Members of the UChicago branch of Organizing for Action gathered downtown to support passage of gun control legislation.
Jennifer Standish, Chicago Maroon
Photography
Articles
UChicago students join Chicago gun violence vigil
The choice to cheat
A former UChicago quiz bowl team member was found to have leaked knowledge of questions to his teammates.
Quiz bowl team vindicated
The UChicago team was awarded the 2010 Division 1 championship title after an investigation revealed that Harvard cheated in several tournaments.
Obama discusses energy policy, sequester at Argonne
The President discussed the potential effects of the $85 billion sequester cuts on federal funding for clean energy research at Argonne National Laboratory on Friday.
Administrators respond to UCPD allegations
University administrators have responded to the Maroon investigation revealing that a UCPD detective was working undercover at the February 23 trauma protest.
Pro-Palestinian activists protest drone talk
Some of the protesters faced their chairs away in the middle of the talk and one student continuously interrupted until being escorted out of the room.
New hospital officially opens Saturday
The UCMC’s new hospital, the Center for Care and Discovery, officially opens Saturday.
Law prof. on “State of the Supreme Court”
Geoffrey Stone discussed last year’s most important decisions and previewed some upcoming cases.
Bart Mart to get IHOP?
Sonic and Steak ‘n Shake are also being considered for Bart Mart’s revamp next year.
University mourns Frizzell, 21
Alexandra Frizzell, a fourth-year economics major in the College, was found dead Monday.
Argonne helps Boeing
Argonne offered battery expertise to Boeing at the request of a U.S. Representative.
Students push for climate-conscious divestment
The “Stop Funding Climate Change” campaign is the UChicago branch of a national effort.
UChicago and Argonne get grant for urban planning
The two institutions will create a new Urban Center for Computation and Data.
Grey City: What to do about Global Warming?
It just might be the Core’s most troublesome class. Is anyone to blame?
Argonne launches alt. energy hub
The new Joint Center for Energy Storage Research will develop batteries that are five times more powerful, five times cheaper, in five years.
CTA’s 170, 171, 172 have run their courses
Students from the UChicago branch of Organizing for Action (OFA)—a continuation of the national coalition which worked to re-elect President Obama—showed their support for Senate Bill 649, the Safe Schools, Safe Communities Act of 2013, by attending a gun violence…
Egyptian politician optimistic for new gov’t
Former candidate for Egyptian presidency talks about the future of the new democracy, the Muslim Brotherhood, and U.S. intervention
UCMC VP to leave in March
The friend of Obama plans to pursue other projects in public health.
UChicago holds as eighth best in the world
MIT took first place.
Fisher v. UT could affect U of C
The Supreme Court’s affirmative action case could take away race as a factor in admissions.
Palestinian advocates encourage action against U of C pension company
Students partnered with advocacy organization to strategize against TIAA-CREF investments.
U of C students participate in Higgs boson research
Undergraduate students and alumni helped scientists on the ATLAS project both on campus and abroad.
U of C depositing $1 mil into four community banks
Senior administrators began looking into local banks after a meeting in February with students, who raised the University’s engagement with community financial institutions as an issue.
In the walls of beehives, study finds a tool against cancer
A UCMC study has found a substance called CAPE in beehives that inhibits cancer cell growth.
Neuroscience behind ‘Eternal Sunshine’ has become a reality
Memory modification has had success reducing effects of PTSD.
Pritzker students win fellowships after pressing for community health
Two University medical students are among 250 to receive fellowships for working on community health projects.
Food may soften the pain of chemo, UCMC study says
Cancer medication may lose some of its edge if taken with food, a study suggests.
$2 mil gift will send budding human rights lawyers abroad
More law students interested in human rights will have the means to enter program.
As Harvard declines to reinvest, U of C sticks with HEI
Harvard University has decided not reinvest in the controversial hotel company.
Slang Bang vents, hip-hop follows
Onstage and online, a custodian hones his craft
Celebrity donation supports local pastor’s dream
Local pastor raises enough money to convert abandoned motel into a community center.
New ice cream parlor dishes Hyde Park flavor
Kilwins, an ice cream and candy store based out of Old Town, will open a new location in Harper Court.
Hyde Park pols target Rahm ahead of G8
Local Aldermen voted against allowing the Mayor to award contracts without City Council approval.
With robotics, a defter touch is possible
A U of C, Cornell team has made a breakthrough in prosthetics.
In new district map, minorities wary of marginalization
Advocacy groups are threatening litigation, arguing that the new district lines under-represent their constituencies.
High heels and higher education
Students from the UChicago branch of Organizing for Action (OFA)—a continuation of the national coalition which worked to re-elect President Obama—showed their support for Senate Bill 649, the Safe Schools, Safe Communities Act of 2013, by attending a gun violence…
Obama targets tuitions, with blame to go around
Obama charged Congress and colleges alike with the task of keeping tuition rates low.
Two Booth professors appointed to Group of 30
Two Booth professors will serve on an international body of economists and financial thinkers.
UCMC professor dissects the kidney industry
About 4,000 people die annually in the United States due to lack of kidney donors, and another 86,000 patients are on the waiting list, making kidney failure a growing problem for the medical industry, according to a talk by professor Lainie Friedman Ross.
With new Ex Libris, coffee’s bold return
The student-run coffee shop, which once occupied the A-Level, reopened Monday morning on the first floorof the Regenstein library after months of construction work.
Grappling with school reform, panel digs for answers
Professors at the School of Social Service Administration joined education experts in a panel discussion of school reform.
Citing 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.
Blue Scholars teach hip-hop a lesson
These performers connect the Northwest and Midwest through a love for simply “good rap music.”
Ovarian cancer thrives on belly fat, study shows
A UCMC study has found a link between excess abdominal fat and the spread of ovarian cancer.