The University of Chicago Magazine
Mar–Apr/15
Carbon dioxide worries more Americans than global warming.
WIlliam Bila, IMBA’02, advocates on behalf of Romani people.
Researcher Ariel Kalil finds “light-touch, low-cost” parenting tools.
Jeffrey Quilter, AB’72, digs into the history of human societies for deeper insight into who we are.
An express commitment to free speech, a prehistoric achievement, a prestigious faculty appointment, fresh (water) ideas, the Crime Lab expands its reach, and more.
“Genomic parasites” jumpstart the evolution of pregnancy, a UChicago economist recommends paying NCAA college athletes, some regulations make power plants less efficient, and neural responses predict generosity in three- to five-year-olds.
A UChicago Library restoration project rescues a 500-year-old manuscript.
Bruce Freed, AB’66, tries to bring more transparency to corporate political spending.
A mixed picture develops from a study of the closure of 47 Chicago elementary schools.