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The first nuclear reactor, explained Illustration depicting CP-1

The first nuclear reactor, explained

UChicago Press awards top honor to Michael Rossi for ‘The Republic of Color’ Michael Rossi accepts the Laing Award

UChicago Press awards top honor to Michael Rossi for ‘The Republic of Color’

In new book, UChicago scholars confront white supremacy across American life Rioters on the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection

In new book, UChicago scholars confront white supremacy across American life

Noel Swerdlow, one of the ‘greatest scholars’ of the history of science, 1941-2021 Noel Swerdlow outdoors

Noel Swerdlow, one of the ‘greatest scholars’ of the history of science, 1941-2021

Argonne National Laboratory celebrates 75 years of scientific discovery Aerial image of the Advanced Photon Source, a large circular building, with the Chicago skyline in the distance

Argonne National Laboratory celebrates 75 years of scientific discovery

Tetsuo Najita, eminent scholar of Japan’s early modern and modern intellectual history, 1936-2021 Tetsuo Najita

Tetsuo Najita, eminent scholar of Japan’s early modern and modern intellectual history, 1936-2021

Charting the evolution of U.S. energy since 1800—from horsepower to renewables Sports Car VS Horse

Charting the evolution of U.S. energy since 1800—from horsepower to renewables

Why current protests are about more than George Floyd’s death Police Protest

Why current protests are about more than George Floyd’s death

UChicago historian Alice Goff receives 2020 Berlin Prize UChicago Campus

UChicago historian Alice Goff receives 2020 Berlin Prize

Why quarantines are so difficult to implement: Lessons from the 1800s Paul Emmert, View of a Smallpox Hospital, Waikiki (1853)

Why quarantines are so difficult to implement: Lessons from the 1800s