University of Chicago

  • Haiyan and Hyatt

    The world’s poor seem to bear the brunt of typhoon destruction more than the  world’s rich. They live in The Ring of Fire. Can’t afford to move anywhere and now can’t go home. Disaster relief is needed. But long-term and sustained recovery takes time. We have come up with pre-fab housing that can withstand heavy…

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  • Berkeley is popular with Asian students. Last weekend, I heard that an acquaintance got accepted and would be travelling to Houston to start college. But many young Vietnamese study abroad chose University of Chicago. It is no surprise  that Ngo Bao Chau, the math wiz, pitched his tent there. Windy city. Cold. Home of Oprah…

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