Public sometimes responds unpredictably or late to warnings
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued alerts to the medical profession and the public about the dangers of medications on the market.
Now, a review led by a University of Chicago professor of the effectiveness of the alerts has found they have a mixed and unpredictable record." (read more)
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Contempo dedicates concert to composer Sofia Gubaidulina
Pacifica Quartet, eighth blackbird to perform works of first composer to receive UChicago honorary degree
Excerpt from The University of Chicago News, Feb. 13, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman
"Composer Shulamit Ran describes the music of Russian composer Sophia Gubaidulina as having the power to stop time and put the listener in another world. “She is a legendary and very great composer of our time,” says Ran, the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor of Composition and artistic director of the University of Chicago’s Contempo ensemble.
In June 2011, the University of Chicago presented Gubaidulina with an honorary degree, the first ever given to a composer." (read more)
Excerpt from The University of Chicago News, Feb. 13, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman
"Composer Shulamit Ran describes the music of Russian composer Sophia Gubaidulina as having the power to stop time and put the listener in another world. “She is a legendary and very great composer of our time,” says Ran, the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor of Composition and artistic director of the University of Chicago’s Contempo ensemble.
In June 2011, the University of Chicago presented Gubaidulina with an honorary degree, the first ever given to a composer." (read more)
Monday, February 13, 2012
As some schools plunge into technology, poor schools are left behind
Quickening pace of technology widens the digital divide
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 25, 2012
With contributions from Jessica Tobacman
"Bronzeville got a boost this year when Best Practice High School, which is closing, donated a roomful of the West Side school's computers. But Bronzeville Scholastic's principal, Latunja Williams, says it will take at least $3,000 to update the hard drives, which are too slow to run many current programs.
Two years ago, school librarian Sara Sayigh received a $15,000 grant that paid for many of the computers in the shared homework lab. The rest, however, can be unreliable and can't be easily fixed when something goes wrong." (read more)
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 25, 2012
With contributions from Jessica Tobacman
"Bronzeville got a boost this year when Best Practice High School, which is closing, donated a roomful of the West Side school's computers. But Bronzeville Scholastic's principal, Latunja Williams, says it will take at least $3,000 to update the hard drives, which are too slow to run many current programs.
Two years ago, school librarian Sara Sayigh received a $15,000 grant that paid for many of the computers in the shared homework lab. The rest, however, can be unreliable and can't be easily fixed when something goes wrong." (read more)
Obituary on Elaine Hirsch, 1934-2012: Volunteer for several Jewish organizations
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 24, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Elaine Hirsch, 77, a volunteer with several organizations including the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation in Evanston and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, died of brain cancer Tuesday, Jan. 3, at her home in Highland Park, said her daughter Beth Handt."
(read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Elaine Hirsch, 77, a volunteer with several organizations including the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation in Evanston and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, died of brain cancer Tuesday, Jan. 3, at her home in Highland Park, said her daughter Beth Handt."
(read more)
Obituary on Jack Rosen, 1930-2012: Longtime lawyer was member of Sam's Wine & Spirits' founding family
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 20, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Jack W. Rosen, 81, of Highland Park, a practicing lawyer for 56 years, died of colon cancer Saturday, Jan. 7, in the Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center in Skokie, said his daughter Betsy.
Mr. Rosen's parents started what became Sam's Wine & Spirits, in the mid-1940s. His brother, Fred, took over the business while Mr. Rosen chose to pursue a legal career, although he was always available to provide advice and counsel, his family said." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Jack W. Rosen, 81, of Highland Park, a practicing lawyer for 56 years, died of colon cancer Saturday, Jan. 7, in the Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center in Skokie, said his daughter Betsy.
Mr. Rosen's parents started what became Sam's Wine & Spirits, in the mid-1940s. His brother, Fred, took over the business while Mr. Rosen chose to pursue a legal career, although he was always available to provide advice and counsel, his family said." (read more)
Obituary on Arthur 'Lefty' Goldfeder, 1911-2012: Star of 16-inch softball in Chicago, hall of famer
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 13, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Arthur "Lefty" Goldfeder was a 16-inch softball legend whose speed and prowess at the plate earned him a spot in the sport's local hall of fame. Mr. Goldfeder, 100, died of natural causes Saturday, Jan. 7, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said his granddaughter, Carolyn Goldfeder. He was a resident of Oak Lawn." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Arthur "Lefty" Goldfeder was a 16-inch softball legend whose speed and prowess at the plate earned him a spot in the sport's local hall of fame. Mr. Goldfeder, 100, died of natural causes Saturday, Jan. 7, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said his granddaughter, Carolyn Goldfeder. He was a resident of Oak Lawn." (read more)
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