Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...

The University of Chicago Law School has launched a mentorship program to increase interest and provide support for students seeking careers in the public interest field, an area in which it trails ...

Two obesity drugs are among the six new medications that could get faster FDA review under a new pilot program open to products addressing certain national health priorities. Rare and infectious ...

Simple interest is paid only on the principal, e.g., a $10,000 investment at 5% yields $500 annually. Compound interest accumulates on both principal and past interest, increasing total returns over ...

If you have outstanding state tax debt in Illinois, you have until Nov. 17 to take advantage of an amnesty program allowing people and businesses to avoid the penalties they've racked up. The amnesty ...

U ndergraduate writing programs introduce college students to the rhetorical and argumentative structures they will be expected to master during their four years on campus and beyond. Learning the ...

Journal Editorial Report: Obama pushes California’s Prop 50 ahead of election day. With most of Washington shut down, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recalled employees to ensure that one statistic was ...

In a recent write-up, [David Delony] explains how he built a Wolfram Mathematica-like engine with Python. Core to the system is SymPy for symbolic math support. [David] said being able to work with ...

A new loan program through the Ohio Treasurer’s office is designed to give the state’s small businesses flexibility they need to hire or purchase equipment. Buckeye Business Advantage provides low ...

Starting in autumn quarter 2025, the University will begin a multi-year restructuring of the undergraduate writing program, which had previously run concurrently with the humanities Core sequence.