Features Archive: 2015

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Secondary Features

Celebrating 125 years of transformative research from UChicago and affiliated laboratories

Histories of the instituions have shown their combined power to change fields of study
Research 12.18.2015

Brain power

Caroline Albertin, SM’12, a PhD student in organismal biology and anatomy, has always been partial to weird animals
Alumni 12.08.2015

Gaming the vote

In a game theory course, students learn how voters play around with political participation
Alumni 12.08.2015

Proving ground

UChicago’s Urban Labs turn promising ideas for helping cities into hard evidence of what works
Alumni 12.08.2015

Sweet honey in the rocks

The history of beekeeping stretches back centuries
Alumni 12.08.2015

UChicago Arts Pass expands Museum Campus South offerings

Three local museums now free
Students 12.03.2015

Argonne-INCREASE partnership opens doors to collaboration

Partnership sets firm foundation for growing the next generation of STEM professionals at minority-serving institutions
Research 12.01.2015

New ultra-sensitive instrument aims to detect hints of elusive dark matter particles

Once fully operational, XENON1T will be the most sensitive dark matter experiment in the world
Research 11.17.2015

Gut bacteria can dramatically amplify cancer immunotherapy

Manipulating microbes maximizes tumor immunity in mice
Research 11.11.2015

Thirty Million Words research tops charts with book on building children’s language skills

Prof. Dana Suskind’s research is reaching the very population that can apply it in the real world: parents
Research 11.04.2015

A continent of possibility

With She Leads Africa, Afua Osei, MBA’13, MPP’13, supports promising female-led start-ups in Africa and the diaspora
Alumni 10.27.2015

Students praise new human rights study abroad program in Vienna

Interest in human rights and UChicago's partnership with the University of Vienna helped bring the progam together
Students 10.27.2015

College enhances support for first-generation students

No Barriers program helps students of diverse backgrounds find success
Students 10.27.2015

Partnering for impact in Chicago and beyond

Visit the Civic Engagement website
Civic Engagement 10.19.2015

UChicago Urban Labs announces $2.15 million in grants to test policy innovations

Three advisory committees of civic leaders, practitioners, funders and academic experts chose the grant winners
Research 10.12.2015

Collaborative research project to examine sources of happiness and personal fulfillment

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society to host the 28-month project
Research 10.07.2015

Office of Civic Engagement seeks members for 2015-16 Student Advisory Committee

Apply by October 25
Civic Engagement 10.07.2015

Freedom Rider Diary

A 1961 bus ride to the South ends in a prison cell
Alumni 09.29.2015

Field position

Head baseball coach John Fitzgerald, AB’98, on yelling, thinking, and failing.
Alumni 09.29.2015

I want to ride my bicycle

When is a bicycle more than a ride? When it’s used to teach South Side history, mechanical skills, and entrepreneurship
Alumni 09.29.2015

Big shoes to Phil

Much like an actual phoenix, the origins of Phil the Phoenix, the University’s mascot, are shrouded in legend
Alumni 09.29.2015

NIH grant will help UChicago, partners launch research center to stem HIV epidemic

Funding supports the creation of the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Research 09.28.2015

Historian illuminates UChicago’s 125 years

Dean John W. Boyer knits together his years of research in his upcoming book, The University of Chicago: A History
Students 09.21.2015

UChicago, Northwestern awarded $5 million nanotechnology infrastructure grant

Grant to establish a collaborative venture in nanoscale science, engineering and technology research
Research 09.18.2015

Civic Leadership Academy accepting applications for class of 2016

Deadline to apply is October 10, 2015
Civic Engagement 09.17.2015

National Science Foundation awards $3.1 million to Array of Things project

Grant to fund production and installation of 500 nodes in Chicago
Research 09.14.2015

National Science Foundation awards $3.1 million to Array of Things project

Grant to fund production and installation of 500 nodes in Chicago
Civic Engagement 09.14.2015

Newly Restored “Under City Stone” Mural Unveiled

After 43 years, original artist returned to Hyde Park viaduct to enliven historic public art
Civic Engagement 08.28.2015

Local youth get tech savvy at Artifice

Graduate students bring technology to neighborhood through nonprofit center
Civic Engagement 08.21.2015

Landmark sequencing of octopus genome shows basis for intelligence, camouflage

Researchers discovered striking differences from other invertebrates
Research 08.19.2015

Parents’ math anxiety can undermine children’s math achievement

Current study is the first to establish a link between parents’ and children’s math anxiety
Research 08.11.2015

Investigational drug prevents life-threatening side effects of kidney disease treatment

Yearlong study of more than 300 patients found that patiromer can reduce elevated blood-potassium levels
Research 07.30.2015

College fair exposes 800 high school students to future opportunities

Event includes specialized panel discussions and workshops
Civic Engagement 07.29.2015

FEMMES encourages middle-school girls to acquire coding skills

First Code Camp included exercises that involved using algorithms to create bracelets, solve mazes, and balance scales
Students 07.21.2015

