Michael Bishop

Texas judge lifts order that halted work on Keystone XL pipeline

2012-12-13 15:11:00

HOUSTON� -- A Texas judge has lifted a temporary restraining order that had stopped oil company TransCanada from building a portion of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline through the eastern part of the state. The decision came after Michael Bishop,...

Keystone's 'dilbit' problem

2012-12-13 00:00:00

"Dilbit" — drop the word in casual conversation and listeners might think you're talking about the comic strip engineer who can't get a date. But dilbit actually stands for "diluted bitumen," a heretofore obscure oil industry term that may soon be...

Judge temporarily halts Keystone XL pipeline in Texas

2012-12-11 11:38:00

HOUSTON -- A Texas judge has temporarily stopped oil company TransCanada from building a pipeline designed to carry tar sands oil from Canada through eastern portions of the state to the Gulf Coast. The decision came after Michael Bishop, 64, a...

Kansas State's Bill Snyder may get shot at redemption for 1998

2012-10-25 00:00:00

Mike Riley is an obvious coach-of-the-year choice given the double-double (with fries) charge he injected into an Oregon State team that finished 3-9 last year. The Beavers are 6-0 for the first time since 1907 and deserving of top-10 accolades. Bill O'...

Big Ten gets an ESPN 'GameDay' close-up, deserved or not

2012-09-27 00:00:00

It must be a slow week if ESPN's "GameDay" is headed to the Big Ten Conference, which doesn't have a title-eligible school ranked among the top 19 of the Associated Press media poll. Close-as-it-gets No. 20 Michigan State is locking down for its...

Weird Tales editor Ann VanderMeer exits

2011-08-23 16:35:08

Latin Grammy nominees announced: Alejandro Sanz and Camila among top contenders [UPDATED]

2010-09-08 16:35:26

Firing of UCSF dean a climax to years of disputes over finances

2007-12-16 00:00:00

On Monday, three days before his ouster as the dean of UC San Francisco's prestigious medical school, Dr. David A. Kessler met with the university's chancellor for his regular weekly meeting. The two discussed such routine matters as spending on...

UCSF dean is fired, cites whistle-blowing

2007-12-15 00:00:00

Dr. David A. Kessler, dean of the UC San Francisco School of Medicine, said Friday that he was fired from his post after raising questions about alleged financial improprieties at the school, one of the nation's most prestigious. Kessler, formerly a...

Small spark can mean disaster for home

2008-11-18 00:00:00

The Haroutounians set off for their home on Big Horn Mountain Way confident it had survived the firestorm. They had a barrel tile roof, boxed eaves, brick and stucco siding. They had just cut down three trees near their house and cleaned out the rain...

Bruce & Jenn's Fiesta Bowl Blog

2013-01-03 10:36:00

The Wildcats are in Arizona preparing for Thursday's Fiesta Bowl game against the Oregon Ducks. Bruce and Jenn are following all of the Fiesta Bowl action from the University of Phoenix. They'll update this blog throughout the week, so be sure to...

Collin Klein heading to New York City for Heisman ceremony

2012-12-04 15:38:00

Collin Klein is ready to represent Kansas State University in New York this weekend. But, he says he sees the Heisman Trophy as more of a team honor than an individual one. Before heading to NYC for the Heisman Trophy ceremony, the senior quarterback...

Gov. Pat Quinn and University President Robert Zimmer, right in blue tie, listen to Dr. Michael Bishop during a tour of the new University of Chicago Care and Discovery Center.

2013-01-14 00:00:00

Michael Bishop, right, is cheered by supporters as he heads into the Nacogdoches County Courthouse on Thursday. Bishop is battling TransCanada, which wants to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline across his land in East Texas.

2012-12-13 14:41:00

Dr. Michael R. Bishop, 53, has been appointed professor of medicine and director of the hematopoietic stem cell transplant program at the University of Chicago Medicine, effective November 15, 2012.

2012-11-12 20:43:00