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September 5, 2018 |
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News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. |
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5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW |
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1. Science by the sea |
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In three weeks, a group of undergrads developed original research on DNA samples from land- and sea-dwelling microbiomes--work done in one of three inaugural courses at the Marine Biological Laboratory. More » |
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Learn what role the microbiome may play in food allergies. |
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2. Time to reassess |
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Harris professor Christopher Berry, AM'98, PhD'02, created a new computer model to fix Cook County's regressive property tax system. Then politics got involved. More » |
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Read Berry's criticism of the assessor's "seat-of-the-pants approach." |
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3. Cost-conscious care |
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The cutting edge of health care reform turns to trimming around the edges. One potential area for shaving costs: long-term care hospitals. More » |
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Follow a clinical trial testing the benefits of comprehensive care. |
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Learn how tweaks to high-cost prescriptions could save billions. |
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4. Sexism, USA |
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These are the most sexist states in the nation, according to researchers at the Becker Friedman Institute, who found that early sexist encounters affect women's later earnings. More » |
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Learn about the revival of 1950s research on women working in law. |
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5. Culinary catalyst |
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A community job-training program is opening doors for South Side workers--to the University and to the culinary arts. More » |
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Learn more about UChicago Local, the initiative behind this program. |
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Hear how UChicago is strengthening its role as an "anchor institution." |
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| UChicagoan |
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| Food guide |
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| Former White House chef Sam Kass, LAB'98, AB'04, is serving up new recipes and improvements to food policy. More » |
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Lite of the mind |
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Doodlecore |
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We caught up with a former College doodler, whose classroom sketches include a portrait of Herman Sinaiko, AB'47, PhD'61 (1929-2011). More » |
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Have your own class doodles? Scan and send them to us. |
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See Sinaiko's scribbles in his classroom copy of the Iliad. |
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