Students learn about presidential campaigns during fellowships in Iowa

Institute of Politics provides experience working for, covering election
Students 07.21.2015

UChicago researchers develop artificial, bonelike material for use with medical devices

3D silicon mesostructure is designed for integration with biological systems
Research 07.17.2015

Civil rights forum convenes academics, activists, and advocates to deliberate urban policy issues

First roundtable focused on demographic trends, organizing and next-generation leadership, education, and poverty
Civic Engagement 07.13.2015

UChicago creates undergraduate major in molecular engineering

Program offers first bachelor’s degree in engineering in University’s history
Research 07.08.2015

South Side cultural attractions showcased during national Americans for the Arts convention

South Side of Chicago a shining example to 100 artists and arts administrators from around the country
Civic Engagement 06.29.2015

Students in the College explore Richard Wright’s Chicago

A tour of south side communities teaches students about the vibrant cultural life underneath racism's oppression
Civic Engagement 06.29.2015

The other side of passing

Allyson Hobbs, AM’02, PhD’09, on what you lose by leaving your identity behind
Alumni 06.19.2015

Edes Prize winner explores contrasts in Xilitla, Mexico

The annual $30,000 prize will allow Castillo Trigueros to pursue his vision
Alumni 06.19.2015

Immeasurable Impact

The impact of geochemist Clair C. Patterson, PhD’51, who determined the age of the earth and fought lead pollution
Alumni 06.19.2015

Go out there and meet people

How the Chicago school of sociology changed the field.
Alumni 06.19.2015

UChicago to welcome more first-generation students

No Barriers program contributes to growth in diversity; admissions yield tops 60 percent
Students 06.18.2015

Crime Lab to study three programs in effort to reduce youth violence in Chicago

Winners of design competition receive more than $1 million in funding
Civic Engagement 06.17.2015

Chicago blues and the science in sound

"Science and Sound" program panelists explore sound as a tool in scientific endeavors
Research 06.16.2015

Using Media to Impact Policy

Harold Pollack tells the story of his brother-in-law to raise awareness about intellectual disability
Research 06.10.2015

Children exposed to multiple languages may be better natural communicators

Researchers discover that children raised in multilingual environments are better at interpreting a speaker’s meaning
Research 06.02.2015

UChicago celebrates the promise of Chicago youth

High school seniors honored at the 2015 Student Recognition Night, sponsored by the Office of Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement 05.27.2015

Alumni Weekend, June 4–7, 2015

Celebrate with us! Dedicate a weekend to inquiry, discovery, and a lifetime of friendships
Alumni 05.21.2015

Two perspectives on Freud

Professors Jonathan Lear and Françoise Meltzer on the influence of Freud in their work
Alumni 05.21.2015

Up in the air

Lisa Ellman, MPP'05, JD'05, and the future of domestic drones
Alumni 05.21.2015

Biggest brain on campus shows up on Main Quad

UChicago's main quadrangle had a little more brain power than usual when the Illuminoggin recently made an appearance
Students 05.19.2015

University of Chicago staff members give back to the community

Volunteers lend a hand to families on the far South and West sides of the city on April 24 and 25
Civic Engagement 05.07.2015

Office of Civic Engagament to sponsor free admission to the AFTA conference in June

Apply by May 15, 2015 to reserve your spot
Civic Engagement 05.07.2015

University of Chicago acquires papers of cartoonist Daniel Clowes

Researchers now have access to never-before-seen notes and sketches from the acclaimed comic book author
Research 04.30.2015

UChicago partners with Sunshine Enterprises to support neighborhood-based entrepreneurs

Latest UChicago Local effort aims to serve 200 businesses a year by 2016
Civic Engagement 04.30.2015

Shape-shifting molecule tricks viruses into mutating themselves to death

New spectroscopy method could bolster efforts to develop the next generation of anti-viral treatments
Research 04.27.2015

MODA to host panel with scholars who study fashion, students who create designs

MODA is an opportunity for students to push their creativity to new levels, apply business skills
Students 04.21.2015

Small universe, big glass

Leading cosmologist Wendy Freedman trains a telescopic lens on the biggest questions in the universe
Alumni 04.20.2015

Mega data

Chicago Booth economist Matthew Gentzkow sifts insights about the media from massive amounts of digital information
Alumni 04.20.2015

Object lessons

On Antiques Roadshow, appraiser Gary Piattoni, AB’83, teases out the stories that things want to tell
Alumni 04.20.2015

University establishes Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge

$10 million gift from University Trustee Steve G. Stevanovich to support new research institute
Alumni 04.17.2015

U.S. Department of Energy awards $200 million for next-generation supercomputer at Argonne

Two new high performance computing awards will continue to advance U.S. leadership in developing exascale computing
Research 04.15.2015

MODA to host panel with scholars who study fashion, students who create designs

Being involved in MODA is an opportunity for students to push their creativity to new levels and apply business skills
Civic Engagement 04.13.2015

