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• Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade: unlocking the mysteries of breast cancer: University of Chicago researcher advocates to help women of color fight the disease

  - 2007-10-01

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DON'T PANIC. A breast cancer diagnosis is NOT an automatic death sentence, says internationally renowned scientist and cancer specialist Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade. "It's a disease where we have found new treatments that are saving more lives," she says. "It is not the disease of your...

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• Old folk are still having sex: US study

  - 2007-08-22

  WASHINGTON AFP — Aging people in the United States have active sex lives, unrestrained by age-related sexual problems affecting around half of them, according to a major nationwide report published Thursday. "A majority of older Americans are sexually active and view intimacy as an important part of life, despite...

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• The University of Chicago Women's Business Group Tackles Life Transitions at its Fall Symposium

  - 2007-08-14

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• Master's degrees: 2005-2006

  - 2007-07-12

  MASTER'S DEGREES 2005-2006 All Disciplines Combined AFRICAN-AMERICAN MASTER'S-HBCUs vs. TWIs 2006 Rank Institution State ...

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• Doctorate degrees: 2006-2007

  - 2007-07-12

  DOCTORATE DEGREES 2006-2007 All Disciplines Combined AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOCTORATE--HBCUs vs. TWIs 2006 Rank Institution State ...

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• First professional degrees: 2005-2006

  - 2007-07-12

  FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREES 2005-2006 All Disciplines Combined AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRST PROFESSIONAL--HBCUs vs. TWIs 2006 Rank Institution State ...

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• Sian Beilock; Assistant psychology professor - University of Chicago.(Focus: 25 Women To Watch)(Biography)

  - 2007-05-07

  Byline: Emily Stone Ever give a stunning presentation only to flub the question-and-answer portion? Or gone blank when your boss drops by for an update on a project? The problem may not be a lack of smarts, but other people's assumptions...

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• Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany.(Book review)

  - 2007-03-22

  Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany. By Amy Leonard. (Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Pp. vii, 218. $45.00.) In its rejection of celibacy and the monastic life, Reformation theology eliminated women's opportunity for an independent religious life and...

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• Datebook.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)

  - 2007-01-22

  THIS WEEK JAN. 22: Chicago Chapter of Institute of Internal Auditors presents Security and Audit of Unix Systems. 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive. Fee: $250 members, $300 non-members. (847) 842-1606....

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• Dorothy Louise Poling of Wheaton.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

  - 2006-08-02

  Dorothy Louise Poling of Wheaton Dorothy Louise Poling, 90, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. Services and interment will be held privately at Union City Cemetery in Union City, Ind. Dorothy was born May 11, 1916, in Darke County,...

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