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Significant gestures Children who use gestures to convey meaning at 14 months are likely to have larger vocabularies at 54 months—and thus are better prepared for school. Chicago’s Meredith Rowe and Susan Goldin-Meadow report their findings in the February 13 Science. Watch a video that points out how toddlers signal thoughts.

	Speech, privacy, and the Internet A recent Law School conference examined the phenomenon of Internet gossip—particularly the harassment of women on the Web—and discussed possible remedies. Listen to Law School Dean Saul Levmore discuss the Internet’s anonymity problem.
	Crown ends term as trustees’ chair After six years in the post, University Board of Trustees Chair James S. Crown will step down in March. Crown, who also chairs the Medical Center Board of Trustees, will remain a University Trustee.

Chicago in the News

• Los Angeles Times: UCLA researchers study social forces shaping human behavior during war. Dora Costa, AM’88, PhD’93, and Matthew E. Kahn, AM’93, PhD’93, delve into the details of 41,000 Civil War soldiers for a book exploring why some soldiers desert while others stay and fight. (Feb. 19, 2009)

• Chicago Tribune: Recalling a man who made a difference for minority students. As director of the U of C’s Office of Special Programs, Larry Hawkins provided a college road map that many young people followed. (Feb. 16, 2009)

• The New Yorker: The enforcer: a Christian lawyer’s global crusade. Gary Haugen, JD’91, founded the International Justice Mission to offer legal services to the poor in developing countries. (Jan. 19, 2009)

• The Atlantic: How the crash will reshape America. Professor Robert E. Lucas Jr., AB’59, PhD’64, believes “talent-clustering” contributes to economic growth. (Mar. 2009)

From the Editors

The editors of the CORE, the College supplement to the U of C Magazine, have a theory: the T-shirt is a very Chicago form of expression. Now we’d like you to prove it in practice. Send us your favorite U of C T-shirt phrases and stories for an upcoming article. Photos are welcome too. E-mail uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu (with “T-shirts” in the subject line) by March 2.

Contact the Editor at Uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu with any questions or comments.