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Economic historian Claudia Goldin, AM'69, PhD'72, takes a detective's joy in gathering clues, analyzing data, and reconstructing the stories behind social issues.
Gifts totaling $32.5 million help the public policy school enhance its programs and move to a new facility.
Three UChicago alumni--Mildred Dresselhaus, PhD'59, Abner Mikva, JD'51, and the late Patsy (Takemoto) Mink, JD'51--will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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NBC News (November 13, 2014)
UChicago's Michael Greenstone, LAB'87,is among the authors of an analysis of the "Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule" in the US-China climate pact.
Atlantic (November 12, 2014)
Stephen Lurie, AB'13, argues that the White House alone has the power and influence to make the impact necessary to reform the criminal justice system.
NPR (November 11, 2014)
Arika Okrent, PhD'04, defends the "listicle" as a literary form, not merely a means of mindless distraction.
New Republic (November 6, 2014)
By welcoming migrant workers, law professor Eric Posner argues, rich nations can have a major impact on reducing inequality.
New York Times Style Magazine (November 6, 2014)
Philip Roth, AM'55, revisits his classic Portnoy's Complaint 45 years after its publication and finds himself "shocked and pleased" at his recklessness.
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PERSPECTIVE
Can big data help transform policy making as profoundly as Billy Beane's Moneyball approach improved the fortunes of the Oakland A's?
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FROM THE EDITORS
French illustrators of World War I depicted the arena, the enemy, and the home front with bravura.
See the artwork.
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