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This photo shows a group of seven people standing closely together in a pub. They’re all facing the camera with their arms around each other’s shoulders, and each person is holding up one finger to celebrate their trivia win.
University News
Winter/26
Riddle me this
By Susie Allen, AB’09

Test your knowledge with a sampling of questions from Global Pub Trivia Night.

A studio portrait of Edith Rickert from the early 20th century showing her with swept back hair. She is visible from the shoulders up, and her dress has full puffed sleeves and a high neck.
Arts & Humanities
Winter/26
A storied life
By Shiloh Miller, Class of 2026

Christina von Nolcken’s biography of novelist, medievalist, and code breaker Edith Rickert, PhD 1899, is the product of 12 years of meticulous research.

This image shows a former brownfield now nature area at sunset. The ground in the foreground is muddy with shallow pools of water, sparse grasses, and low vegetation. Farther back there are taller grasses and reeds, many catching the warm golden light. At the back are trees and, behind them, trailers or trucks partially visible. The sun is low on the horizon to the upper right, creating lens flare and a warm golden tone across the scene.
Science & Medicine
Winter/26
The beauty of slag
By Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93

Maybe it’s not just a brownfield or a wastescape. Maybe it’s a novel ecosystem.

This is a stylized illustration of a person in business attire. The figure is wearing a dark blazer over a light blue collared shirt. There is a pink pocket square tucked into the breast pocket of the blazer. The background consists of a diagonal block of solid lavender color with rough, brushstroke-like edges.
Economics & Business
Winter/26
Friendlier skies
By Susie Allen, AB’09

Michael Swiatek, MBA’91, is working to make air travel more accessible.

Five book or album covers with the following titles, from left to right: The Ascent: A Novel by Allison Buccola, Wildflowers Volume 3 by Kurt Elling and Christian Sands, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding by Osita Nwanevu, The Wireless Operator: The Untold Story of the British Sailor Who Invented the Modern Drug Trade by David Tuch, The Body Digital: A Brief History of Humans and Machines from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT by Vanessa Chang
University News
Winter/26
Releases
By Chandler A. Calderon

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

The image shows part of a museum exhibition. On the left is a display case with a white and blue nurse’s uniform on a mannequin, along with a nurse’s cap, two black and white historical photographs, and an open book on a pedestal. The wall of the gallery is painted a deep red. On the right side is a large framed painting depicting a medical scene: a patient lying on a bed, blood on the sheet, and several figures standing around, some in white garments.
University News
Winter/26
Notes
By Chandler A. Calderon

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

Illustrated portrait of Claudia Goldin
Economics & Business
Fall/25
Claudia Goldin, AM’69, PhD’72

Questions for the Nobel Memorial Prize–winning economist and friend to golden retrievers.

University News
Fall/25
University obituaries
By Elizabeth Station, By Brady Santoro, Class of 2027, By Vivian Li, Class of 2028

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.

University News
Fall/25
Releases
By Chandler A. Calderon

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

Timuel Black
University News
Fall/25
Notes
By Cían Ford, By Chandler A. Calderon

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

Book cover of "Horror on the Brain"
Science & Medicine
Fall/25
Body horror
By Chandler A. Calderon

In a new book Austin Lim, PhD’14, explores brain science through science fiction.

Book cover of "Hate the Game" next to a photo of its author, Daryl Fairweather
Economics & Business
Summer/25
Game plan
By Susie Allen, AB’09

Daryl Fairweather’s (AM’12, PhD’14) new book encourages readers to think like an economist.

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