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Landmark gift supports Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts

Landmark gift supports Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts

We're updating this story as Orientation Week unfolds, with new photos and stories about the Class of 2019. (Most recent update: Sept. 25)

In the summer of 1996, Dean John W. Boyer began what he thought would be a small summer research project, never imagining that his efforts would span nearly two decades and result in a new book on the history of the University of Chicago.

New forms of glassy molecules surprise and intrigue engineers

Aerial surveys transform Oriental Institute studies of ancient dwellings, help track looting

Graduate students bring technology to neighborhood through nonprofit center

Jack Gilbert and colleagues study bacteria’s broad influence

Pioneering Kapnick program builds teamwork skills

UChicago arts leaders collaborate with schools on K-12 arts education program