DNA Sequencing Facility - Provides DNA analysis to clients within and outside of the university. Part of the Cancer Research Center. Adler Planetarium - Chicago's Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum is a premier public resource for learning about astronomy discoveries and the history of the evolving conception of the Universe. John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy - About the Olin Center, faculty, conferences, lecture series. Cultural Policy Center - The center prepares students for careers in the cultural sector, promotes research on the workings of culture in our lives, and provides forums for discussion on current debates in cultural studies. Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources - Develops X-ray beam lines and makes them available to the faculty and staff of its member universities, and to its scientific members, for frontier research. The James Franck Institute - Conducts research and sponsors colloquia on chemical materials. Chapin Hall Center for Children - A research and development center dedicated to bringing sound information, rigorous analyses, innovative ideas, and an independent perspective to the ongoing public debate about the needs of children and the ways in which those needs can best be met. University of Chicago Materials Center - Focuses on discovery and expertise in new materials. Site include resources for students, faculty, researchers, and industry. Office of Technology and Intellectual Property - UCTech works with researchers -faculty, students, or staff - at the University of Chicago to assess the commercial potential of new ideas. UCTech's goals are to disseminate new ideas so the public can benefit from discoveries, and to generate revenues for research and education. ARTFL Project - Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language. The Ben May Department for Cancer Research - A collection of laboratories that advances cancer treatment by answering fundamental biological questions and by finding applications for new scientific developments. The Center For Health Administration Studies (CHAS) - Conducts interdisciplinary studies of local, national, and international health services delivery. Evaluates medical care delivery, social services, and public health. Research at Chicago - Highlights the recent research topics on campus. Comprehensive Cancer Center - Treatment, research resources, events and programs, UC staff resources. NORC--The National Opinion Research Center - The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) conducts survey research in the public interest for government agencies, educational institutions, private foundations, non-profit organizations, and private corporations. Center for Early Childhood Research - A comprehensive research program involving scholars who study the biological, psychological and social factors that affect the cognitive development of young children. Franke Institute for the Humanities - A research center and a public venue that offers both a dedicated physical place for humanistic thinkers to do their work and a catalytic initiative to examine and discuss the best current ideas on humanities topics.