Features Archive: 2009
December Homepage Features
Smart comedy built Second City success
As theater turns 50, co-founder Sahlins recalls how UChicago lessons, audiences built foundation.
September Homepage Features
New dorm deepens community feel on South Campus
The first students only recently arrived at the new South Campus Residence Hall, but the signs of life are everywhere.
July Homepage Features
Fulbright fellows learn about themselves and world
From tortilla making in Mexico to drumming in Sri Lanka, international studies spark ideas.
Fans of French novel stage marathon reading
In Les Misérables, students and faculty find echoes of current economic woes.
June Homepage Features
Anthropology comes alive in one-woman show
Recent grad Kit Novotny takes her collection of collectors to the stage.
Doctors make world of difference in Africa
Lessons learned in overseas program could lead to better urban health care.
Fourth-year student takes balloon art to a higher level
University-funded art project integrates light, science, and hundreds of balloons.
How Iraqi ‘cradle of civilization’ was robbed
Lawrence Rothfield performs inquest into the 2003 looting of museum antiquities.
May Homepage Features
Scholars work to make Defender collection public
University helps a great Chicago family make a great gift to the city.
Faculty, students share scholarly spotlight
On the cusp of independent careers, graduate students and postdocs team up with veteran scholars on the cutting edge.
Anthropologist uncovers New Orleans’ early settlers
Professor Shannon Dawdy and her students dig deep into Crescent City's roots.
Astronaut takes Hubble basketball globetrotting
Century-old relic to be passed around on telescope repair mission.
April Homepage Features
Pop star puts campus singers in limelight
Voices in Your Head records Ben Folds' song; now he's returning the favor.
Coursework inspires ice cream innovation, Chicago Booth alumni
Alums mix Booth training with science to create cutting-edge confections.
Political blog spotlights America in Paris
Harcourt enlightens French on election, President Obama's first 100 days.
Urinetown: From Chicago to Broadway and back
The hit musical has its roots at the University, creators tell students.
March Homepage Features
Class probes nexus of science and policy, Harris School of Public Policy
Harris School challenges students to think critically across disciplines.
Another 48 hours: Filmmaking in a flash
A behind-the-scenes look at a two-day festival that tests students' creativity and endurance.
Women’s changing roles at the University
Exhibition illustrates history through photos, documents, and alumnae's own words.
Alitto witnesses China’s rise first-hand
As translator, scholar, and trusted expert, Associate Professor in History develops unique perspective.
Undergrads organize mammoth Model UN
Crises are staged, but the leadership is real at a conference for 2,000 high school delegates from around the world.
February Homepage Features
Eyeing the universe through Einstein’s telescope
Cosmologist Evalyn Gates introduces readers to dark mysteries of universe.
Scholars tackle abusive Internet gossip
Law School conference examines free speech and its limits on the Web.
Alums take SSA training back to schools
Internships lead to full-time public school posts, where grads teach a new group of interns.
Folk festival rooted in family traditions
Many performers at this year's musical feast got their start at a parent's knee.
January Homepage Features
What will Nate Silver do next?
It hasn't been easy predicting the future of the statistician-turned-media sensation.
How UChicago became a hub for black intellectuals
Scholars who got a rare chance here became leaders across the nation.
Sun rises on Kuvia’s silver anniversary
University's 25th winter festival promises calisthenics and a bit of craziness.
Colorful Chicagoan lost and found
Professor's book brings beloved Jazz Age magazine back to life.
