Misfolded Proteins Accelerate Yeast Evolution Nov 27, 2008
31, 2000) In an achievement that could lead to new techniques for genetic manipulation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers at the University of Chicago have altered a protein to transmit a. (Aug. (Science Daily)
14 Drugs Identified As Most Urgently Needing Study For Off-label Use Nov 27, 2008
Stafford collaborated on the research with lead author Surrey Walton, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacy administration at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and other researchers at UIC and the University of Chicago. At the top of the list was quetiapine (brand name Seroquel), an antipsychotic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1997 for treating schizophrenia. (Science Daily)
Obama taps Paul Volcker to head new economic panel Nov 27, 2008
Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist who was a leading economic adviser to the Obama presidential campaign, will be the top staff member of the advisory board, the president-elect said, calling him "one of America's most promising economic minds, known for his path-breaking work on tax policy and industrial organization.". Related Articles. (International Herald Tribune)
Gates to stay on as Pentagon chief, aides say Nov 27, 2008
Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist who was a leading economic adviser to the Obama presidential campaign, will lead the staff of the advisory board, the president-elect said, calling him "one of America's most promising economic minds, known for his path-breaking work on tax policy and industrial organization.". Volcker became chairman of the Federal Reserve in August 1979 as President Jimmy Carter was fighting to rein in the inflation caused by the oil shocks of 1973 and 1978. (International Herald Tribune)
Cubs spread goodwill, do good deeds Nov 27, 2008
In late May, Ryan Dempster, Mike Fontenot, Reed Johnson and Michael Wuertz stopped at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital. In August, Chad Gaudin, Bob Howry and Sean Marshall visited children at Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Barack Obama mentor Abner Mikva warns over Hillary Clinton choice Nov 27, 2008
I worry about the difficulty not that she brings, but that her husband brings, he said over breakfast at the University of Chicago, where he recently retired as a law professor. His entire career since leaving the White House has involved foreign contacts, foreign speeches and foreign contributions, Mr Mikva, also a former US congressman, said. (Times Online)
Obama finds a role for Volcker Nov 27, 2008
The panel's top staff official will be Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist who will also be a member of the president's Council of Economic Advisers. The panel, which will include experts from outside government, will meet about once a month and periodically brief Obama with advice on how to shore up financial markets. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
OBAMA ON THE ECONOMY Nov 27, 2008
Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist and senior economic adviser to Obama's campaign, will be staff director for the new Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Obama told reporters. "At this defining moment in our nation's history, the old ways of thinking and the old ways of acting just won't do," Obama said. (USA Today)
Bozo, Bubbles, and Bus Drivers Nov 27, 2008
The board's chief economist and staff director is Austan Goolsbee of the University of Chicago, who advised Obama during the campaign. (You may remember a small he caused by seeming to soft-pedal Obama's stance on NAFTA to the Canadians. (Slate)
Cancer cases in US decline for first time Nov 26, 2008
"If you look at the overall picture, that really distorts and reduces the realization that there's been a steady increase of non-tobacco-related cancer," said Samuel Epstein, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. Brawley agreed that more needs to be done in the way of prevention. (Boston Globe)
Organ policy improves blacks access to livers Nov 26, 2008
Regional differences in waiting list times are still a big problem, said Dr. J. Michael Millis, head of transplantation at University of Chicago Medical Center. Donated organs are generally offered to local patients first. (MSNBC -- Health)
Chemotherapy Plus Targeted Therapies Shows Improved Survival In Advance-stage Lung Cancer Patients Nov 26, 2008
26, 2008) The combination of traditional chemotherapy agents with targeted therapies called monoclonal antibodies showed no safety concerns and improved survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer according to a study presented at the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, sponsored by ASTRO, ASCO, IASLC and the University of Chicago. See also. (Science Daily)
