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Loyola University Chicago @loyolachicago.bsky.social · 1d

Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 9d

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.

She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 9d

RIP Dr. Goodall. 😓

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 11d

Non‐Carious Cervical Lesions in Wild Primates: Implications for Understanding Toothpick Grooves and Abfraction Lesions - Towle - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Non‐Carious Cervical Lesions in Wild Primates: Implications for Understanding Toothpick Grooves and Abfraction Lesions

Objectives In clinical settings, non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) are often linked to abrasion, erosion, abfraction, or a combination of these factors. In archaeological and paleontological rema...

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 21d

Tracking Molar Wear in Captive Baboons: Sex and Age Effects Using a Modified Scott Scoring System - Krueger - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 28d

@andreazupancich.bsky.social

And so, we begin!

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Elna runs on Dunkin’. 🐶☕️

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Let’s go Neolithic!

Two people sitting by a granite millstone, ready to grind seeds.

A man using a sandstone millstone to grind seeds.

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Aug 29

So much happening in the Chew Lab! A dear friend, Dr. Jacopo Cerasoni, is making us Neolithic millstones - stay tuned! And after 350,000 chews, this is what almonds did to the enamel surface - no abrasives required.

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Aug 27

Walking around a rock quarry in ballet flats was not on my bingo card, but looks like we’re going to make some millstones!

Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Aug 25

So excited to have Fulbright Scholar Dr. Berta Morell Rovira in the Chew Lab this semester!

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Jul 28

I want to know the physics involved with this situation. (On campus this morning.)

Grey SUV off road, resting on silver bike racks at a 45-degree angle.

Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Jun 27

LUC takes away email access if you don’t do annual mandatory training. Sounds like a win-win (win) to me.

a man in a suit and tie is talking to a woman in a room .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to a woman in a room .

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Jun 22

Visiting the dire wolves today at La Brea! 🐺

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Jun 18

AMAZING new paper by my wonderful LUC ANTH colleague Dr. Hallett!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Major expansion in the human niche preceded out of Africa dispersal - Nature

Analysis of species distribution models in a pan-African database comprising chronometrically dated archaeological sites over the past 120,000 years shows major expansion in the human niche from 70 ka...

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Jun 18

It was a very special day in the Chew Lab. Former student turned academic sister, Alex Peterson, was in town, & she helped out with Chewie! 🥳😃

Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Jun 13

Super proud of Chew Crew member Gavin, who gave his USRE presentation today! 🦷

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NativeBio Data Consortium @nativebio.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is a big deal! A game changer for Indian Country. Thank you to @nativenewsonline.bsky.social Online for reporting on it and thank you to @macfound.org for listeng to Tribal Leaders and Professionals in the creation of this new fund! nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...

MacArthur Foundation Launches Native Self-Determination Program, Pledges Expanded Support

MacArthur Foundation launches Native self-determination program, pledging deeper partnerships and increased funding for Indigenous-led initiatives.

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · Jun 10

Making my pre-teen clean the lab. 😂

Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · May 21

Chew Crew hard at work!

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · May 20

Can I put my cat in my paper acknowledgments? Just know, Kirby was helping me through this R&R when it comes out. 😂

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · May 17

Nothing like a random dust storm in Chicago to make you wonder if the apocalypse is near.

(It was nothing compared to the one I was in in Egypt.)

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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · May 14

“Rapid Response Research awards are specifically intended to support early- to mid-career health equity researchers whose racial or Indigenous health equity research was interrupted by federal funding shifts.”