By Anthony Raap and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory, Medill Reports
Doug Seccombe couldn’t believe his eyes when he peered into 14-year-old Emmett Till’s metal coffin.
Fifty years after the black teen’s brutal murder in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman, Till’s remains were exhumed in 2005 at south suburban Burr Oak Cemetery.Because of how much time had elapsed, Seccombe, an FBI agent who specializes in forensic evidence, figured Till’s body would be skeletonized. But the remains were remarkably well preserved.
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By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Medill News Serivce
Picasso’s “Old Guitarist” hides a past life of a former painting.
The Art Institute of Chicago x-rayed the painting to reveal the menagerie image underneath of a woman, child and animals.
The Illinois Institute of Technology, in conjunction with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Argonne National Laboratory, hosted a crossroads event Wednesday, bridging the art and science of understanding Picasso.
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WHAT: Chicago Council on Science and Technology Networking Event
WHERE: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive in Lincoln Park (just North of the Lincoln Park Zoo), Chicago
WHEN: Thursday, November 1, 2012, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
COST: Free to members, general attendees $15
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If a threat arises that challenges the foundation of American society, the FBI is on the case.
Whether it’s a terrorist attack, a cyber-attack, white-collar crime, violent crime or espionage, the FBI must quickly and carefully gather evidence that can be introduced in courts throughout the U.S. and the World.
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By Stephanie Sunata, Medill Reports
It sits about two miles above sea level on an icy shelf at the most southern part of the globe. It probes microwaves from the farthest points in space. It surveys the southern sky and scientists hope it will help answer some of the universe’s biggest questions.
The South Pole telescope is one of the pivotal tools scientists use to study the universe. It explores the enigmas of dark energy and was the topic of cosmologist John Carlstrom’s recent public presentation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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By Ted Gregory, Chicago Tribune
Some call the collaboration between the Art Institute and Argonne National Laboratory “Picasso CSI.”
It lacks a heart-pounding chase scene of a TV drama, though, and nothing explodes in flames. But there is a love story, cutting-edge science and a piece of equipment likened to the gun of adventurer Lara Croft, tomb raider in a tight outfit. And there’s eBay.
The end remains unwritten, but the partnership has produced an answer to a heated topic that has vexed the art world for decades: Pablo Picasso was the first artist to use common house paint in his work and spread that practice widely, Argonne said.
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