The University of Chicago Magazine

May–June/12

Law School graduate and administrator James Hormel, JD’58, seemed to have a storybook family and career. His secret life, however, could undo it all.

July–Aug/12

The Magazine lists a selection of general-interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.

Mar–Apr/12

The Magazine lists a selection of general interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.

Mar–Apr/12

... the University of Chicago captain's chair cost $30? ... the Medici was at 57th and Blackstone? ... John Mayer had a popular album?
Mar–Apr/12

A lesson from Nick Kolakowski, AB’03, on what types of eccentricities an aspiring intellectual should embrace.

Mar–Apr/12

Some sights, sounds, smells, touches, and tastes can send you back to the quads.
Mar–Apr/12

An investment in Indian studies, a new clothing store for Hyde Park, and support for violence interrupters.

Mar–Apr/12
The Law School’s former dean of admission has made a lasting mark over four decades.
Mar–Apr/12

A Chicago astrophysicist calculates the fastest way to get airplane passengers into their seats.

Mar–Apr/12

Jonathan Lear tries to revive the term as Socrates understood it—the opposite of detachment.

Mar–Apr/12

Mexico’s universal health care is both an achievement and a work in progress.

Mar–Apr/12

Small modular nuclear reactors could have economic and safety benefits, a Chicago study reports.