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Student-led lectures thrive on pure curiosity

Grassroots “tea room” series offers a stage for intellectual passion, from math theorems to food science to Shakespeare.


Sara Olkon

Susie Allen

Searching for relics from the dawn of urban life

Oriental Institute’s exploration of 6,000-year-old Syrian site reveals evidence of social inequality, technology.


William Harms

Opera scholar salvages long-lost Italian masterpieces

Philip Gossett’s investigations for critical editions enrich today’s opera performances of the 19th-century repertoire.


Brooke O'Neill

Tracing scholarly values leads author to Chicago

A new book spurs lively exchange about the University of Chicago's culture of constant questioning.


Jeremy Manier

Tracing scholarly values leads author to Chicago

A new book on The Great American University spurs lively exchange about the University’s culture of constant questioning.


Jeremy Manier

Troupe toasts 50 years of musical merriment

With wit and good cheer, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company draws new converts to comic operettas.


Angela Roberts

Troupe toasts 50 years of musical merriment

With wit and good cheer, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company draws new converts to comic operettas like The Mikado.


Angela Roberts

Putting human rights ideas into action

Students in innovative program use liberal-arts training to confront global challenges, prepare for their future.


Sarah Galer

http://www.uchicago.edu/features/20100215_maestripieri

Biologist Dario Maestripieri interprets DNA, environmental clues to help explain behavior of monkeys and humans.


Michael Knezovich

Scientists explore the future of high-energy physics

Niobium-based superconducting devices could lead to smaller, more efficient linear colliders.


Steve Koppes