Features Archive: 2012
December Homepage Features
China connections inspire humanities faculty
Scholars visiting the Center in Beijing cultivate collaborations in fields from Jewish studies to music theory
House traditions nurture community
Unifying rituals in College’s 38 houses range from broomball to polar bear plunges
How the first chain reaction changed science
Legacy of 1942 breakthrough on campus includes advances in many fields
November Homepage Features
New center kindles the future of energy
Energy Department awards $120 million to Argonne-led team for energy storage innovation
Nate Silver finds his next frontier
College alumnus looks beyond politics to a science of prediction
New business ventures harness students’ ideas
University expands creative efforts to foster entrepreneurial careers
Exploring the sources of musical creativity
Three esteemed UChicago composers describe the work and wonder of inspiration
October Homepage Features
UChicago Promise eases path to college
Major new initiative for students from Chicago includes no-loan pledge, admissions academy
Vision for molecular engineering takes shape
New Institute for Molecular Engineering charts future with eminent founding faculty members.
Digital engagement reshapes politics
Cathy Cohen’s research on black youth finds an easing of the “digital divide.”
Artistic life flourishes in Logan Center for the Arts
Logan Launch Festival showcases innovative facility as a citywide arts hub.
September Homepage Features
Class of 2016 begins a new journey
With accomplished students from 40 nations, members of incoming class look to pursue diverse interests.
Landmark initiative reimagines humanistic inquiry
Neubauer Collegium, supported by $26.5 million gift, to promote collaboration on big questions.
Leading the quest to crack cosmological mysteries
Kavli Institute directs national collaboration on deepest questions of dark energy, dark matter, and cosmic inflation.
Solving the puzzle of early learning
Research brings practical lessons on how children learn math and spatial concepts.
Dialogue on climate change broadens legal views
In true Chicago fashion, authors of Climate Change Justice invited their best critics to the Law School.
Quest for Higgs boson enters new phase
UChicago scientists helped lead the search for the crucial particle. After the LHC’s discovery, what’s next?
August Homepage Features
Simple gestures transform students’ lives
Research confirms College belief: Even one helpful talk with a professor can create profound change.
Rare Chinese texts spark collaboration
UChicago scholars and library curators lead effort to share preservation expertise with counterparts in China.
UChicago Charter School builds upon early lessons
Charter school’s remarkable success began with what Marvin Hoffman learned in founding the school’s first campus.
Sleep research reveals keys to health
For nearly a century, UChicago scientists have explored sleep and sleeplessness, discovering links to chronic disease.
July Homepage Features
Historic comics conference breaks new ground
Legendary cartoonists join scholars to explore young field of study.
Creative essay challenge inspires College community
Applicants take on tradition of unusual essay questions created by current students and alumni.
‘Color Jam’ brightens downtown Chicago
Jessica Stockholder takes on her biggest canvas yet, a public art project that captures city-dwellers’ imagination.
After war, classroom offers a new outlook
Three veterans trade military service for graduate studies in the humanities.
June Homepage Features
Law students help free wrongfully convicted inmates
Exoneration Project engages law students in vital cases, representing prisoners convicted on flawed evidence.
How fairy tales lost their magic
Renaissance scholar Armando Maggi calls for a new kind of happily ever after.
Teaching award winners share joy of discovery
Through awards for teaching at all levels, UChicago shows commitment to recognizing and developing teaching excellence.
May Homepage Features
Louis Wasserman boosts innovation in programming
After leading computing competitions with flair, fourth-year looks to new challenges at Google
Moneythink leads movement for financial literacy
Growing from College group to national network, Moneythink helps urban high school students manage finances and pursue d
Angels in America strengthens artistic collaborations
Production inspires creative connections among UChicago scholars, Court Theatre, playwright Tony Kushner.
Finding new insights with experimental economics
John List leads new field with studies ranging from educational incentives to the origins of discrimination.
April Homepage Features
Smart Museum feasts on the art of the meal
Creative exhibition, Feast, hosts artists who serve up food, drink, and contemplation.
Ronald Coase still stirs debate at 101
With a new book on China’s economy, Nobel laureate maintains flair for unconventional ideas.
Research charts path to sustainable cities
Students use economic and environmental expertise to help Chicago restaurants go green.
UChicago’s Tuskegee Airmen led in war and peace
Pioneers such as John Rogers Sr., JD’48, found success after leading World War II squadron
Resident Masters promote students’ intellectual lives
UChicago’s widely admired system gives senior faculty members leading roles in residence halls.
March Homepage Features
New Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts enriches creativity
‘Preview period’ for landmark arts center starts this week, with more than 40 events in coming months.
Alumni share great ideas — for free
Inspired by a democratic approach to higher learning, alumni empower new audiences with innovative courses.
Bacterial frontier could yield future cures
UChicago scientists find untapped potential in the “microbiome” of bacteria inside the human body.
February Homepage Features
Taylor Simpson: Artist, pre-med, all-American
A multi-talented leader on the undefeated women’s basketball team, Simpson aspires to become a surgeon.
Justice Scalia returns for spirited dialogue
Back at the Law School where he once taught, Justice Scalia argues for the value of originalism.
Invisible Man world premiere brings classic to life
Scholarly connections aid adaptation of former UChicago professor Ralph Ellison’s landmark novel.
January Homepage Features
Influential Law School journal critiques Court
Often-cited Supreme Court Review builds on storied history with editors Geoffrey Stone, Dennis Hutchinson, and David Strauss.
University creates new Institute of Politics
Alumnus David Axelrod, AB’76, to lead programs intended to harness students’ passion for careers in public service.
When King made history at UChicago
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave three “glorious” speeches on campus between 1956 and 1966.
SSA strengthens historic role in child welfare
New faculty members and innovative research promote healthy families.
