Chicago researchers investigate the irresistible smartphone temptation, why organs don’t always go to the neediest patients, whether evolution happens head first or tails first, and how long hypertension patients have to get their blood pressure under control.

Panelists at a Becker Friedman Institute event tackle policy issues in classic Chicago style.

Thomas Frank fears the rise of conservative populism could deepen economic decline.

Nancy Segal’s experience as a twin inspired her to ask, what makes them alike?

Lucy Wang went from trading bonds to writing scripts.

Does Donne dramatize religious incoherence or lapse into it?

Strategist David Axelrod will lead a campus institute designed to be an ROTC for public service.

Alumni and friends write on what’s missing from education at Chicago (and from the Magazine’s coverage), David Axelrod’s (AB’76) new campus role, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s campus address.

Recent faculty, staff, board, and alumni obituaries.

Court Theatre’s world premiere gives College students new insight into Invisble Man.

Marking his 30th year at the University, Provost Thomas Rosenbaum reflects on the constancy of change.