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12 hrs ago | The Courier-News

Local cops mobilized for NATO summit found little violence

Now it can be told - what the 50 police officers from Kane and McHenry counties did while they were mobilized to help control crowds during last week's NATO conference in Chicago.

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Related Topix: Elgin, IL, Riot

22 hrs ago | Switched

Maya History Suggests Trade Patterns Played Key Role In Collapse

This undated image shows the Uxmal Mayan ruins. New research suggests trade patterns in Maya history could have played key role in Maya collapse.

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Yesterday | Daily Kos

Strike on: Uic Workers Vote To Walk Off May 30

More than 80 percent of University of Illinois Chicago medical support staff will engage in a three-day strike starting May 30 unless they reach a new contract agreement with administrators.

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Yesterday | Bellingham Herald

Driving forces at the new LeMay-America's Car Museum

Roads traveled: Lawyer; vice president for Advancement, University of Illinois at Chicago; fundraiser, fundraising consultant.

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Related Topix: Gig Harbor, WA

Sat May 26, 2012

Weirton Daily Times

Quick Takes

APPOINTED: Dr. Bonita Berryman-Gilliam, a psychology instructor at the University of Phoenix and former resident of Brooke County is the latest addition to the alumni board of directors at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a group of 12 educators and administrators who serve the undergraduates and graduates of the school's College of ... (more)

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, University of Phoenix, Medicine, Nursing, Argosy University

Examiner.com

Quick hits: Senior women's finals at the Secret U.S. Classic COMPETITION

Announcer: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the UIC Pavilion on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus." Let's get ready to rumble! The crowd SCREAMS for Liukin, Wieber, Memmel as introductions are made.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Naperville Sun

Dr. Oh-Hoon Kwon joins Edward Cancer Center

Kwon, a native of Palatine, is board certified in radiation oncology and is a member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Palatine, IL, Chicago, IL, University of Chicago

The Glittering Eye

Peak Obsidian

New research from the Field Museum and UIC suggests that a decline in the availability of obsidian may have been instrumental in precipitating the decline in the high civilization of the Maya: "Our research strongly suggests that changing patterns of trade were instrumental in prompting the 'Maya collapse,'" said Gary Feinman, curator of ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science, Anthropology

Kane Co. Chronicle

Heart's desire: Geneva grad looks forward to cardiology career

Geneva High School senior Rohan Patel decided he wanted to be a doctor when he was in eighth grade.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cardiology, Geneva, IL, Dermatology, St. Charles, IL

Knoxville News Sentinel

Sam Venable: Cup in one hand, goblet in the other

Here is the ultimate win-win: Scientists have concluded that two different liquids, both of which I frequently sip, have positive benefits.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, US Military, US Navy

Thu May 24, 2012

Circulation

Dynamin-Related Protein 1-Mediated Mitochondrial Mitotic Fission...

Dynamin-Related Protein 1-Mediated Mitochondrial Mitotic Fission Permits Hyperproliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Offers a Novel Therapeutic Target in Pulmonary Hypertension From the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology , Department of Pathology , Electron Microscopy Facility , and Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology , ... (more)

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Related Topix: University of Minnesota, University of Chicago

Christian Science Monitor

Patrick Fitzgerald, nemesis of Rod Blagojevich, steps down

US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald on Thursday ruled out two options for his next career move, saying he's not wired to run for office and quipping, 'Can you see me as a defense attorney?' Patrick Fitzgerald, US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois listens during a news conference at the federal building in Chicago, Thursday, May 24.

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Related Topix: Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Chicago, IL, Terrorism

WHBF-TV Rock Island

U of Illinois fundraising efforts brings in $2.5B

The University of Illinois Foundation says its Brilliant Futures fundraising campaign ended with nearly $2.5 billion in pledges.

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Related Topix: Illinois

Water Online

American Academy Of Environmental Engineers Presents Grand Prize To...

Representatives from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago attending the American Academy of Environmental Engineers' conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC last month returned home holding the grand prize for university research.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Environmental Law, Law

MediLexicon

Association Between Asthma Medication And Arrhythmias In Children, Young Adults

Use of inhaled anticholinergics has been associated with an increased risk of potentially dangerous heart arrhythmias among young asthma patients, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Wed May 23, 2012

EurekAlert!

Study reveals trade patterns for crucial substance played key role in Maya collapse

Shifts in exchange patterns provide a new perspective on the fall of inland Maya centers in Mesoamerica approximately 1,000 years ago.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Science, Anthropology

Patch.com

Going Global with Summer Language Camps

In this increasingly small world in which we live, hardly anyone would disagree that being multilingual and multicultural is becoming ever more important.

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Related Topix: Alameda, CA, Georgetown University, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Drugs.com

Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat

TUESDAY May 22, 2012 -- New research suggests that young asthma patients who use drugs known as inhaled anticholinergics -- such as ipratropium [ Atrovent ] -- could be more likely than others to suffer from potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat.

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Related Topix: Asthma, Health, Atrovent, Ipratropium Bromide (generic)

Tue May 22, 2012

Newswise

New Book Examines 'the Problem with Survey Research'

Newswise - Social scientists and marketers expressed dismay when the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to eliminate the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, a source of data on income, housing, education, labor force and other demographics.

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Related Topix: us Travel, Travel, Chicago Travel

PhysOrg Weblog

New tool helps decide what drugs to include in health care formularies

A new tool that could provide a useful framework for deciding what medicines to include in drug formularies is presented in this week's PLoS Medicine by the experts from Harvard Medical School and the University of Illinois at Chicago who developed it.

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