Chicago physicists tie vortexes into knots.

Researchers study how the mind multitasks, investigate the interplay between asthma and the common cold, scan the brains of incarcerated psychopaths, and see how sleep helps songbirds learn.

American Jordan Long, AM’06, joins the European struggle for gay rights.

Three alumni develop an online platform to streamline the path to publication.

Janice Guzon, ’14, will never see perfectly, but she’s focused on helping others.

At a conference on concussions, many questions and few answers.

How Hyde Park’s idiosyncrasies enhanced an award-winning play.

Kenneth S. Polonsky, executive vice president for medical affairs, defines the pillars that support the mission of the new Center for Care and Discovery.

The tales we tell about our parents, and they about us.

Out of office e-mail messages can be an art form all their own. We’ve collected some of the best from the Magazine’s in-box.

Film scholar Tom Gunning explains how editing conventions create the splice of life.