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‘Liberal’ has become a term of derision in US politics – the historical reasons are complicated

Kevin M. Schultz is Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he specialises in 20th- and 21st-century American history. In Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals), he explores how the word liberal – and particularly its variant white liberal – became a…

The Conversation

The vaccine that could lower the risk of dementia by 20 per cent

A new study could change the way we understand and treat dementia and other degenerative disorders of the brain

The Independent UK

Judge Easterbrook: Public Universities Should Have Free Hand in Restricting Professors' Teaching

From Seventh Circuit Judge Frank Easterbrook's opinion concerning the denial of rehearing en banc in Kilborn v. Amiridis (see this… The post Judge Easterbrook: Public Universities Should Have Free Hand in Restricting Professors' Teaching appeared first on Reason.com.

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Mom’s ‘Generosity’ Comes With A Monthly Price Tag, New Mom’s Pushed To Pay Up

This woman’s mother insisted on buying things for her first grandchild, but her generosity didn’t last that long. The post Mom’s ‘Generosity’ Comes With A Monthly Price Tag, New Mom’s Pushed To Pay Up first appeared on Bored Panda.

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My Chicago high school paid for college. It’s a model for other community scholarship programs

Getting into college isn’t the hardest part of the journey, a North Lawndale College Prep graduate writes. Black students need more help figuring out how to pay for it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jill Biden, Halle Berry to hit Chicago for event on menopause research and women’s health

Biden visits the University of Illinois Chicago to highlight research on menopause and women’s health; she will be joined by actress and women’s health advocate Halle Berry.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is CTA service getting better? What Chicago commuters told us.

Chicago city transit officials have said L service is getting back on track. Hundreds of riders who answered a WBEZ survey aren’t so sure.

Chicago Sun-Times

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As coal miners suffer and die from severe black lung, a proposed fix may fall short

For decades, miners have called for limits on highly toxic silica dust, which they're exposed to while mining. An investigation shows its impact and the weakness of proposed rules to protect them.

WEKU

He was a star football player. Then he was detained by a state trooper with extremist ties.

The Oath Keepers’ membership rolls included an Illinois state trooper, a campus cop for the University of Illinois Chicago and an officer in a village known as “America’s First Black Town.”

Chicago Sun-Times

New eye disease treatment method could replace injections with eyedrops: Research

A novel chemical created at the University of Illinois Chicago may offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who suffer from an eye condition that causes blindness. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Intermittent fasting vs. calorie counting for weight loss: many of the benefits are similar

“People can count time instead of counting calories,” says a researcher.

Fortune

Greek to me: Students read ‘Odyssey’ aloud at National Hellenic Museum’s ‘Homerathon’

The event, held in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago, includes 13 hours of programming on Friday and Saturday. Volunteers will read the entirety of “The Odyssey” broken into short passages.

Chicago Sun-Times

Your Menstrual Cycle May Be Influencing Your Drinking Habits

A study published in January found that among people who menstruate, drinking heavily tended to coincide with ovulation, especially if on the weekends.

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