Pro-Palestinian encampment set up at University of Chicago
The students joined a nationwide movement calling for immediate divestment from countries profiting from Israeli business amid the war in Gaza. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
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The students joined a nationwide movement calling for immediate divestment from countries profiting from Israeli business amid the war in Gaza. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
The organizers are demanding the University of Chicago end all partnerships with Israeli institutions – including their ties with any collaborative research, exchange programs, or funding of organizations they claim sell weapons to Israel.
The rain did not slow the march. About 100 students and some faculty came out to demand the University of Chicago cut financial ties with Israel. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
University police were ramping up patrols, and students said other new resources in place help make them feel a bit better.
Public policy students were asked to devise solutions for the city's unfunded pension liabilities.
The grad students proposed the idea to alleviate the city's pension crisis.
The discovery could lead to new means of treating neurogenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Clasen hopes to add to an already historic career that was once in question entirely.
The senior in the College at UChicago has a chance to win a third straight national title - and to add to an already historic career that was once in question entirely.
Garrett Clasen has a chance to win a third straight national title - and to add to an already historic career that was once in question entirely.
The robber took property from the victim before getting back in the silver sedan and driving away south on Ellis Avenue.
Approximately 2,800 nurses at University of Chicago Medicine had been preparing to walk off the job on Thursday over a dispute over staffing levels.
The nurses said since they picketed last month, the hospital has not addressed their concerns over staffing, long hours and burnout.
For Dr. Monica Peek, her mission is far more than medical; she also wants good health and equity for her patients.
Talent is often said to be equally distributed, but opportunity is not. For Dr. Monica Peek, her mission is far more than medical--she wants good health for her patients and equity, too.
The U.S. began conducting the airstrikes on Friday against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups in Syria and Iraq. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Affected employees have been notified throughout the day, and have been presented with a severance package, the hospital said.
A woman, 20, was driving the Jeep heading westbound on Roosevelt when she lost control and struck a barricade and pole – causing it to flip on its roof before coming to a complete stop.
CBS 2 is examining the disparities in cancer patients and death on the city's South and West Sides and how a local hospital aims to tackle the problem. CBS 2's Audrina Sinclair reports.
The workers were on the site for a new cancer care and research pavilion at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Late Thursday, there was no word on what exactly happened, or the workers' conditions.
The gift will support a seven-story 575,000 square-foot cancer care and research pavilion.
A new UChicago cancer care and research center will be Illinois' only freestanding facility dedicated solely to cancer. It is set to open in 2027 and has a total cost of $815 million.
The priorities include a powerful new particle accelerator that could be set up at Fermilab, a telescope to observe the oldest light in the universe, and research to learn more about mysteries such as dark matter.
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies have been seen at universities across the Chicago area.
