NABU fordert Schwerölverbot in arktischen Gewässern
Die jüngsten Zahlen des AWI belegen einen deutlichen Rückgang des Eises in der Arktis. Die Nordostpassage war erstmals über den Sommer ohne Eisbrecher zu befahren. Der NABU befürchtet eine Zunahme der Schifffahrt – und damit ein erhöhtes Risiko für Umwelt und Gesundheit. (more…)
Since joining the University of Chicago faculty in 2010, Hillary Chute quickly established herself as the campus’ resident comics expert. In addition to co-teaching a course on comics and autobiography with famed cartoonist Alison Bechdel, Chute organized a conference through the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, which brought together the world’s leading cartoonists for three days of public conversation. The events of that conference are documented in a special issue of the journal Critical Inquiry, which Chute co-edited with colleague Patrick Jagoda, assistant professor in English Language and Literature and the College. (more…)