University establishes Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge

$10 million gift from University Trustee Steve G. Stevanovich to support new research institute
Research 04.06.2015

Argonne research meteorologist addresses climate change

The only uncertainty about "climate disruption" is the timing and magnitude, says Doug Sisterson
Research 04.02.2015

Community Programs Accelerator Hosts Leadership Summit for Students

Engagement strategy provides students an opportunity to study different aspects of the organizations’ work
Civic Engagement 03.31.2015

UChicago students bring back civic engagement ideas from national conference

Students and staff among more than 650 people who gathered at the IMPACT National Conference in Los Angeles
Civic Engagement 03.31.2015

Game Changer Chicago Design Lab awarded $1 million MacArthur Foundation grant

Grant will fund an expansion of the GCC Design Lab's programs and experimental projects
Civic Engagement 03.24.2015

Chicago City Council unanimously approves South Side park plan for Obama Presidential Library

Chicago City Council unanimously approved a measure to make a section of Jackson Park or Washington Park available
Civic Engagement 03.24.2015

New solder for semiconductors creates technological possibilities

Dmitri Talapin and his associates have developed a compound to join pieces of semiconductor
Research 03.17.2015

Dedication of residence hall celebrates alumna’s gift

Community gathers to honor Renee Granville-Grossman, AB’63
Alumni 03.13.2015

Encounter cultures

Jeffrey Quilter, AB’72, digs into the history of human societies for deeper insight into who we are
Alumni 03.13.2015

Degrees of honor

The 2015 alumni award recipients have made their marks on the University, their fields, or their causes
Alumni 03.13.2015

Talking to your parents about improv

Susie Allen, AB’09, offers a guide for comedy-inclined UChicago alumni
Alumni 03.13.2015

Institute for Molecular Engineering pursues six water research projects

The projects are for research on new materials and methods to make clean water more accessible and less expensive
Research 03.11.2015

African Americans who fled the South during Great Migration led shorter lives, study finds

Scholars find blacks' health suffered, despite economic benefits of move
Research 02.27.2015

Local students discuss Selma

Neighborhood Schools Program organized screenings and civil rights discussions for approximately 300 local students
Civic Engagement 02.24.2015

High Stakes Science Pays Off

Despite the risks, scientists keep working for the greater good
Research 02.18.2015

Opening Gambit

Chess expert Eric Schiller, AB’76, AM’84, PhD’91, has a few suggestions
Alumni 02.17.2015

Core Training

Mathematician Lauren (Murphy) Siegel, AB’88, adds natural bodybuilding to her routine
Alumni 02.17.2015

Across Enemy Lines

For author and Soviet spy Martha Dodd, EX’30, both of her careers began in Nazi Germany
Alumni 02.17.2015

The Accidental Entrepreneur

Or, how I helped launch a start-up in 48 adrenaline-fueled hours
Alumni 02.17.2015

Fourth-year to pursue scientific interests with fellowship at Cambridge

Annie Marsden plans to use her mathematical knowledge to tackle difficult chemistry problems
Students 02.17.2015

Economists recommend paying college athletes

Evolution to a competitive labor market with fewer restrictions on pay for top athletes may be inevitable
Research 02.12.2015

Campus celebrates MLK legacy

Volunteers boarded school buses that took them to 20 different service sites across Chicago’s South Side
Students 01.29.2015

Civic Leadership Academy Celebrates Inaugural Cohort of Rising Nonprofit and Government Leaders

The 28 inaugural fellows represent the City of Chicago, Cook County, and nonprofit organizations across the city
Civic Engagement 01.22.2015

Exotic, giantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls

New finding shows that Efimov molecules, like other complex phenomena in nature, follow a simple mathematical rule
Research 01.22.2015

UChicago Crime Lab event tackles challenges of life after prison

Leaders examined ways to prevent individuals from returning to correctional facilities
Civic Engagement 01.22.2015

A political education

Bernie Sanders, AB’64, set out on a path that led to the Senate, and an unlikely place at the center
Alumni 01.22.2015

Into the breach

A law professor offers an inside look at how the government protects national security and preserves civil liberties
Alumni 01.21.2015

Heal thyself

The president of the American College of Cardiology advocates a plant-based diet to prevent heart disease
Alumni 01.21.2015

Onward and upward

With a string of headline gifts since its public launch, the UChicago Campaign is gathering momentum
Alumni 01.21.2015

Crown Family Professorship to support molecular engineering for clean water

Efforts aim to use nanotechnology discoveries to make clean, fresh water more plentiful and less expensive by 2020
Research 01.14.2015

Thomas takes new position leading community health, civic engagement

New role will foster relationships between the University, the medical campus and South Side residents
Civic Engagement 01.13.2015

Cathy Cohen wins inaugural Faculty Diversity Leadership Award

A leading scholar of race and gender, Cohen specializes in American politics and social movements
Faculty 01.09.2015

Mind-body connection not a one-way street

New book shares science on how the body can influence the mind
Research 01.07.2015