Today’s college graduates enter a world where people still respect science, but question the authority of the scientific community, Atul Gawande argues in The New Yorker.
Madeline Conway
Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade as a metro intern.
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Walgreen Ends Deal with Blood-Testing Company
Walgreen Co. severed ties to blood-testing firm Theranos as federal regulators prepare to announce possible sanctions stemming from problems with tens of thousands of blood tests.
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The Q&A: Elmer Bernstam
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Elmer Bernstam, a professor at the School of Biomedical Informatics and McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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The Brief: Trump Meets Opposition from Texas Democrats, and a Donor
Donald Trump made headlines in Texas this weekend for two reasons — his own two-day fundraising swing here and the attention Texas Democrats paid him at their state convention in San Antonio.
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The Brief: One Year Into His Bid, Trump Rallies Dallas
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee spends the first day of a two-day trek through the Lone Star State with a boisterous, free-wheeling rally at Gilley’s in Dallas.
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Bernie Sanders’ Texas Supporters Vow To Press His Agenda
At a unity press conference this week, a Sanders representative says his base will not take their “foot off the gas” on pushing the Vermont senator’s key proposals.
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The Brief: Donald Trump Comes to Texas
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee kicks off a two-day tour of Texas full of fundraisers and rallies with protesters at the ready for his arrival.
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The Brief: Trump Continues to Divide His Party
The presumptive GOP nominee’s recent statements have some Republican leaders less than enthusiastic about their party’s choice; Trump also runs into problems finding a venue for a Thursday rally in North Texas.
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The Q&A: Tim Loftus
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Tim Loftus, a faculty member in the Department of Geography at Texas State University and chair in water conservation at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
