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Around the College

Animal Biology

• For Some Plants, it Pays to Be Devoured (Fall)
• Can a Fish Be Mr. Personality? (Winter)

Astronomy

• Sonograms in Space (Winter)

Biochemistry

• Getting a Better Picture of Blood Clotting (Fall)
• Superfamilies: Major ‘Glue Grant’ Uncovers the Power of Enzymes (Winter)

Biological Sciences

• From the Berenbaum Files (Fall)

Chemical Sciences

• A Lifetime of Achievement (Fall)
• Professor Wins One of Science’s Biggest Prizes (Fall)
• A Heartbeat Away (Winter)
• Chemists Invent Simple Sensor for Explosives (Winter)

Collegewide

• Dalkey Archive Press Honored by National Book Critics Circle (Fall)
• Blogging for Science (Fall)
• Nordic Exposure (Fall)
• A Nose Waiting to Be Rubbed (Winter)
• An International Leader (Winter)
• Scholar Chosen to Lead Chicago Humanities Festival (Winter)

Earth Sciences

• Hurricanes are Nurtured in Pouches (Winter)

Economics

• The Economics of Santa and Prison (Fall)
• The Kindergarten Waiting Game (Winter)

Languages and Literatures

• Literary Crisis Fueled National Identities (Winter)

Physics

• Atom-by-Atom Action Shots (Fall)

Political Science

• Political Equality Can Lead to Funding Inequality (Fall)
• At its Extreme, Political Rule Is an Elusive Concept (Fall)

Psychology

• Revising Our Views on Happiness (Fall)
• The Illusion of Safety (Winter)
• Aggression May Be Contagious (Winter)

Student Life

• Chinese Dust Bowl Inspired Award-Winning Student to Study Global Ecology (Fall)
• LAS Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship (Fall)

Writing Studies

• Writing Is on the Rise, Thanks to New Technology (Winter)