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10.29.2015

National Novel Writing Month founder Chris Baty, AM’97, explains how a “ridiculous challenge” with friends turned into a global writing event—and how to make it to 50,000 words.

10.23.2015

How an arty UChicago history student ended up remaking Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

10.20.2015

What we don’t talk about when we talk about climate change.

10.14.2015

Eighty years ago, Jay Berwanger, AB’36, won the Heisman Trophy—before it was even called that.
10.08.2015

Four professors, an alumnus, and an intern on how and why they tweet.

10.01.2015

Banned Books Week and the legacy of librarian Judith Krug, AM’64.
09.30.2015

Doc’s new calendar brings Singapore and cyberpunks, ’70s disaffection, and Gordon Parks.

09.23.2015

With She Leads Africa, Afua Osei, MBA’13, MPP’13, supports promising female-led start-ups in Africa and the diaspora.

09.23.2015

A conversation with 2015 Berlin Family Lecturer Amitav Ghosh.

09.18.2015

UChicago alum hopes to be among first colonists on Mars.