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May–June/12
Chicago researchers use a galactic zoom lens, examine how European Jews resisted genocide, quantify what doctors ask patients about sex, and reconsider the moon’s origin.
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04.12.2012
Thirty-eight student projects win money from “uncommon” project.
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03.29.2012
A class on Invisible Man raises questions about rereading.
Jan–Feb/12
Chicago researchers find empathy in rats, the positive effect of negative criticism, the cancer risk of a big belly, and the importance of language to young children’s identity.
Mar–Apr/12
Strategist David Axelrod will lead a campus institute designed to be an ROTC for public service.
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02.10.2012
UChicago students don masks and capes for a masquerade at the Smart Museum.
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01.23.2012
Before they were friends, Lauren Berlant and Kimberly Pierce were teacher and student—but they’ve always been great talkers.
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01.18.2012
Alumni at Taking the Next Step gave 900 students hope that career success is possible beyond graduation.
Jan–Feb/12
Students often continue to collaborate with professors after earning their degrees. Sometimes, as in these four examples, those relationships move beyond collegial to true professional and personal friendships.
Nov–Dec/11
A homebody with a hitchhiker’s heart, Bonnie Jo Campbell writes stories that cover a lot of ground.
Nov–Dec/11
Mandeep Bedi, AB’10, who died trying to help his injured wife, left a colorful legacy.