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Toshio Narahashi, 1927-2013
An internationally known pharmacologist, Toshio Narahashi headed the pharmacology department at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine for 17 years and was a tenured professor at the medical school for more than 35 years. Many...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Teaching and Learning, Medical Research, Duke University, Japan
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Public defender takes on big task in Boston bombing case
ReutersBy Ross Kerber and Scott Malone BOSTON, April 23 (Reuters) - As Massachusetts' top public defender, Miriam Conrad has represented people charged with everything from drug violations to plotting to fly a remote-controlled plane full of explosives into the...Tags: Laws, The Miami Herald, Prisons, Terrorism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Northwestern presents new student center design to students
For RedEyeAn 800-seat ballroom and a two-story sports bar are just two of the additions future students at Northwestern University can hope to see under a new student center concept design that was presented to the university's Associated Student Government last...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Northwestern students write for 'All My Children'
Two decades after she honed her writing skills at Northwestern University, Chicago native and soap opera pioneer Agnes Nixon created “All My Children.” It ran on ABC from 1970 until it was cancelled in 2011, but it relaunches online next...
Tags: All My Children (tv program), ABC (tv network), Hulu
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UIC launches $10M seed fund to advance startups
Tribune reporterThe University of Illinois at Chicago is launching a $10 million fund to help inventions advance from the research stage toward potential commercial opportunities, becoming the latest academic institution in the area to channel increased resources...Tags: University of Chicago, Drugs and Medicines, Research, Invention and Innovation, HIV
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Is it jazz, classical, Western, Eastern? Simon Shaheen defies labels
For more than three decades, the Palestinian oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen has relentlessly championed his soft-spoken instrument across America and beyond. He has penned solo works, pieces for oud with wind quintet and string quartet and compositions...
Tags: Music, Lincoln Center, Howard Reich, Manhattan (New York City), Entertainment
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'Big Fish' writer chats with the minnows
A group of influential screenwriters will converge on Chicago this weekend, including Lucy Alibar (whose script for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was nominated for an Oscar this year) and Bob Gale (who wrote all three "Back to the Future" films). They'...
Tags: Gary Cole, Scrubs (tv program), Glee (tv program), The New Girl (tv program), The Second City
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Taking the less-known route
If you can't get in — or can't afford — a top business school, is an MBA from a lesser-known school worth it? The answer depends largely on the student. Those gunning for the top of the organizational chart, and without the networking...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of Illinois Springfield, Manufacturing and Engineering, Finance, Bank of America Corp.
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Floral shop includes charity in its arrangements
For RedEyeThe phrase "two guys opened a floral shop" sounds like the punch line to a bad joke. But helping low-income students in Chicago is a serious mission for entrepreneurs Steven Dyme, 22, of Wilmette, and Joseph Dickstein, 23, of the West Loop. The...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Schools, West Loop, Graduation, Chicago Loop
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Exploring the job market
The job market is beginning to improve for MBA graduates as global companies start to focus on growth following a few years of hiring caution. To be sure, this isn't the job market of the early 2000s, when the jobless rate held between 4 and 6 percent,...
Tags: Marketing, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Chicago, Labor Markets
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Bach Week at 40: Festival thrives by keeping the musical mix fresh
One sign that spring has really and truly sprung hereabouts is the annual Bach Week Festival. This year's four-concert celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach's music and related works marks an important milestone: the festival's 40th season. Programs will...
Tags: Grant Park Chorus, Music, Sports, Entertainment, Festive Events
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U.S.-born kids have more allergies, asthma
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids and teens who are born abroad and immigrate to the United States are about half as likely to have asthma and allergies as those who are born in the U.S., according to a new study. Researchers surveyed the parents of 80,...Tags: Medical Research, Allergies, Science and Technology, Immigration, Asthma
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