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Stop Wasting Water! New Study Reveals How to Get People to Conserve – And It’s Not Just About Money
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 30, 2025 – As droughts worsen and water shortages hit communities worldwide, a new study in the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis has uncovered a smarter way to get people to save water – without breaking the bank.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Illinois Linebacker Details Concerns Over College Football Returning Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

CBS Sports, July 2, 2020

College football players across the country have begun the process of returning to campus to prepare for the 2020 season during a time when the country is seeing a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases -- the very same virus that sent the players and their fellow classmates home during the winter and spring months. So, it's not surprising that we would see a player openly wonder about what the future truly holds, and on Wednesday, it was Illinois linebacker Milo Eifler voicing his concerns on Twitter.

Laura Albert: Coronavirus Reopening Risks - Here's a Plan to Make Us Safer

Laura Albert: Coronavirus Reopening Risks - Here's a Plan to Make Us Safer

Fox News, July 4, 2020

In response to the new cases, state and local governments are facing criticism for relaxing stay-at-home orders and opening businesses these past few weeks. Instead, many argue the lockdowns should have continued until transmission was virtually stamped out. This criticism is well-meaning but misguided.

Thirteen UChicago Faculty Receive Named, Distinguished Service Professorships

Thirteen UChicago Faculty Receive Named, Distinguished Service Professorships

Company News HQ, July 2, 2020

Thirteen University of Chicago faculty members have received named professorships or have been appointed distinguished service professors. Profs. Clifford Ando, John Birge, Frances Ferguson, Vinay Kumar, Ka Yee C. Lee and Linda Waite received distinguished service professorships, while Profs. Neil Brenner, Junhong Chen, Scott Eggener, Timothy Harrison, Eric Pamer, Mercedes Pascual and Brook Ziporyn received named professorships.

Managing Diabetes at Community Health Centers

Managing Diabetes at Community Health Centers

Medpage Today, July 1, 2020

The number of Americans without health insurance or a primary care physician is astonishing. In 2018, the U.S. Census showed roughly 27.5 million Americans did not have health insurance at any point during the year, and that number is growing. Meanwhile, the number of people without a primary care physician is also rapidly rising. As a result, use of community health centers (CHCs) across the U.S. is at an all-time high. With almost 1,400 centers located across the U.S., CHCs reduce patient barriers such as cost, lack of insurance, distance, and language.

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