Mansueto Library creates new space for thought
Opening this week, the new library serves a “hybrid culture” of physical and digital holdings.
Susie Allen
Ready, set . . . Scav Hunt!
Beloved campus tradition of Scavenger Hunt marks 25th anniversary—and shoots for a world record.
Sara Olkon
Real “Glee” inspires alum’s choir film
Sparked by a College course, Marissa Flaxbart, AB'05, creates a documentary on show choir at her former high school.
Sara Olkon
UChicago nurtures city’s Internet start-up scene
With mentors from Groupon and other local companies, young entrepreneurs are joining Chicago’s burgeoning tech industry.
Rachel Cromidas
Opera gives voice to veterans’ memories
For Lyric Opera’s “Hercules,” famed director Peter Sellars reaches out to UChicago veterans and scholars.
Sara Olkon
Molecular Engineering names founding director
Matthew Tirrell, currently head of bioengineering at Berkeley, will lead new program poised for far-reaching innovation.
Steve Koppes
Jeremy Manier
Divinity alum gets Grammy nomination
Justin Roberts, AM'99, sings smart songs for children, and wrote a hit while studying Sanskrit.
Susie Allen
Buried by blizzard, students seize the day
Last week's Groundhog Day Blizzard brought many chances to create art, serve others, or just join in a snowball fight.
Sara Olkon
Jeremy Manier
College prep starts early in UEI program
Twenty-five eighth-graders stood in a circle at the Woodlawn campus of the University of Chicago Charter School, tossing a ball of pale-blue knitter’s yarn to each other as they traced their own social network.
William Harms
Jamison’s grace leaves artistic and social legacy
Judith Jamison, legend in American modern dance, is keynote speaker for University's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
Sara Olkon