Features Archive: 2014
December Homepage Features
‘I had to learn to play that organ’
World-renowned instrument at Rockefeller Chapel inspires College student’s music studies
New opportunities strengthen UChicago-MBL ties
Tissue engineering program, student internships deepen historic affiliation
Poet creates personal art
Critic and scholar Maureen McLane, PhD’97, insists that 'poetry isn’t like vitamins'
November Homepage Features
Marshall scholar to study energy and human rights
Fourth-year Hope Bretscher’s research seeks sustainable, renewable energy for developing world
Social links extend healthy years
UChicago researchers lead nation’s most comprehensive study on health and aging
A close-up with a comet
UChicago instrument helps comet lander study building blocks of life
October Homepage Features
Campaign supports inquiry and impact
University launches campaign’s public phase with nationwide events, new website
Honoring the life and work of Gary Becker
Celebration assesses intellectual legacy of historic social scientist
A lifetime championing civil rights
South Side activist and educator Timuel Black, AM’54, continues to inspire at age 95
Rescuing endangered native languages
Linguist Lenore Grenoble says language loss threatens global cultural legacies
A commitment to financial aid and career support
No Barriers initiative ends student loans for undergraduates; College enhances Odyssey Scholarships
September Homepage Features
New students exude UChicago pride
College first-years find inspiration in campus community
UChicago community welcomes Class of 2018
Orientation Week introduces incoming undergraduate, graduate students to College traditions
Massive hunter prowled water’s edge
UChicago collaboration rediscovers African dinosaur Spinosaurus, 9 feet longer than T. rex
Center in Paris celebrates first decade
Anniversary events highlight UChicago’s growing global engagement
August Homepage Features
Learning through play
Game Changer Chicago studies how immersive games can enhance learning
Combining math and music
Leaders in disparate fields explain what unites them
Remembering ‘Freedom Summer’
UChicago alumni recount the transformative events of 1964
Student’s maps illuminate urban policy
Influential blog by Chicago Harris grad student Daniel Kay Hertz explores his passion for cities
July Homepage Features
Study abroad creates scenes of discovery
College students share cultural adventures through photo, video, and essay contests
June Homepage Features
Neuroscience seeks sense of touch
Asst. Prof. Sliman Bensmaia's research fuels goal of touch-sensitive prosthetics
Philosopher challenges conventional study of mind
Jesse Prinz, PhD’97, skeptical of biological accounts of human emotions, morals, and culture
Convocation affirms common bonds
Prof. Kerwin Charles says 'a particular habit of mind' unites graduates
Exploring the sources of musical creativity
Three esteemed UChicago composers describe the work and wonder of inspiration
Teaching and inspiring undergraduates
College honors excellent teaching with Quantrell Awards
Building lifelong links with graduate students
Five faculty members honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring
Microsoft CEO honed business skills at Booth
Satya Nadella, MBA’97, quickly makes mark amid shifting tech landscape
May Homepage Features
Innovation generates enterprises
Chicago Innovation Exchange is building a startup 'ecosystem' on city's South Side
Anthropologist explores humanity’s first steps
Prof. Russell Tuttle’s new book explains how human, ape evolution diverged
Studs Terkel, everyman storyteller
'Let's Get Working' festival, May 9-11, honors UChicago alumnus Terkel as populist intellectual
April Homepage Features
Divinity School dean stokes discourse on religion
Margaret Mitchell, AM’82, PhD’89, pushes students, colleagues to find deeper meaning in texts
Four Truman Scholars make history
Surprise reception honors elated winners with public service aspirations
‘Your Inner Fish’ takes to the screen
Prof. Neil Shubin explains adventure of evolution to audience of millions
March Homepage Features
UChicago celebrates opening of Center in Delhi
U.S. ambassador joins ribbon-cutting, highlighting weekend of scholarship and ceremony
Astrophysicists target mystery of powerful particles
Prof. Angela Olinto continues UChicago leadership in cosmic ray research with space station telescope
Preserving Afghanistan’s cultural heritage
Oriental Institute works with National Museum of Afghanistan to catalog priceless artifacts
Student earns national mathematics award
Sarah Peluse embraces UChicago math tradition of mentoring, friendships, and excellence
February Homepage Features
$25 million grant to support Laboratory Schools arts hall
Mellody Hobson and George Lucas honor iconic African American artist Gordon Parks
Crime Lab makes impact for Chicago youth
New $1 million MacArthur award supports evidence-based efforts to reduce violence
‘Envisioning China’ highlights sweeping influence of Chinese opera
Traditional, contemporary arts and culture of China represented in five-month festival
Press thrives on scholarly collaboration
Nation’s largest university press brings Chicago ideas to the world
January Homepage Features
NBA welcomes Law alum as commissioner
Adam Silver, JD'88, whose tenure begins Feb. 1, hailed as 'one of the great guys in sports'
MLK legacy guides today’s leaders
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick discusses MLK on love and public policy
Student chronicles Iraq’s intellectual crisis
Second-year Matthew Schweitzer studies how violence ushered in decline of country’s universities
