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Simple gestures transform students’ lives

Research confirms College belief: Even one helpful talk with a professor can create profound change.


Dianna Douglas

Rare Chinese texts spark collaboration

UChicago scholars and library curators lead effort to share preservation expertise with counterparts in China.


Susie Allen

UChicago Charter School builds upon early lessons

Charter school’s remarkable success began with what Marvin Hoffman learned in founding the school’s first campus.


William Harms

Jeremy Manier

Sleep research reveals keys to health

For nearly a century, UChicago scientists have explored sleep and sleeplessness, discovering links to chronic disease.


Lydialyle Gibson

Historic comics conference breaks new ground

Legendary cartoonists join scholars to explore young field of study.


Susie Allen

Creative essay challenge inspires College community

Applicants take on tradition of unusual essay questions created by current students and alumni.


Dianna Douglas

‘Color Jam’ brightens downtown Chicago

Jessica Stockholder takes on her biggest canvas yet, a public art project that captures city-dwellers’ imagination.


Dianna Douglas

After war, classroom offers a new outlook

Three veterans trade military service for graduate studies in the humanities.


Susie Allen

Landmark initiative reimagines humanistic inquiry

Neubauer Collegium, supported by $26.5 million gift, to promote collaboration on big questions.


Susie Allen

Law students help free wrongfully convicted inmates

Exoneration Project engages law students in vital cases, representing prisoners convicted on flawed evidence.


Janan Hanna