Jan–Feb/13

Running the numbers on UChicago’s most celebrated statistician.

Jan–Feb/13

A new University program helps Chicago high school students navigate obstacles to college.

Jan–Feb/13

Co-op admirers commemorate its move with a parade honoring the literary labors they love.

Jan–Feb/13

Researchers test our hard-wiring for morality and justice, discover how chemical signals from cells spread ovarian cancer, detect dim stars that shed light on dark energy, and prove that it’s not the thought that counts.

Jan–Feb/13

A gift revs UChicago’s entrepreneurial engine, the Renaissance Society names its first new director in 40 years, and a new dorm will rise after Pierce meets its demise.
Jan–Feb/13

Benjamin Elijah Mays, AM’25, PhD’35, was the conscience of the civil rights movement.

Jan–Feb/13

Isaac Tobin’s designs for University of Chicago Press books provoke readers to take a deeper look.

11.30.2012

A former player traces UChicago’s oblong football history, from dominance to disappearance to happy coexistence with the school’s academic culture.

11.15.2012

An Indianapolis library dedicated to Kurt Vonnegut, AM’71, explores the emotional layers of the author’s life and work.

Nov–Dec/12

Physicist Joe Incandela, AB’81, SM’85, PhD’86, masters the art of discovery.

Nov–Dec/12

A look back at the University’s first provost and a look ahead to his successors’ challenges.

11.01.2012

Investing in the pursuit of knowledge, physicist Joe Incandela says, is a sign of a healthy civilization.