Advanced Lung Cancer Patients See Improved, Progression-free Survival Nov 26, 2008
25, 2008) Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed following chemotherapy have a higher rate of tumor shrinkage and a longer interval before cancer progression when bevacizumab is added to standard second-line erlotinib therapy, according to a study presented at the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, sponsored by ASTRO, ASCO, IASLC and the University of Chicago. See also. (Science Daily)
Obama to name Volcker to head markets panel Nov 26, 2008
Sources said University of Chicago economist and Obama policy adviser Austan Goolsbee would serve as the panel's staff director. The body will be set up to give Obama an official forum for getting advice outside of normal bureaucratic channels. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Digital age had a watery start Nov 26, 2008
"We used to think of this transition of the neck and skull as a rapid event, largely because we lacked information about intermediate animals," says Neil Shubin, of the University of Chicago, whose study was published last month. "Tiktaalik neatly fills this gap. It lets us see many of the individual steps.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Volcker will head new Obama board Nov 26, 2008
From Goolsbee s official bio: He is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago and a Fulbright Scholar. He [formerly wrote] the Economic Scene column for the New York Times and was the Lead Editor for the Journal of Law and Economics from 2001 to 2004. (Yahoo News)
Cross-donor system planned for region's kidney patients Nov 26, 2008
Even tough critics such as Dr. Lainie Friedman Ross, medical ethicist at the University of Chicago, agree that the paired-exchange system can be fair. Ross has faulted other approaches for discriminating against one group of patients in favor of another, but she said she's ''totally in favor" of Roth's system. The paired-exchange system comes 50 years after Dr. Joseph Murray carried out the nation's first kidney transplant at what is now Brigham and Women's Hospital, using a kidney taken from... (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Believe in Yoga Nov 26, 2008
Yoga may have arisen from the matrix of the old Hindu culture but its roots, according to noted University of Chicago historian Mircea Eliade, can be traced back to the pre-Hindu tradition of Indian shamanism. In modern times the practice of yoga carries little trace of Hinduism. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Investment Talent Is Overrated Nov 26, 2008
In politics, an affable but obscure state lawmaker earning $60,000 a year and $32,000 as a lowly instructor at the University of Chicago Law School in 2003 can become President of the United States five years later. Wall Street and financial markets are the very incarnation of "Extremistan." As Michael Lewis, author of the iconic book, "", observed in his recent essay "". (Human Events Online)
Shut Up About "Michelle's Choices" Nov 26, 2008
"She's serious when she talks about being a mom; that's why our girls are so wonderful.'' It doesn't happen by accident, in other words, or in five-minute snatches of quality time. So we shouldn't judge low-income families by one standard (stay home and read aloud all day; turn off that TV!) and Ivy League graduates by another (you're home with your kids? gosh, sorry to hear that). If parenting is so important, how come Kroft and and maybe most of us at some point act as if no one who could get... (Slate)
Obamanomics A Toxic Mix Of Regulation And Subsidy Nov 26, 2008
He is a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and a professor of law at the University of Chicago, visiting this fall at the New York University School of Law. . (Forbes -- Business)
Oceans 'turning acidic quickly' Nov 26, 2008
WASHINGTON: In a new research, scientists at the University of Chicago, US, have documented that oceans are growing acidic faster than previously thought ... "Of the variables the study examined that are linked to changes in ocean acidity, only atmospheric carbon dioxide exhibited a corresponding steady change," said J. Timothy Wootton, the lead author of the study and Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago ... "Many sea creatures have shells or skeletons made of calcium... (Times of India)
How to improve email communication Nov 26, 2008
In a new article in the current issue of American Journal of Sociology authors Daniel A. Menchik and Xiaoli Tian (both of the University of Chicago) study how we use emoticons, subject lines, and signatures to define how we want to be interpreted in email. The authors find that "a shift to email interaction requires a new set of interactional skills to be developed.". (EurekAlert!)
