Tori Lee

How ‘turning away’ from suffering makes us deeply human A haloed figure in pink sits under a tree, head in hands, near a garden and pink house, with another figure standing nearby and mountains behind.

How ‘turning away’ from suffering makes us deeply human

In new book, UChicago’s Benjamin Saltzman traces the complex “gesture of aversion” through the history of art and literature

Please play this syllabus Person in a black jacket stands in front of a classroom holding a game controller, with students seated and watching attentively.

Please play this syllabus

In ‘Gaming the Gods,’ UChicago undergrads use video games as primary texts to understand religious symbolism and ritual practice

UChicago alumni earn Pulitzer Prizes for international, local and national reporting Pulitzer Prize gold medal; one side shows a profile, other side shows a man at a printing press with engraved text.

UChicago alumni earn Pulitzer Prizes for international, local and national reporting

Journalists recognized for reporting on mass surveillance in China, ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and the administration’s campaign of retaliation

How one researcher took on Chicago's school dropout crisis Woman in a plaid jacket speaks in a meeting, seated among other participants.

How one researcher took on Chicago's school dropout crisis

UChicago Prof. Melissa Roderick retires after 35 years of bridging research and policy to keep CPS freshmen on track to graduate

Court Theatre’s ‘Out Here’ rebuilds the queer musical from the ground up Two people high five on a theater stage with dramatic lighting. A staircase and kitchen set are visible in the background.

Court Theatre’s ‘Out Here’ rebuilds the queer musical from the ground up

Incubated at UChicago, the original work reimagines divorce, coming out at 50 and the conventions of musical theater

Coming to campus this spring? Check out these exhibitions. Two people view a red abstract painting in a gallery, standing with their backs to the camera against a dark blue wall.

Coming to campus this spring? Check out these exhibitions.

Animals of ancient Nubia to contemporary Chinese art to Black culture in Chicago, UChicago’s spring lineup is now on display

Four UChicago scholars receive 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships Gothic-style stone tower behind leafless trees, with a modern glass structure in the foreground under a blue sky.

Four UChicago scholars receive 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships

Neil Brenner, Claudia Brittenham, Faith Hillis and Alexandra Worden join the 101st class

UChicago Press awards top honor to Sarah Newman for ‘Unmaking Waste’ Three people in business attire pose indoors; the person in the center holds a blue book titled "Unmaking Waste" by Sarah Newman.

UChicago Press awards top honor to Sarah Newman for ‘Unmaking Waste’

Anthropologist wins 2026 Laing Award for book tracing the history of trash

How Colorado Springs became an evangelical mecca Ted Haggard leads a prayer with closed eyes and open hands. An American flag is visible in the background.

How Colorado Springs became an evangelical mecca

In Q&A, UChicago's William Schultz details how faith, militarism and free market capitalism formed ‘Jesus Springs’

How to build a better memory palace Memory Palace illustration

How to build a better memory palace

In new UChicago study, researchers used Minecraft to test whether positive or negative emotion makes the recall method more effective