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Former Argonne director, dean of physical sciences dies

The Chicago Maroon — November 20, 2009

Physicist Albert V. Crewe, inventor of the scanning transmission electron microscope and former director of Argonne National Laboratory, died Wednesday from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 82. The scanning transmission electron microscope ... »

Z&H to replace UMart in May

The Chicago Maroon — November 20, 2009

Zaleski and Horvath MarketCafé (Z&H) will open a second location on 57th Street and Kimbark Avenue this spring, replacing University Market. Z&H, which currently operates on 47th Street between Greenwood and Woodlawn Avenues, is a specialty gro... »

Ivy Plus helps alums find plus-ones

The Chicago Maroon — November 20, 2009

The U of C may have dropped out of the Big Ten, but it can count itself in the Ivy Plus Society (IPS), a business—and dating—networking club for alums of elite colleges across the country. Alumni of Ivy League and other prestigious colleges, universiti... »

Today's Transgender Day of Remembrance Honors the Dead

Chicagoist — November 20, 2009

The gruesome murder of 19-year-old gay man Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado in Puerto Rico last week has shone new light on the potentially life-threatening dangers facing those who do not easily slide into our society's conventions of gender. He, and 1... »

Extra, Extra

Chicagoist — November 19, 2009

Photo by D-J-C Pvt. Francheska Velez, one of the two area soldiers killed in the Ft. Hood shooting rampage, was laid to rest today. The state's unemployment rate hit a new 26-year high in October at 11 percent. The RTA today gave the official thum... »

Anti-violence program combines counseling, sports

Chicago Breaking News — November 18, 2009

The University of Chicago has partnered with two community groups to launch a $1 million youth anti-violence program that will include a rare component: a rigorous, scientific evaluation to determine whether it's cost-effective. The program, calle... »

Anti-violence program combines counseling, sports

Chicago Breaking News — November 18, 2009

The University of Chicago has partnered with two community groups to launch a $1 million youth anti-violence program that will include a rare component: a rigorous, scientific evaluation to determine whether it's cost-effective. The program, calle... »

Can violence-prevention programs help cut crime?

chicagotribune.com - News — November 18, 2009

Researchers will take hard look at results of education and counseling project Researchers at the University of Chicago have teamed with community groups to launch a $1 million youth anti-violence program that »

Can violence-prevention programs help cut crime?

chicagotribune.com - Barack Obama — November 18, 2009

Researchers will take hard look at results of education and counseling project Researchers at the University of Chicago have teamed with community groups to launch a $1 million youth anti-violence program that »

Can violence-prevention programs help cut crime?

WGN Radio - News - Top Stories — November 18, 2009

Researchers will take hard look at results of education and counseling project Researchers at the University of Chicago have teamed with community groups to launch a $1 million youth anti-violence program that »