The University of Chicago Magazine

Nov–Dec/11

A homebody with a hitchhiker’s heart, Bonnie Jo Campbell writes stories that cover a lot of ground.

Nov–Dec/11

The iconic Hyde Park bookstore reaches a milestone—and prepares for a move.

Nov–Dec/11

Karen Reimer, MFA’89, embroiders ordinary items to add rich new meaning to the familiar.

Nov–Dec/11

Nina Burleigh, AM’87, covered Italy’s Amanda Knox case and the global obsession with the beautiful “female monster.”

Nov–Dec/11

Mandeep Bedi, AB’10, who died trying to help his injured wife, left a colorful legacy.

Nov–Dec/11

Difficulty equals quality, an earthquake creates icebergs, the treatment of Medicare and Medicaid patients, how mothers' job losses affect children, and penguins' essential sense of smell.

Nov–Dec/11

Clare Gillis, AB’98, spent 44 days in captivity while working as a freelance journalist in Libya.

Nov–Dec/11

A new survey examines how American opinions have shifted since 9/11.
Nov–Dec/11

High-energy physics experiments at Fermilab’s groundbreaking Tevatron have run their course.

Nov–Dec/11

A Law School clinic wants to remove the restrictions on Chicago’s mobile chefs.

Nov–Dec/11

Psychologist Sian Beilock studies what makes people choke under pressure and offers techniques to prevent those mental meltdowns.