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Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota named a Hugo Award finalist

The history professor uses her expertise to build a complex world set in the year 2454 in her sci fi book series. By Sarah Steimer   When...

Mother Jones - Militias Still Have a Safe Space on YouTube; Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses domestic extremism on the video streaming platform

The Week - Medication is already widely used in terminating pregnancies; Article quotes Assoc. Prof. Emeritus Gerald Rosenberg on the legality of abortion pills

New Yorker - DeafBlind Communities May Be Creating A New Language of Touch; Article discusses Asst. Prof. Terra Edwards' work with the Protactile language in the DeafBlind community

CBC - The future of the U.S. abortion battle: Think pills, not clinics; Assoc. Prof. Emeritus Gerald Rosenberg discusses the lack of ability states might have in policing abortion pills

Medical News Today - The mind's eye: Pupil size may be an indicator of aphantasia; Asst. Prof. Wilma Bainbridge comments on study connecting pupil size to an inability for visual imagination

New endowment to help fund undergraduate STEM research, new lecture series

The Marylyn C. Grabosky Initiative in STEM combines the UChicago graduate’s passion for education, advocacy for women, and STEM programs. By Sarah ...

Washington Post - Marcos family once ousted by uprising wins Phillippines vote in landslide; Assoc. Prof. Marco Garrido comments on what led to Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s presidential win in the Phillippines

NewScientist - Will bitcoin succeed in the Central African Republic? Probably not; Article cites study from Prof. Fernando Alvarez on bitcoin usage in El Salvador

The Globe and Mail - The call for Congress to codify Roe v. Wade may be more rallying cry than legal reality; Prof. Amy Dru Stanley discusses polarization surrounding the abortion debate in American politics