Tag: Chicago
Think being a NASCAR driver isn’t as physically demanding as other...
Michael Reid, University of Florida
Imagine an NBA game played outdoors. In August. In Phoenix. Tip-off is at noon....
Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it’s time he...
Jabari Evans, University of South Carolina
Before he was arrested in December 2011, Chief Keef was a 16-year-old budding...
Domestic violence 911 calls increased during lockdown, but official police reports...
Jillian B. Carr, Purdue University
COVID-19 stay-at-home orders surely saved many lives, but a growing number of studies document...
To protect people in the Great Lakes region from climate extremes,...
Nicholas Rajkovich, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
This story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative.
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How much of a difference does the number of kids in...
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University
Chicago’s teachers went on strike in October, suspending instruction for the city’s public school students for 11 days.
Educators in the...
How gambling built baseball – and then almost destroyed it
Rebecca Edwards, Rochester Institute of Technology
Imagine if, after watching the thrilling victory of the Chicago Cubs in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series...
Can parks help cities fight crime?
Lincoln Larson, North Carolina State University and S. Scott Ogletree, Clemson University
The relationship between parks and crime remains the subject of debate.
Some scholars...
As Airbnb grows, this is exactly how much it’s bringing down...
Tarik Dogru, Florida State University
Airbnb has grown exponentially since its founding in 2008 and is expected to soon go public in an initial public...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
