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HYDE PARK — The University of Chicago is pulling $25 million from its endowment to back business ideas from faculty, students and alumni.

The university on Friday announced it will tap into its $7.1 million endowment to provide funding for startup companies founded or that include people from the university or ideas developed on the Hyde Park campus.