Inaugural Fundraising And Leadership Nov 26, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. WASHINGTON, DC (Presidential Inaugural Committee)--"The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced today that it will abide by an unprecedented set of limitations on fundraising as part of President-elect Obama's pledge to put the country on a new path. Unlike previous inaugural committees, the PIC will not accept contributions from corporations, political action committees, current federally-registered lobbyists, non-U.S. citizens and registered... (W-USA News, DC)
Obama Says Goodbye To Former Life Nov 25, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama, wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball cap and carrying his Blackberry, leaves the University of Chicago Lab School after playing basketball, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. (AP). (CBS News)
Depression scholar has a reputation for pragmatism Nov 25, 2008
"She also has an incredible ability to take complex ideas and make them simple," said Chang-Tai Hsieh, an economics professor at the University of Chicago who has worked with her. Romer's work has focused on US economic policy as an instrument for sustaining and spurring the economy. (Boston Globe)
Crisis tugs Obama Nov 25, 2008
"The economy has gotten much worse since then," Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist and top Obama adviser, told CBS News' "Face the Nation.". "This is as big of an economic crisis as we've faced in 75 years, and we've got to do something that's up to the task of confronting that," Goolsbee said. (Albany Times Union)
* Obama favors reducing taxes Nov 25, 2008
US president-elect Barack Obama, center, walks with Secret Service detail to the University of Chicago Lab School for a basketball game in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday. PHOTO: EPA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Marine life faces 'acid threat' Nov 25, 2008
Professor Timothy Wootton from the department of ecology and evolution, University of Chicago, in Illinois, says such dramatic results were unexpected as it was thought that the huge ocean systems had the ability to absorb large quantities of CO2 ... Professor Timothy Wootton, University of Chicago. (BBC News -- Science)
Tissue Analyses Indicate Survival Benefits For Some Lung Cancer Patients Nov 25, 2008
24, 2008) Taking small tissue samples from patients with lung cancer and examining them under a microscope (a procedure called histology) is now being utilized to better tailor the chemotherapy treatments to improve survival in some patients with non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study presented at the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, cosponsored by ASTRO, ASCO, IASLC and the University of Chicago. See also. (Science Daily)
Oceans Ten Times More Acidic Than Thought Nov 25, 2008
"The increase in acidity we saw during our study was about the same magnitude as we expect over the course of the next century," said study co-author Timothy Wootton, a marine biologist from the University of Chicago. "This raises a warning flag that the oceans may be changing faster than people think," he said. (National Geographic)
If bankruptcy hits Detroit Nov 25, 2008
The economists Luigi Zingales and Joshua Rauh of the University of Chicago estimated that if General Motors were to collapse, underfunded pension liabilities would cost taxpayers roughly $23 billion. It would still be our choice that the restructuring of blundering auto companies occur in an orderly way and be combined with a national strategy to deliver more fuel-efficient cars. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
What the Obama Family Is Doing for Thanksgiving Nov 25, 2008
The University of Chicago Laboratory School, Malia and Sasha's academic home, gives students a three-day Thanksgiving break from classes ... The Obamas have frequently attended the annual Thanksgiving Day service at University of Chicago's historic Rockefeller Chapel ... Looking at many of those in the President-Elect's circle (aka FOO), there are many with a University of Chicago and/or University of Chicago Laboratory School connection. (Slate)
Scientists show gene mutation may cause immature lungs in newborns Nov 25, 2008
Other key researchers in the study include the lead author, Tanya V. Kalin, and I-Ching Wang, Yufang Zhang, Susan E. Wert, Xiaomeng Ren, Jonathan Snyder, Sheila M. Bell, Lloyd Graf, Jr., Jeffrey A. Whitsett (Cincinnati Children's divisions of Pulmonary Biology, Developmental Biology) and Lucille Meliton (Department of Medicine, University of Chicago). Funding support came from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the National Institutes of Health. (EurekAlert!)
