How the war in Iran is affecting Chicago colleges, from canceled research to uncertain post-grad plans

University of Chicago professor Mehrnoush Soroush has been “unfunctional” since late February.Soroush, who grew up in Iran and whose work in archaeology focuses on the Middle East, has struggled to communicate with her loved ones since the United States and Israel attacked her home country.“My people, my civilians, my family, every part of my country, my cultural heritage, everything is being bombed,” she said.For weeks, and now as the end of President Donald Trump’s two-week ceasefire draws nea...