Ovarian cancer thrives on belly fat, study shows
A University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) study has found a link between excess abdominal fat and the spread of ovarian cancer. The study was prompted when researchers noticed that cancer cells in...
View ArticleBlue Scholars teach hip-hop a lesson
The prolific and political group Blue Scholars brought a taste of Pacific Northwest hip-hop to Chicago last Saturday night. The multi-talented rap group provided longtime fans and newcomers alike with...
View ArticleCiting safety, UCPD shuts down rooftop UT performance
An unsupervised performance on the roof of Ryerson Physical Laboratory with University Theater (UT) members was shut down by the UCPD last Wednesday night. The performance, called “Shakespeare Under...
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Grappling with school reform, panel digs for answers
Theory met practice at the U of C last night when a panel discussed inequalities in public education at 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue. The panel, which was composed of Roberto Gonzalez, an assistant...
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With new Ex Libris, coffee’s bold return
Emerging from the dank reaches of the A Level, Ex Libris Café opened in its new, sunlit location yesterday morning on the ground level of the Joseph Regenstein library. The café, which student baristas...
View ArticleUCMC professor dissects the kidney industry
The worsening state of America’s dietary habits, a ballooning population of transplant recipients, and a dark and potentially exploitative organ trade were among the subjects of a lecture Tuesday night...
View ArticleTwo Booth professors appointed to Group of 30
Booth School of Business professors Raghuram Rajan and Axel Weber will soon be representing the University in the global economic community through their appointments to the Group of Thirty, an...
View ArticleObama targets tuitions, with blame to go around
In a State of the Union address that bore heavy implications for the University, President Barack Obama laid out ambitious policy proposals last Tuesday for reining in the costs of higher education. In...
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High heels and higher education
When it opened in 1892, the University of Chicago was one of the few universities in the country willing to admit both men and women. Despite its non-discriminatory foundations, the fight to retain the...
View ArticleTaking a chance on lunch
The days of awkwardly avoiding eye contact on the quad may soon be over. A new website, called www.uchicagolunch.com, lets U of C students set up a lunch with a random stranger, giving them a chance...
View ArticleIn new district map, minorities wary of marginalization
The Chicago City Council approved a map with new boundaries for aldermanic wards last month that some suspect misrepresents minority populations and may lead to a lawsuit to force the city to redraw...
View ArticleWith robotics, a defter touch is possible
A team of researchers from the University of Chicago and Cornell University have developed a new type of robotic arm that can lend an iron hand to humans in need. The arm, capable of gripping and...
View ArticleHyde Park pols target Rahm ahead of G8
Chicago is still months away from hosting May’s NATO and G8 summits, but that hasn’t stopped Hyde Park politicians from raising alarms about the city’s preparations for the events. The annual NATO and...
View ArticleNew ice cream parlor dishes Hyde Park flavor
Hyde Park entrepreneurs Jackie Jackson and Kenneth Faulkner have sealed a sweet deal to open a second branch of Kilwins ice cream and candy shop on East 53rd Street and South Harper Avenue this fall....
View ArticleCelebrity donation supports local pastor’s dream
Having spent 94 days braving the Chicago winter in a tent atop an abandoned motel in Woodlawn, Corey Brooks was able to come down to ground level last Friday, after a spontaneous donation from...
View ArticleSlang Bang vents, hip-hop follows
When Roosevelt Burkett launched his rap career three years ago under the name “Slang Bang,” he had been working as a custodian at the University for over a decade. His work has been simmering since...
View ArticleAs Harvard declines to reinvest, U of C sticks with HEI
Joining several of its peer institutions, Harvard University decided this past week not to reinvest in HEI Hotels and Resorts once its current contract ends, a move likely to resonate with students...
View Article$2 mil gift will send budding human rights lawyers abroad
A $2 million donation from the Charles and Cerise Jacobs Charitable Foundation will fund a second round of Law School students to pursue an education in human rights through fieldwork with governments...
View ArticleFood may soften the pain of chemo, UCMC study says
Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) have begun a study to determine whether a costly anti-cancer drug could be prescribed at lower doses if taken with food, which would...
View ArticlePritzker students win fellowships after pressing for community health
Two first-year Pritzker Medical School students have won $2,500 fellowships for their work bolstering science and health education in Woodlawn schools and recruiting minority students into the medical...
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