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October gold: Nambu wins Nobel Physics professor emeritus Yoichiro Nambu wins the Nobel Prize for his work on symmetry breaking -- a cornerstone of modern particle physics.

	Predator breathed like an eagle Dinosaur fossils uncovered by paleontologist Paul Sereno help show how birds' respiratory systems evolved.
	One for the books: Mansueto library groundbreaking With a 3.5 million-volume capacity, the building will open next to the Reg in 2010.
	Hyde Park's chess set A College fourth-year's film documents the local players' moves.

Chicago in the News

• The Economist: An order for disorder: A way to make motion sensors that can survive extremely high engine temperatures (October 1, 2008)

• The Wall Street Journal: Saarinen's Law School Wasn't Razed: Strong praise for the Law School renovations (October 8, 2008)

• Times of London: Chicago's No. 8 in the Times of London World University Rankings 2008 (October 9, 2008)

• NPR.org: Parting Words: Remembering Hayden Carruth: Carruth, AM'47, won a National Book Award - for his poetry (October 4, 2008)

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