Meet a UChicagoan

A regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community.

 

UChicago director and dramaturg is making classic theater feel fresh Gabrielle Randle-Bent wearing a lime green scarf laughs in front of windows. Outside the campus buildings are visible.

UChicago director and dramaturg is making classic theater feel fresh

UChicago graduate turns their fascination with space into children’s book about aliens Joalda Morancy poses with their book

UChicago graduate turns their fascination with space into children’s book about aliens

Soccer coach makes history as she leads men’s team to NCAA Final Four Julianne Sitch

Soccer coach makes history as she leads men’s team to NCAA Final Four

Ghost writer: Real-life haunted house inspires alum’s debut novel Isabel Lachenauer

Ghost writer: Real-life haunted house inspires alum’s debut novel

How a ‘doctor for batteries’ is creating innovative technology to tackle climate change Prof Shirley Meng in Argonne Lab standing in front of a server bank. She's wearing goggles, a yellow lab coat, and holding two lithium batteries in her outstretched hands.

How a ‘doctor for batteries’ is creating innovative technology to tackle climate change

Cubs prospect balances rigorous UChicago College education with baseball training Wilson Cunningham warms up his pitch while standing in front of the UChicago scoreboard

Cubs prospect balances rigorous UChicago College education with baseball training

UChicago College student amplifies underrepresented voices through media, fashion Dinah Clottey

UChicago College student amplifies underrepresented voices through media, fashion

Creating the building blocks for next-generation batteries Chibueze Amanchukwu

Creating the building blocks for next-generation batteries

Systems biologist looks at the big picture to build microbiomes that adapt Arjun Raman

Systems biologist looks at the big picture to build microbiomes that adapt

Researcher by day, dancer by night: Kid Nimbus balances dual passions Clinical researcher Derrick Judkins, also known as dancer Kid Nimbus, jumps into the air on the UChicago campus

Researcher by day, dancer by night: Kid Nimbus balances dual passions