Physical therapy and communication science labs research pioneering treatments
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports ACL injury treatment options and cycling as a physical therapy for older adults with Parkinson’s are just a few of the groundbreaking areas of testing for all ages at the University of Pittsburgh’s Physical Therapy and Translational Research Center. My embedded reporting project is at the University of Pittsburgh School […]
Dads who exercise may pass down cognitive benefits to their offspring
Mouse study shows offspring of active fathers are better at learning and remembering By Valerie Nikolas Medill Reports Men, if you want smarter kids, it may be time to hit the gym. When it comes to baby-bearing, women often get the brunt of the responsibility, especially before a child is born. But new evidence shows […]
Cambodia meshes traditional and modern worlds in Khmer New Year celebration
By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports SIEM REAP, Cambodia – Click. I duck. Click click. I take two steps back, one to the left. Click click. I lift my camera. Focus. Click the shutter once, twice more, and spin around, clutching my camera to my chest and catching a stream of cold water on my back. […]
Ride-sharing drivers protest for better pay
By Shannon Longworth Medill Reports Uber and Lyft drivers did a work stoppage today in major cities nationwide. In Chicago, they protested not only for better pay, but also for a cap on the number of ride-sharing drivers. The 24-hour stoppage comes ahead of Uber’s initial public offering on Friday. Photo at top: Uber drivers […]
Northwest Indiana residents grapple with implications of dead swans
By Lauren Robinson Medill Reports Northwest Indiana is a region of many small refuges. For its human occupants, that might be a quiet spot on Whihala Beach facing north, toward Chicago’s glimmering skyline. For wildlife, that might be a bird sanctuary by a casino in Hammond — or perhaps a discharge of warm water from […]
Global coffee prices are lower than ever, so why is your latte still pricey?
By Andrew Sweeney Medill Reports Whether it is just black, mixed with milk and chocolate or thrown together with ice and caramel, coffee in all its forms is a deep-rooted feature of American life. The average price of a cup of joe in the U.S. has gone up by a dollar over the last 10 […]
Rowers in Skokie paddle in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community
By Thomas Ilalaole Medill Reports Chicago Rowing Union (CRU) prides itself on being one of the only LGBTQ+ inclusive rowing crews in the Midwest, and one of few in the world. Its mission is to provide a safe space for the sport of rowing for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. CRU consists of a […]
Living donors gather at Millennium Park to celebrate and promote organ donation
By Jessy Zhou Medill Reports Meeting in front of a kidney-bean-shaped piece of art holds additional symbolism for Kate Griggs. She came to Millennium Park to pose for a photo in front of Cloud Gate — an iconic sculpture better known to Chicagoans as “The Bean” — with others who have donated a kidney or […]
The trials and tribulations of freeze-casting to manufacture materials in space
Medill News Service journalist Lauren Robinson is embedding this spring with Northwestern University researchers studying freeze-casting for a planned space launch. Click the first photo in the gallery above for a photo essay showing how a freeze-casting suspension is created. Krysti Scotti’s enthusiasm for her pioneering freeze-casting work at Northwestern University is contagious enough to […]
StreetWise: The magazine that pays to sell
By Madison Yauger Medill Reports Russell Adams wears a salt and pepper patchwork beard, spirited brown eyes and a crescent moon half smile as he waves to passersby outside a CVS on the corner of Washington and Wells. Bundled in a fuzzy plaid hood and camel brown coat, he clutches the stack of magazines close […]