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Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized

UChicago scientists study samples from Apollo missions, reveal new details about lunar history
An artist’s illustration of what the partly molten moon might have looked like.
UChicago scientists study samples from Apollo missions, reveal new details about lunar history

Ruby Bridges urges people to ‘choose good’ in the fight against injustice

At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth
Ruby Bridges speaks into a microphone
At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth

Episode 152

The little-known secrets to a good life, with Shigehiro Oishi

Psychologist argues to look beyond happiness and meaning to find fulfillment
A smiley face under a magnifying glass
Psychologist argues to look beyond happiness and meaning to find fulfillment

Episode 151

How bioelectronics could heal our bodies and minds, with Bozhi Tian

Scientists design living devices to fight infections, power the heart and regulate the brain
An abstract illustration depicting bioelectronics
Scientists design living devices to fight infections, power the heart and regulate the brain

Episode 150

Could a fungal pandemic be “The Last of Us?” with Arturo Casadevall

Scientists warn against a potential health threat due to climate change, resistance to drugs
Bacteria illustration
Scientists warn against a potential health threat due to climate change, resistance to drugs

Episode 149

What’s the truth about alcohol’s benefits and risks? with Tim Stockwell

Research on red wine and moderate drinking were skewed, scholar claims
A bartender pours a glass of red wine
Research on red wine and moderate drinking were skewed, scholar claims

Episode 148

What happens when we die? with Sam Parnia

Research on consciousness sheds new light on the line between life and death
Abstract illustration depicting "lucid dying"
Research on consciousness sheds new light on the line between life and death

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SPECIAL SERIES

UChicago Class Visits

UChicago students engage their senses outside the classroom

Undergraduates create art by listening, touching, tasting and smelling our impact on the environment
A college student sits on stone steps outside while sketching or writing on a piece of paper.
Undergraduates create art by listening, touching, tasting and smelling our impact on the environment

Meet A UChicagoan

Unraveling the ancient past, one tablet at a time

UChicago student Danielle Levy finds passion for the Akkadian language through Core curriculum
Danielle Levi
UChicago student Danielle Levy finds passion for the Akkadian language through Core curriculum

Dispatches from Abroad

UChicago’s Study Abroad contest winners share the stories behind their art

Students discuss creative process behind photo, video and writing entries
A lobster crew out at sea before dawn
Students discuss creative process behind photo, video and writing entries

UChicago Explainer Series

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Carbon-14 dating, explained

First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.
A 2,000 wood artifact from an ancient Egyptian coffin.
First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.

Improv, explained

Modern improv comedy began at the University of Chicago in the 1950s.
A chair on stage
Modern improv comedy began at the University of Chicago in the 1950s.

Events

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[Gesamt]kunstwerk

[Gesamt]kunstwerk

Cochrane-Woods Art Center (CWAC)

Feb

10

A Pressing Call: 500 Years of Women Printing

A Pressing Call: 500 Years of Women Printing

Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center

Feb

10

In the Gaze of Time: Ritual Portraiture, the works of Luis A. Sahagún