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Dr. William J. Weiner, UM chairman of neurology
Dr. William J. Weiner, a professor and chairman of the department of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who was nationally known for his work with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, died Dec. 29 of multiple myeloma...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Colleges and Universities, Berkeley (Cook, Illinois), Huntington's Disease, Health and Safety at School
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National Western Stock Show Jan. 14-19 in Denver, Colo.
For many ranch families, the holidays aren't over until the National Western Stock Show (NWSS). Hundreds will make the trip to Denver, Colo., this January to join in on the 107-year-old tradition. Angus events kick off Wednesday, Jan. 16 and continue...Tags: Travel, Genetics, Biology, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Illinois' presence shrinks at U. of I.
Six years ago, when University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials announced plans to enroll more undergraduates from outside the state, the public outcry was so intense that the plan was scrapped within a week. But despite the university's...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, Financial Aid, University of Missouri , Chicago Charter Schools
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Add David Foster Wallace to 'unlikable' pantheon
The last time filmmaker Jason Reitman came through town we got into a conversation about unlikable characters. He knows something about unlikable characters: "My first movie was about the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco ('Thank You for Smoking'), my...
Tags: Bachelorette (movie), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Up in the Air (movie), Chicago Reader, David Foster Wallace
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Job or calling?
Introspection is kind of a drag. It requires unpleasant acts like "thinking" and "talking about emotions," and it can rarely be done while watching TV. But like it or not, more and more workers are taking time to reflect on what they do for a living,...
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Facebook, Rex Huppke, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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2 killed in West Pullman shooting: 'Chicago is getting reckless'
Quiltavia Patterson was an aspiring rapper who left Chicago months ago to get her twin toddlers out of harm's way. Jermaine Carter was "the cool guy" in the West Pullman neighborhood who did tattoos. He also preached to his children daily about staying...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Shootings, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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There's an age difference?
While at a party in New York City, Steve Koenig got a nudge from his boss. If you hit on that woman, the boss told him, pointing to a pretty blonde, you can come in late tomorrow. Koenig, who at the time worked chartering private planes, obliged —...
Tags: South Beach (Miami Beach, Florida), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Punishment, Colleges and Universities, Yale University
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U. of I. student from Lake in the Hills killed in hit-and-run
A Lake in the Hills man attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign died this morning after being severely injured in a hit-and-run collision late Friday, authorities said. Anthony G. Pauls, 22, was declared dead at 7:54 a.m. at Carle...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign County (Illinois), Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Lake In the Hills
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Workers' uphill 'Fight for 15' in a tough economy
The protest march on North Michigan Avenue early Thursday afternoon by members of the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago was probably futile. The membership of this independent, newly formed union — drawn from retail and restaurant...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Magnificent Mile, Soups, Career and Workplace, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Transitioning into the burgeoning health field
In 2011, the first of the baby boom generation reached age 65. Since then and until the year 2029, it is estimated that boomers will turn 65 at a rate of about 8,000 per day, according to AARP. This generation has impacted a number of institutions in...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science and Technology, Students, Colleges and Universities, Health Treatments
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Mildred Baltz, 102
Mildred “Neale” Baltz died Saturday, Oct. 6, at age 102. Neale was born on a dairy farm in Bealeton, Va., one of nine children of Wayland Dunaway Neale and Mary Virginia James Neale, on Oct. 23, 1909. The Neale children drove a horse-...
Tags: Columbia University, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Coral Gables, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Colleges and Universities
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Prosecutors Drop Quest for James Holmes' Notebook
CNNAURORA, Colo. -- Prosecutors in the Colorado movie theater shooting on Thursday abruptly dropped their effort to gain access to a notebook written by suspect James Holmes, who appeared in court looking engaged and without the orange hair he had in...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science and Technology, Aurora, Teaching and Learning, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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