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Observatory: Fun With Nicknames for Ancient Crocodiles

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:25:19 GMT

Paul C. Sereno, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, has fun naming the fossil crocodiles he has dug up from the Sahara.
Source: The New York Times

theGrio: Liberals prefer a lighter-skinned Obama

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:43:50 GMT

When given a choice between a photo of a lighter-skinned version of Barack Obama versus a darker-skinned version, most voters who consider themselves Democrats last year selected the lighter version.
Source: MSNBC

Opiate Painkillers May Encourage Spread Of Cancer

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:18 GMT

Featured Article Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Pain / Anesthetics; Palliative Care / Hospice Care Article Date: 23 Nov 2009 - 11:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article New research...
Source: Medical News Today

Study: Political Bent Affects How We View Skin Tone

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:08 GMT

"Our beliefs, you know, in this case our political beliefs, can really have pretty profound effects on how we see the world," says Eugene Caruso, a researcher at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
Source: Southern California Public Radio

The Science of How We See Obama's Skin Color

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:21:15 GMT

When it comes to the policies and politics of Barack Obama, it's no secret that liberals and conservatives don't see eye to eye.
Source: Newsweek

Suburbs feeling the pain "After America's Mid-Life Crisis"

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:26:43 GMT

Boston Review Books are accessible, short books that take ideas seriously. They are animated by hope, committed to equality, and elude political categories.
Source: Boston Review

Railing Against Bailouts

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:50:34 GMT

A slew of conservative economists and think tankers, led by the University of Chicago’s Luigi Zingales and the Manhattan Institute’s Nicole Gelinas, have been working on ways to protect free markets from a re-run of last fall’s “too big to fail” fiasco.
Source: Eunomia

Prehistoric Super-Crocodiles May Have Dined on Dinosaurs

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:29 GMT

The Age of Dinosaurs may have been dominated by dinosaurs, but they certainly weren't the only fearsome creatures around.
Source: Time Magazine

University of Chicago Charter School Enrollment Application System Tutorial Part 1

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:59:50 GMT

Quoted in 'Library Talk Revs Up Chicago’s Nobel Factory'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:35:37 GMT

said in Beltway Blips:

President Barack Obama could bring another Nobel Prize to the University of Chicago

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:57:43 GMT

Adam Green, Associate Professor of American History at the University of Chicago, speaks about "The Obama Era" at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo

Sat, 23 May 2009 16:54:11 GMT

FILE - This June 2008 photo provided by the University of Chicago shows Judge Diane Pamela Wood of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.