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Many argue the key to helping low-income Americans eat healthier is eliminating food deserts. A new study suggests this doesn't help.
According to a new study, a small portion of a site can yield thousands of objects, adding up to millions of dollars.
There has been a dramatic rise in life-threatening food allergies in the last few decades. Antibiotics, poor diet and C-sections have all been implicated. Now new evidence points to gut microbes.
An evolutionary biologist makes the case that there's no reconciling science and religion. In the search for truth, one tests hypotheses while the other relies on faith.
A New York judge will decide whether Trump owes more than $2.8 million in restitution.
The Houthis belong to the Shiite branch of Islam. The Houthi insurgency began in the early 1990s, spurred in part by growing influence of different Sunni branches of Islam.
New research confirms that people tend to rush to judgment, in spite of believing their own decisions and those of others are carefully based on lots of evidence and data. And that can be good or bad.
Coastal real estate prices appear to be taking a hit, but mostly in neighborhoods with more climate change believers.
Author Salman Rushdie's book goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs and challenges some of the most sensitive tenets.
In a completely new approach to treating addiction, researchers use genetically engineered skin cells to inactivate cocaine and block cravings and addiction in mice.
Madrasas, or Islam-centered schools, have long spread knowledge and literacy throughout the Muslim world. However, can they prepare students for today's tech-based economies?
There are other ways for the state to make the president's tax returns part of the public record that are more likely to work.
With Pope Francis recently elevating a Pakistani archbishop as cardinal, a scholar traces the history of persecution of the 2.5 million Christians of Pakistan.
Things and experiences that once seemed so enjoyable usually grow dull over time, something known as hedonic adaptation. Chopsticks offer one way to get some of that pleasure back.
Food plays an integral role during the 30-day period of Ramadan. This Speed Read explains how Muslims determine what foods are 'halal,' an Arabic word that means 'permissible.'
Do environmental reviews delay large-scale projects? The Trump administration says yes, but studies show that these reviews lead to better results and can even save time and money.
Like the colonization of Indigenous lands in North America and the squeezing of Indigenous peoples into "reserves," the colonization and appropriation of Palestinian land is unrelenting.
Here's the research that explains why President Donald Trump's limits on transgender military service may be struck down in court again.
Comprendre les mécanismes biologiques du cancer à l’échelle moléculaire, c’est un des buts de cette collaboration franco-américaine interdisciplinaire.
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professeur de biochimie et de biologie moléculaire, University of Chicago
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Executive Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Chicago
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Bunning Food Allergy Professor, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Chicago
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Executive Fellow And Director Of Strategic Initiatives, Energy & Environment Lab, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science, University of Chicago
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Sigmund E. Edelstone Professor of Marketing, University of Chicago
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Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
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Principal Investigator and Project Director of the Global Ethic Project, Parliament of the World's Religions, University of Chicago
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Postdoctoral Researcher at Harris Public Policy, University of Chicago
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Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, University of Chicago
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University and Continuing Education Program Coordinator and Research Associate, University of Chicago
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Assistant researcher, University of Chicago
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Professor, University of Chicago
