University breeds rare species of interdisciplinary scientist
Chicago academic ‘ecosystem’ fosters broad-based graduate training in evolutionary biology.
Steve Koppes
Students undeterred in careers as future journalists
Rigorous Chicago training, professional programs bolster career chances amid tough market.
William Harms
Memories help form portrait of a painter
Soft-spoken Wolf Kahn, AB’50, talks concretely about abstract art and life in the College.
The Core
Terry Teachout
Fulbright fellows learn about themselves and world
From tortilla making in Mexico to drumming in Sri Lanka, international studies spark ideas.
Carmen Marti
Faculty, students share scholarly spotlight
On the cusp of independent careers, graduate students and postdocs team up with veteran scholars on the cutting edge.
Greg Borzo
Another 48 hours: Filmmaking in a flash
A behind-the-scenes look at a two-day festival that tests students' creativity and endurance.
Joe Riina-Ferrie
Alums take SSA training back to schools
Internships lead to full-time public school posts, where grads teach a new group of interns.
Greg Holden
Folk festival rooted in family traditions
Many performers at this year's musical feast got their start at a parent's knee.
Rhema Hokama
Nambu receives Nobel medal, diploma
<p>By special arrangement, Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafstrom comes to Chicago for ceremony.</p>
University of Chicago
Where language meets music
A guitarist-turned-associate professor explores the intersection of disciplines in 'cognitive musicology'.
Carrie Golus