Folk festival rooted in family traditions
Many performers at this year's musical feast got their start at a parent's knee.
Rhema Hokama
What will Nate Silver do next?
It hasn't been easy predicting the future of the statistician-turned-media sensation.
Hannah Hayes
How UChicago became a hub for black intellectuals
Scholars who got a rare chance here became leaders across the nation.
Colorful 'Chicagoan' lost and found
Professor's book brings beloved Jazz Age magazine back to life.
Greg Borzo
New Rockefeller dean extends chapel’s embrace
Elizabeth Davenport hopes to create a center for religious and spiritual inquiry.
Libby Ellis
Law renovation reflects modern vision
Ambitious design focuses on student needs, draws national attention.
Sam Feldman
Nambu receives Nobel medal, diploma
<p>By special arrangement, Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafstrom comes to Chicago for ceremony.</p>
University of Chicago
Fossil flowers prove to be a fertile field
Paleontologist discovers blossoming plant diversity in 100-million-year-old specimens.
Steve Koppes
Where language meets music
A guitarist-turned-associate professor explores the intersection of disciplines in 'cognitive musicology'.
Carrie Golus