The University of Chicago Magazine
July–Aug/11
Austan Goolsbee returns to Chicago Booth, 24-hour diner Clarke's opens on 53rd Street, and more.
July–Aug/11
A Pritzker School of Medicine course teaches observation skills through the study of art.
July–Aug/11
For the late Mexican history scholar Friedrich Katz, research “was a type of pursuit.”
Sept–Oct/11
Readers sound off on climate change, breast-feeding, and last issue's letters about immigration.
July–Aug/11
A 90-year project chronicling the ancient Akkadian language culminates in the 21st volume of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary.
July–Aug/11
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July–Aug/11
Both in person and via Twitter, UChicago alumni connected during Alumni Weekend.
July–Aug/11
With Caffe Florian closed, the Magazine provides a guide to current dining on 57th Street.
July–Aug/11
At a time when science was a man’s field, physicist and chemist Conwell conducted research that won her a 2010 National Medal of Science.
July–Aug/11
The art of Soviet-era children’s literature shifted from experimental and avant-garde to a realistic, government-mandated style under Stalin.
Sept–Oct/11
The University makes some departures rooted in its enduring values.