpt from Down, Out, and Under Arrest (University of Chicago Press, 2016). |
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