The University of Chicago Magazine

Spring/16

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.

Spring/16

Poet and novelist Ana Castillo, AM'79, on feminism, writing, and a momentous education.

Spring/16

Headed to Alumni Weekend? This year’s edition highlights the arts, but there’s something for everyone. Here are five events that caught our eye.

Spring/16

Science fiction author Sylvain Neuvel’s own story is out of this world.

Spring/16

Assistant professor of English Richard Jean So shows how a computer can help find nuance in prevailing literary assumptions.

Spring/16

Reflections on teaching business ethics at Chicago Booth after the financial crisis.

Spring/16

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.

Spring/16

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.

Spring/16

UChicago arts, by the numbers.

Spring/16

Highlights from the latest alumni news columns.

Spring/16

A $35 million gift from two College alumni supports a new hub for urban research.

Spring/16

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.