Features Archive: 2013


July Homepage Features

University unveils new residence hall and dining commons

Studio Gang design marks a milestone for College's distinctive house system
Homepage 07.23.2013

Architectural rendering of the new UChicago residence hall and dining commons.

UChicago architecture embodies new ideas

New book traces the beauty and diversity of design on campus
Homepage 07.23.2013

Evening view of UChicago campus looking north from behind Logan Center for the Arts

Butterfly wings hold clues to evolutionary adaptation

UChicago biologists examine how genetics gives species different traits
Homepage 07.15.2013

Butterfly alights on netting in a greenhouse atop the BSLC

Mira supercomputer powers collaborations in research

Simulations probe questions ranging from molecular biology to cosmology
Homepage 07.08.2013

A colorful mesh mural covers the Mira supercomputer at Argonne National Lab

Chicago Booth scholars answer ‘The Big Question’

Video series features UChicago experts tackling pressing issues in business and economics
Homepage 07.01.2013

The view looking up at the ceiling of the Winter Garden in the Harper Center

June Homepage Features

Landmark affiliation strengthens biology scholarship

UChicago and Marine Biological Laboratory share common history, collaborative values
Homepage 06.17.2013

A view of MBL across Eel Bay in Woods Hole, Mass.

UChicago community celebrates 515th Convocation

Ceremony reflects upon past accomplishments, aspirations for future
Homepage 06.13.2013

UChicago College graduates celebrate in the rain

Honoring excellence in teaching

Awards pay tribute to inspiring teachers of undergraduates and graduate students
Homepage 06.03.2013

UChicago Teaching Award winners

May Homepage Features

South Asian culture takes center stage

Annual show celebrates cultural heritage of students from the subcontinent
Homepage 05.28.2013

UChicago students perform a lively, colorful dance during dress rehearsal for the South Asia Student Association (SASA) Spring show at Mandel Hall

Convocation unites tradition and creativity

Choosing engaging speakers from students and faculty is among UChicago’s most revered customs
Homepage 05.20.2013

Bagpipes lead procession at 503rd Convocation in 2010

Revitalized 53rd Street energizes community

Residents, businesses benefit from Hyde Park's growth as a destination for dining, shopping, and fun
Homepage 05.15.2013

Friends Bryant Mclemore-Smith, left, and Makali Robinson, holding his daughter Nila, 6-mos., along with Robinson's mother-in-law Patricia Jordan, stop to chat at 53rd Street and S. Harper in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.

How hands do the talking

New Center for Gesture, Sign, and Language launches interdisciplinary project with Neubauer Collegium
Homepage 05.06.2013

The audience reacts to the "Flying Words Project"

April Homepage Features

Seven students in search of a play

Actors team up with top theater company to push creative boundaries
Homepage 04.29.2013

Director Evan Linder, left, from the New Colony, rehearses with TAPS students clockwise at the table from Linder: Bobby Huggins, stage manager; Martin So; James Fleming; Scarlett Kim; Zev Hurwich, and Ayode'le' Jolibois.

Forging a new field of social neuroscience

Pioneering work by Profs. John Cacioppo and Jean Decety explains interplay of biology and social lives
Homepage 04.22.2013

UChicago doctoral student Aaron Ball shows how a high-density EEG net is worn during a demonstration.

Fragile knots untangle deep physics questions

Idea for innovative research began with musing about smoke rings
Homepage 04.15.2013

A ribbon-like vortex rises from a hydrofoil in a large water tank

Indian artists call for harmony

Art collective’s work promoting artistic freedom inspires Smart Museum exhibition
Homepage 04.08.2013

Patrons view "The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989" on display at the Smart Museum of Art

Boyer champions College’s values

After 20 years as dean, John Boyer still mines College’s traditions to chart a vibrant future
Homepage 04.01.2013

John W. Boyer, Dean of the College, overlooks the Cathey Learning Center in Harper Memorial Library

March Homepage Features

Arts Incubator connects with community

Washington Park facility creates collaborative space for South Side artists
Homepage 03.25.2013

Photographer and artist-in-residence Cecil McDonald Jr., gives a tour of his work space at the newly-opened Arts Incubator

Turning computer models into reality

Prof. Heinrich Jaeger's lab uses 3D printing to test complex qualities of shapes made via computer
Homepage 03.18.2013

Granular materials

Auburn returns to Hyde Park for ‘Proof’

Court Theatre production brings David Auburn, AB’91, back to his acclaimed play’s roots
Homepage 03.11.2013

David Auburn in Hyde Park scene

Student’s vision brings sight to world’s poor

Janice Guzon’s nonprofit collects used eyeglasses to change lives worldwide
Homepage 03.04.2013

Janice Guzon with dozens of pairs of used eye glasses collected at St Isidore Church Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Bloomingdale, Ill.

February Homepage Features

Exploring ‘Love and Friendship in Hamlet’

Prof. David Bevington explains Shakespeare’s move from romantic comedy to doomed love
Homepage 02.25.2013

Etching print of William Shakespeare

Hunt for distant planets intensifies

Armed with new tools, UChicago astronomers search for worlds like Earth
Homepage 02.18.2013

This artistic rendering depicts Kepler-11, which has six stars in tight orbit around it.

Chicago Studies makes city a classroom

Innovative program helps students pursue research about Chicago
Homepage 02.11.2013

Masters candidate Kat Lea, right, interviews Leya Nunwan, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo,

January Homepage Features

Demotic Dictionary unveils culture of ancient Egypt

Four-decade project deepens knowledge of ancient life and links to modern languages
Homepage 01.28.2013

A portion of the text on a marriage annuity

Law School clinic defends those in need

Trailblazing Federal Criminal Justice Clinic enables law students to help low-income clients in federal cases
Homepage 01.22.2013

Alison Siegler leads her Federal Criminal Justice clinic, with clinic fellow Erica Zunkel, right.

Benjamin Mays found a voice for civil rights

UChicago alumnus, mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was movement’s intellectual conscience
Homepage 01.13.2013

Historic photo of Benjamin Mays

Center for Care and Discovery puts focus on patients

Adaptable design helps new hospital offer emerging technology and treatments
Homepage 01.07.2013

The new Center for Care and Discovery