Features

A fine balance

A new institute confronts climate change and economic growth as closely linked challenges.

A judge’s journey

Retired federal judge David S. Tatel, JD’66, reflects on how blindness shaped his life and career.

Page proof

An exhibition at the Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center highlights women’s contributions to the craft of printing.

Engineering excellence

Dean Nadya Mason is helping the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering reach new heights.

The longest route

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, an alumna takes the measure of Route 20 and points along the way.

Editor’s notes

Slow down, you move too fast

On all that lies between point A and point B.

Letters

Readers sound off

Your thoughts on the Calumet Quarter, a dean’s generosity, our CMOS quiz, and more.

On the agenda

Academic freedom in focus

In the Chicago Forum’s second year, a landmark gift and an expanding slate of activities.

UChicago Journal

101 acclamations

Two UChicagoans join a distinguished group of Nobel laureates.

Fit to print

The Actuated Experience Lab is creating gadgets that prompt new ways of thinking about technology.

Storytelling, down to a science

A new minor bridges the growing gap between researchers and the public.

Humanities Day, in brief

Highlights from the daylong celebration of arts and letters at UChicago.

School of failure

Marius Aleksa, AB’12, helps baseball players get past the strikeouts.

Interview: Downhill all the way

Seth Masia, AB’70, has devoted his career to the past, present, and future of skiing.

Quick Study: UChicago research roundup

Immune memory and a toothsome discovery.

W. R. Harper’s Index: Smart at 50

The Smart Museum of Art, by the numbers.

For the Record: UChicago news highlights

A selection of the latest headlines from across campus.

Peer review

Notes

A selection of UChicago alumni whose names are in the news.

Releases

A selection of books, films, and recordings by UChicago alumni.

Snapshots

Photos from the archives and readers like you.

Alumni portfolio

Pattern play

Melanie Deal’s (AM’78) mixed-media works blend humor and nostalgia.

Deaths

University of Chicago obituaries

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.

The UChicagoan

Luke Rodehorst, AB’09

Questions for the poet, Google manager, and new Alumni Board president.