Features
Into the breach
A law professor offers an inside look at his experience on a presidential panel reviewing how the government protects national security and preserves civil liberties.
Onward and upward
With a string of headline gifts since its public launch, the UChicago Campaign is gathering momentum.
A political education
At the University in the 1960s, Bernie Sanders, AB’64, set out on a path that led to the Senate, and an unlikely place at the center.
Rolling the dice
Chicago Booth clinical professor of entrepreneurship Waverly Deutsch brings theatrical and gaming influences to her teaching.
Heal thyself
The president of the American College of Cardiology advocates a plant-based diet as part of shifting heart disease treatment from “event” to “prevent” focused.
Editor’s Notes
Eyes wide open
Seeing Robie House—and all of campus—anew.
Letters
Readers sound off
Readers weigh in on World War I art; a rare honor for Robert Morrissey, PhD’82; the problems that have befallen Gary, Indiana; the effect of immigration enforcement on children arriving from Central America; the benefits of online education; a UChicago championship ski team; and more.
On the Agenda
Data science meets public policy
Chicago Harris dean Daniel Diermeier discusses the emergence of data-driven public policy and the training necessary for the next generation of leaders.
Course work
Of Montaigne
In a European civilization course at the Center in Paris, Philippe Desan deciphers layers of meaning.
Alumni essays
On common ground
Baseball writer Christina Kahrl, AB’90, found acceptance as a trans woman in the sports world.
The 43-year kidney
Dylan Walsh, AB’05, reflects on the full life his uncle lived with a transplanted kidney.
UChicago Journal
Space time
Two decades of planning by the Fermi Institute’s Tom Economou culminate in a comet landing.
Under the influence
Lawrence Lessig inaugurates the Berlin Family Lectures with a study of institutional corruption.
Labor and love
Doulas can make an important difference for young, low-income mothers and their babies.
Hologram reflection
UChicago astrophysicist Craig Hogan tests the digital nature of space.
Sound principles
The harmonic convergence of mathematics and music.
A sense of mortality
Underappreciated—but, it turns out, important—the olfactory system issues an SOS.
William Rainey Harper’s Index: Policy statement
After 25 years, Chicago Harris keeps growing.
Next Generation: Nuclear tide
Scientists have been at sea about how to extract uranium from the oceans, but a PhD student’s method shows promise.
Fig. 1: Bankers’ rules
Reminded of their professional identity, bankers became more dishonest.
Interview: A fresh page
New Seminary Co-op director Jeff Deutsch talks about his life in books and the future of the beloved store.
For the record: University news
MBL’s successful Hunt, streamlined cancer research, Comer’s expanding pediatric trauma care, honors for diverse leaders and scholars, Hope for the future, and more.
Citations: Faculty research
Disrupting cancer-cell division, buzz as an economic commodity, surgery that relieves apnea and asthma, and a STING operation to fight disease.
Peer review
Releases
The Magazine lists a selection of general interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.
Notes
Highlights from the latest alumni news columns.
Deaths
University obituaries
Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.
Lite of the Mind
Old friends
An appreciation of Harry, Sally, and all the things they said.