Brent Staples, AM’76, PhD’82, goes behind the work that earned him one of journalism’s highest honors.

Professor and entrepreneur Maryellen Giger, PhD’85, brings computer-aided breast cancer detection and diagnosis from bench to bedside.

Soccer player Len Oliver, PhD’70, put his own spin on teaching the sport and training its leaders.

Dwight M. Cleveland, MBA’87, collects film posters with an eye for high art.

The fruitful career of Herbert Baum, AM’51, PhD’06.

Ethnomusicologist Aileen Dillane, PhD’09, says traditional music remains a cornerstone of Irish identity, even as the definition of Irishness has shifted.

A new book celebrates the leading ladies who reshaped Hollywood.

How a lawyer-turned-scientist-turned-entrepreneur helped establish Afghanistan’s first national park.

Microbiologist Maurice Hilleman, PhD’44, and his feathered friends.

Divinity School Alumnus of the Year Joseph Price, AM’79, PhD’82, turns an academic double play.

How Desmond Patton, PhD’12, is harnessing technology to help young people.

Barbara Flynn Currie, LAB’58, AB’68, AM’73, helped pave the way for other female politicians in the Prairie State.