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    Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Dinosaur-size debt

    For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue.
    For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...

    Tags: Travel, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Arts, Marshall Field

    2. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Shark tooth weapons lead to biodiversity discovery

    The shark tooth weapons were the kind of cool stuff that drew marine conservation biologist Joshua Drew to the Field Museum of natural history in Chicago. The postdoctoral researcher was admittedly a bit burned out from a job search and the demands of a...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Biology, Aquaculture, Arts and Culture

    3. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Police: Plant experts can help find West Michigan baby's remains

    LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Authorities are hoping that plant experts will be able to help them find the remains of a West Michigan baby who disappeared nearly two years ago, police said Wednesday.
    LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Authorities are hoping that plant experts will be able to help them find the remains of a West Michigan baby who disappeared nearly two years ago, police said Wednesday. Investigators think that botanical evidence found...

    Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Science and Technology, Courtland

    4. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Field Museum again offers its curators early retirement

    The Field Museum is offering scientists early retirement packages for the third time in five years as the institution struggles to cope with flat revenues and a high debt burden.
    The Field Museum is offering scientists early retirement packages for the third time in five years as the institution struggles to cope with flat revenues and a high debt burden. The offer was distributed Friday to 16 of the museum's 27 curators —...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Arts and Culture

    5. Mar 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Exhibit at Field Museum sheds light on Lascaux caves

    “It's almost too beautiful,” said the first scientist to descend into the Lascaux caves, according to “Scenes From the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux,” an important and highly engaging new exhibit at the Field Museum.
    “It's almost too beautiful,” said the first scientist to descend into the Lascaux caves, according to “Scenes From the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux,” an important and highly engaging new exhibit at the Field Museum....

    Tags: Arts, Artists, Landforms, Caves and Caverns, Gerard Depardieu

    6. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Woman, 92, visits gorilla she cared for as a girl

    Before the rest of the world fell in love with Bushman the gorilla at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, the popular primate captured the heart of a little girl in Africa who helped care for him as a baby.
    Tribune reporter
    Before the rest of the world fell in love with Bushman the gorilla at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, the popular primate captured the heart of a little girl in Africa who helped care for him as a baby. On Sunday, Winifred Smith, 92, and her family...

    Tags: New Year's Day, Lincoln Park Zoo

    7. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Candid Candace: Civic leaders honored at Landmarks gala

    Landmarks Illinois celebrated its seventh and largest fundraiser at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago on March 7, with more than 500 patrons in attendance. Leslie Hindman, John W. McCarter Jr. and Target Corp. were named "Legendary Landmarks."
    Landmarks Illinois celebrated its seventh and largest fundraiser at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago on March 7, with more than 500 patrons in attendance. Leslie Hindman, John W. McCarter Jr. and Target Corp. were named "Legendary Landmarks." "We are...

    Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Human Interest, Medinah, Chicago Loop, Target Brands, Inc.

    8. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Tribune special report: Cultural cash crunch

    In the years before the global financial crisis hit, many of Chicago’s cultural institutions took on major financial risks by borrowing tens of millions of dollars to fund expansions, renovations and other big-ticket projects.
    Tribune reporters
    In the years before the global financial crisis hit, many of Chicago’s cultural institutions took on major financial risks by borrowing tens of millions of dollars to fund expansions, renovations and other big-ticket projects. Some major...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Arts, Culture, University of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    9. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Looming budget cuts at Field concern curators

    Pushing back against a cost-cutting plan to overhaul scientific research at the Field Museum, curators are meeting this afternoon with museum president Richard Lariviere.
    Pushing back against a cost-cutting plan to overhaul scientific research at the Field Museum, curators are meeting this afternoon with museum president Richard Lariviere. Several said they hope to share concerns about his planned restructuring of the...

    Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Education, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning

    10. Dec 17, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Making a bet on Chicago's Italian heritage for 2013

    Silvio Marchetti, who has silver hair and a dry sense of humor most atypical for an attache, tells a story about meeting the late Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, in the mid-1980s. Marchetti, who now heads up the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago, had come from Italy and requested a mayoral audience to talk up the cultural riches of his native country.
    Silvio Marchetti, who has silver hair and a dry sense of humor most atypical for an attache, tells a story about meeting the late Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, in the mid-1980s. Marchetti, who now heads up the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago,...

    Tags: Michigan Avenue, Arts, Italy, Culture, Chicago Mayor

    11. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Signing up for summer camp

    Frigid February temperatures notwithstanding, it's not too early to plan where to send the kids to camp this summer. Throughout the city and the suburbs, a number of museums, botanical gardens and zoos offer hands-on learning experiences built around scientific and environmental principles. Here are just a few to consider, and if you're interested, don't wait — some fill up before the temperatures rise.
    Frigid February temperatures notwithstanding, it's not too early to plan where to send the kids to camp this summer. Throughout the city and the suburbs, a number of museums, botanical gardens and zoos offer hands-on learning experiences built around...

    Tags: Agriculture, Chicago Botanic Garden, Shedd Aquarium, Arts and Culture, Literature

    12. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Save the Field Museum's mammals

    The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was established in 1919 for the purpose of promoting the study of mammals, as well as providing information for public policy, resource management, conservation, and education.  With more than 2,000 current...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Research, Environmental Issues, Science, Arts and Culture

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