Braving campus parking in order to explore the burgeoning Hyde Park mobile food scene.

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.

Readers give thanks for an article about a Pilgrim researcher; react to the University architect’s campus plan; praise Divinity School dean Margaret Mitchell, AM’82, PhD’89; wrangle over Nobel-worthy research; and remember the 1963 football sit-in.

Vice president for civic engagement Derek R. B. Douglas discusses how the University and the city of Chicago work together.

The Magazine dashes through the snow from the Magnificent Mile to a refreshed 53rd Street.

A bacterium pits the immune system against itself, the divergent genetics of assocated diseases, labor’s shrinking piece of the pie, and how place influences transgender acceptance.

Argonne’s Isaacs appointed provost, an energy policy insitute generates hire voltage, the University prepares to debut its Center in Delhi, a Rhodes scholar finds an ideal learning environment, UEI extends its outreach, and the Neubauers receive a precious medal.

The voluminous University of Chicago Library, by the numbers.

The new Harper Court opens with fanfare, reshaping the 53rd Street commercial corridor.

The Magazine lists a selection of general-interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.

Highlights from the latest alumni news columns. Log into the Alumni & Friends Web Community using your CNetID and password to browse all alumni news by class year.

New construction is about the exchange of ideas—within and beyond the campus. The University architect explains the theory behind the practice.