Obama wants swift action on massive recovery plan Nov 24, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama arrived at the University of Chicago Lab School, where he played basketball yesterday. (Charles Dharapak/ Associated Press). (Boston Globe)
Northwestern students named Rhodes Scholars Nov 24, 2008
Yermakova, who also majors in the history of science and logic, has done research in chemical engineering, nantotechnology, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering at the University of Washington, the University of Chicago and Northwestern. Her talents extend beyond academia: She's won national awards as a pianist, and has competed as a salsa and flamenco dancer. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Citi's woes reflect depth of crisis Nov 24, 2008
"The economy is deteriorating tremendously fast," says Raghuram Rajan, a finance expert at the University of Chicago. "The concern is how much more [risk] is there. This stuff seems unbounded. That's what the investor is really worried about at this point.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Michelle Obama's new role prompts passionate debate... Nov 24, 2008
She had been earning more than $300,000 a year as a vice president at the University of Chicago Medical Center. In January, Obama, 44, will become the second first lady in history to have had an active career until shortly before entering the White House, according to Myra Gutin, a scholar of first ladies at Rider University in New Jersey. (The Drudge Report)
McClellan: Why is Northwestern hoops so bad? Nov 24, 2008
It was the first time a team had gone winless in the league on the court (some teams are listed in the Big Ten media guide with winless records because they forfeited games because of various transgressions) since the University of Chicago in 1945-46. "It looked like they were getting ready to make a move, then those guys transferred out," Morris said. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Obama's Most Telling Appointment Nov 24, 2008
During that time, while Obama s daughters matriculated at the prestigious -- and private -- University of Chicago Lab School, thousands of other children Obama was elected to represent were inventoried at Chicago Public School (CPS) warehouses where most are stored for 8-12 years until they are mature enough to either enter the penal system or go off into the real world having mastered the phrase, Would you like to try one of our combo meals today. What did Obama do then. (Human Events Online)
Got a Complex Task? Sleep on It Nov 23, 2008
Practice may make perfect, but not if you haven't slept, suggest studies by Howard Nusbaum, PhD, David Margoliash, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Chicago. Researchers have shown that sleep improves performance of some simple tasks, such as recall of memorized lists. (CBS News)
The turn to online research is narrowing the range of modern scholarship, a new study suggests Nov 23, 2008
James Evans, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, analyzed a database of 34 million articles in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and determined that as more journal issues came online, new papers referenced a relatively smaller pool of articles, which tended to be more recent, at the expense of older and more obscure work. Overall, Evans says, published research has expanded, due to a proliferation of journals, authors, and conferences. (Boston Globe)
GM, Chrysler making deep cuts to hold on for loans Nov 23, 2008
Douglas Baird, a professor who specializes in bankruptcy at the University of Chicago Law School, says the automakers were too vague, giving Congress less information than companies normally give lenders when seeking bankruptcy financing. That's not the way you approach a lender in a work-out. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Call of the 'Wild' Nov 23, 2008
With quarterback Frank Mount Pleasant handing off to Jim Thorpe, the Indians dazzled Amos Alonzo Stagg's University of Chicago, 18-4, to close out a 9-1 campaign. Thanks in large part to Warner, football had changed forever. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Experience prepares Ng for next step Nov 23, 2008
" Ng earned her degree from the University of Chicago, where she studied economics and public policy. She has a reputation as an excellent negotiator and is a student of all aspects of the business of baseball. "I think it's really interesting when you think about what you learned in college and what you learned in the real world," Ng said. "Certainly there are some applications, but I think it's nothing like having been in baseball for 18 years and having seen the changes that we have... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Obamas Choose Elite Private School for Kids Nov 23, 2008
The two girls currently attend the private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where Michelle Obama is on the board. Michelle Obama went to public schools on Chicago's South Side, and undestands the importance of strong public schools, Lelyveld said, and the administration plans to work hard on that issue. (Newsmax)
Obama Kids To Attend Private D.C. School Nov 22, 2008
Malia and Sasha Obama currently attend the private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where Michelle Obama is on the board. MMVIII The Associated Press. (CBS News)
Obama Choosing Deep Experience Nov 22, 2008
University of Chicago economist Austan Goolsbee, 39, who caused a flap during the primaries by purportedly downplaying Obama's opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement, could head the Council of Economic Advisers. Peter Orszag, 39, now director of the Congressional Budget Office, could be White House budget chief. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Midiyanto: Sharing gamelan, 'wayang' with the world Nov 22, 2008
He has also staged wayang shows by invitation at the Sacramento State University and the University of Chicago. Midiyanto learned his wayang skills in Solo at the Performing Arts Senior High School in late 1970s. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Put On A Happy Face: It Helps You See The Big Picture Nov 22, 2008
