With winter quarter looming, UChicago reported 481 new cases in the past week, a 109 percent increase from the previous update. The positivity rate increased from 0.52 percent during the last week of fall quarter to 9.45 percent.
UChicago Medicine marked a 10 percent increase in annual investments and spending as part of its commitment to address systemic racism and pandemic-induced health disparities in Chicago.
Cecile Richards, the former President of Planned Parenthood and a current IOP fellow, talked about her career path, partisanship around abortion, and reproductive rights on a state and national scale during a Q&A hosted by UC Dems on May 3.
At the provost’s forum, administrators discussed the past, present and future of public safety at UChicago. #CareNotCops held their forum as a direct response to this discussion.
The event commemorated the launch of the Chicago Police Torture Archive, an online archive of police violence against Black Chicagoans in the 1970s–90s.
In a Q&A with UChicago International Development Society, Robinson shared his opinions on the role of government institutions and the World Bank in repairing global trends of income inequality.
House leadership and upperclassmen expressed worries about how to continue preserving and building house culture, but students are still finding community, friends, and a home in their house.
CBS legal correspondent Jan Crawford (J.D. ’93) spoke with law professor Aziz Huq about the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how judge Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment could reshape the Court.
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