University of Chicago

Big Ten academic committee reaches out to UM

2013-04-30 15:53:48

While the University of Maryland won't be able to reap most of the rewards of joining the Big Ten athletic conference until the move becomes official in July 2014, it will start benefiting from its academic counterpart — the Committee on...

Local football players honored at 50th Annual Scholar Athlete Awards Dinner

2013-03-20 19:31:00

Brandon Dixon, Adam Greene, Brady Orem and Marc Badger all are very good football players. But this group of seniors can do so much more, and they were recognized for those talents Wednesday night. They were selected as regional winners at the 50th...

Invest wisely in early childhood

2013-03-15 12:45:00

As we struggle through the fifth year of recession, facing budget cuts, austerity and now the sequester, it may be a good time to re-evaluate our national priorities. Last year, the Reach Out and Read program that distributes books to low-income...

Judge Elsbeth Levy Bothe dies

2013-03-02 11:46:52

Judge Elsbeth Levy Bothe, a well-known former criminal defense attorney who served on the Baltimore Circuit Court for nearly two decades and had a taste for the macabre, died Wednesday at her Homeland residence of complications from a stroke she had...

Raven research defies common wisdom on 'species'

2013-02-15 12:55:00

As the Baltimore Ravens' march to victory in Super Bowl XLVII defied the common wisdom of the sports world, so, too, has an examination of the genetics of their winged namesakes in the western United States led one local biologist to evidence he says...

For Obama and Roberts, second time's the charm

2013-01-20 05:00:00

Inaugurations are more comfortable the second time around. For President Barack Obama and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., it's not likely there will be a repeat in their encore performance of Chief Justice Roberts' flub of the words in the presidential...

Dr. William J. Weiner, UM chairman of neurology

2013-01-07 14:08:00

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...

David B. Simon, former editor at The Gazette in Gaithersburg, will become editor of The Daily Record

2013-01-03 13:19:00

The publisher of The Daily Record announced Thursday that a former editor at several Maryland newspapers will become editor of the Baltimore-based business and legal affairs newspaper on Jan. 14. David B. Simon, 36, will replace Tom Linthicum, who...

Rev. James R. LeVeque, Episcopal priest

2013-01-02 13:02:32

The Rev. James R. LeVeque, a retired Episcopal priest and mathematics instructor, died of kidney failure Saturday at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The Charles Village resident was 81. Born in Cassopolis, Mich., he attended the Howe Military School in Howe,...

Big Ten brings Maryland new chances for study, research

2012-11-22 19:04:00

Few would argue that the University of Maryland's decision earlier this week to join the Big Ten isn't about the money — $24 million a year in television revenue. But university officials are helping to sell the deal with what they argue is a...

Part three: Culture shock

2013-01-14 20:54:00

Tribune Tower was in crisis, and the illustrations of penguins installed in the building's ornate lobby were meant as a constant reminder. With Tribune Co. revenues sliding and managers struggling to adjust to an Internet revolution, executives in early...

Terps to the Big Ten: Good move, poorly handled

2012-11-20 10:01:00

Let the news sink in: The University of Maryland is headed for the Big Ten Conference in 2014. Even 72 hours after it became public knowledge that the school was negotiating to join the Big Ten and a day after it was made official, that's still pretty...

Catholic education reform group Cristo Rey Network has elected Randy Kurtz as its president and chief executive officer. Kurtz succeeds interim president the Rev. Joseph P. Parkes. Kurtz was previously head of Midwest corporate finance at Deutsche Bank.

2013-05-13 12:42:00

Cyclists ride through Midway Plaisance during an Illinois Cycling Association road race on the University of Chicago campus.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Andy Jordan (center) judging Item 264 from last year: "King�s Landing and The Twins are all right, I guess, but we�d rather see something a little more neo-Gothic. Produce a map of the U of C campus that when triggered erects a clockwork version of a campus building of your choice. [175 points]"

2013-05-07 12:05:00