Features
Of morals and markets
Reflections on teaching business ethics at Chicago Booth after the financial crisis.
A singular discovery
Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves a century ago. Daniel Holz was part of the team of scientists that finally found them last fall.
Radical curiosity
Poet and novelist Ana Castillo, AM'79, on feminism, writing, and a momentous education.
The node knows
The Array of Things takes Chicago’s pulse.
Documentary vision
For 50 years, Kartemquin Films has focused its lenses on social forces and the human lives they shape.
Editor’s Notes
Hyde Park glows
On smartphone photography, and a contest.
Letters
Readers sound off
Readers write in to confirm age is just a number; expand on Katherine Dunham’s (PhB’36) Hyde Park history; add thoughts about mortality and the right to aid in dying; diagnose income inequality; redress the Winter issue’s anagram inequality; and more.
On the agenda
Extending inquiry and impact
With new programs and online tools, Mark R. Nemec, dean of the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, hopes to reach broad audiences in innovative ways.
Marketplace of ideas
Expanding college access
How can schools prepare low-income students for success in college?
Course work
What do you know?
Classicist Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer and microbiome expert Jack Gilbert question scientific knowledge.
UChicago Journal
Enhancing Odyssey
A gift from Harriet Heyman, AM’72, and Sir Michael Moritz supports financial aid, internships, and college preparation for students in need.
Field of Dreams
Historian Matthew Briones sees connections between race, sports, and history.
Giant steps
Science fiction author Sylvain Neuvel’s own story is out of this world.
Ocean spray
New research explains sustained eruptions on an icy moon of Saturn.
Jail broken
A landmark lawsuit aims to reform treatment of mentally ill inmates in Illinois prisons.
Cities, decoded
A $35 million gift from two College alumni supports a new hub for urban research.
Interview: Hard laughter
Martyna Majok’s acclaimed new play finds light in the dark.
Citations: Faculty research
Misconduct in the financial advising industry goes unpunished; hit the snooze button on weekends to reduce diabetes risk; a rage disorder has a newly discovered physiological marker; believers in psychic phenomena are happier but less analytical than skeptics.
For the Record: University news
A selection of the latest headlines from UChicago.
Next Generation: Ring of worms
A worm glamour shot reveals the unexpected beauty of science.
William Rainey Harper’s Index: Artscape
UChicago arts, by the numbers.
Fig. 1: Novel data
Assistant professor of English Richard Jean So shows how a computer can help find nuance in prevailing literary assumptions.
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.
Alumni essay
Bowing out
A mother remembers the cusp of her son’s adulthood.
Deaths
University obituaries
Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.
Lite of the Mind
Maze daze
This Botany Pond maze may amaze.