"A positive mood enhances efforts to attain future well-being, encourages broader and flexible thinking, and increases openness to information," write the study's authors Aparna A. Labroo (University of Chicago) and Vanessa M. Patrick (University of Georgia). The researchers investigated the scientific basis for the simple practice of surrounding oneself with positive things. (Science Daily)
Many challenges face upcoming Obama administration (84) Nov 22, 2008
He served as a lecturer on constitutional law at the University of Chicago and as a member of the Illinois State Senate. He began serving in the U.S. Senate beginning in January 2005. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Two Maroons to compete at Nationals Nov 22, 2008
University of Chicago senior Rachel Venezia of Canton and sophomore Liz Lawton of North Easton and Thayer Academy were selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Division 3 Women's Cross Country Championship Saturday, Nov. 22. Venezia and Lawton qualified for the event by virtue of their performance at the Midwest Regional Championship this Saturday. (Canton Journal, MA)
Obama's National-Security Brain Trust: Way Smart Nov 22, 2008
She also wrote an insightful foreword to the of the manual (published by the University of Chicago Press), in which she grasped the truly radical nature of the strategy, the overhaul in tactics, training, and weapons procurement that its full adoption would require, yet also the risks that it entailsthe danger of becoming enmeshed in endless, unnecessary warsand the still greater demands that it places on informed civilian control. Michle Flournoy, another former deputy assistant... (Slate)
Big Price Drop Raises Deflation Fears Nov 22, 2008
"If you're in the market for a car, you can absolutely get a good deal," said Erik Hurst, professor of economics at the University of Chicago School of Business. "But if you're an automaker and you're looking to produce a car, you're making less profits, you expect either layoffs or workers' wages are going to fall.". (ABC News)
Following Obama’s tracks in Illinois Nov 21, 2008
University of Chicago Law School: Obama lectured here on constitutional law before getting into politics. U.S. Cellular Field: Home of the White Sox. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
South Side Scribblers make their mark on neighborhood schools Nov 21, 2008
The Ray School, St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary, Bret Harte School and the Woodlawn campus of the University of Chicago Charter School all have existing after-school programs, but none could afford the luxury of a creative writing program if not for the Scribbler volunteers. We have a very clear mission, and our purpose is to craft a place where kids can express themselves and create, says Cogan. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Chicago in the News Nov 21, 2008
Booth School s next challenge A Sunday, Nov. 9 Chicago Tribune article examined the unique opportunity presented to the newly renamed University of Chicago Booth School of Business following its reception of a record $300 million donation from alumnus David Booth. At the Thursday, Nov. 6 announcement of the gift, Dean Edward Snyder also described a $100 million matching program to inspire future donors. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Biking adds to a healthy lifestyle, subtracts from costly commute Nov 21, 2008
I ve rarely come across University of Chicago cyclists who need help, she noted. Perhaps they re better prepared than other cyclists. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Iron Age stele reveals early evidence of belief in the soul Nov 21, 2008
Photo by Eudora Struble, University of Chicago ... Photo by Eudora Struble, University of Chicago. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Collaboration in Antarctica and Space Nov 21, 2008
University of Chicago Prof. Donald York said in an email interview with Xinhua, "There are many areas of possible collaboration internationally. One is in developing the completely new capabilities unique to Dome A in Antarctica. A second is in developing new telescopes in space, which have reached a size and scale hard for any one country to pay for, at a level that leads to big gains over past work.". (SkyAndTelescope.com)
* Bush wrong on Uighurs: group Nov 21, 2008
Other signers to yesterdays statement were David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union, a lobbying group that ranks politicians; Richard Epstein, a prominent conservative legal scholar at the University of Chicago; former FBI director William Sessions; Thomas Evans, former co-chairman of the Republican National Committee; Mickey Edwards, former chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee; John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute; and Don Wallace, chairman of the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Removing Part Of Brain Controls Girl's Epilepsy Nov 21, 2008
20, 2008) Surgeons at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital told Jessica Nelson one of the scariest things she will ever hear as a parent: they wanted to treat her daughter's epilepsy by cutting out or disconnecting half of her brain ... (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Chicago Medical Center). (Science Daily)
GM stock soars after historic plummet Nov 21, 2008
69, according to the Center for Research in Security Prices at the University of Chicago. The price is adjusted for splits and other changes. (MSNBC -- Business)
Millennials Invade the Business Schools Nov 21, 2008
So she decided to attend business school, ultimately choosing the University of Chicago. Since enrolling last fall, she has immersed herself in green business activities including co-chairing the Energy Club and taking a new elective on renewable energy that was added at the urging of Hochman and fellow students. (BusinessWeek)
Barack Obama's girls, Malia and Sasha, tour their new lives with ... Nov 20, 2008
The girls currently attend the private University of Chicago Laboratory School, but the Obamas say that they are still weighing up whether to send them to a nonfee paying public school. At Sidwell Friends - Chelsea Clinton s alma mater - students have been told that if they are approached by a reporter to say no comment. (Times Online)
