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Scholars revive China’s broken treasures

Historical sleuthing and digital techniques help Smart Museum recreate Buddhist cave temples.


Susie Allen

Blogger battles teen stereotypes

First-year Jamie Keiles gains national following with a smart critique of teen-oriented media.


Sara Olkon

Finding what makes constitutions endure

When the government of Kenya wanted outside advice this year on drafts of the country’s new constitution, one of their consultants was University of Chicago Law School professor Tom Ginsburg, one of the world’s foremost experts on how to write an ...


Sarah Galer

Center in Beijing opens with focus on collaboration

As nine pairs of scissors sliced through scarlet ribbon, a cheer went up on Wednesday from hundreds of people who filled the gleaming halls and galleries and classrooms of the University of Chicago’s Center in Beijing.


Brooke O’Neill

UChicago's botanic garden in bloom

In 1997 the American Public Gardens Association gave the University campus an official botanical garden designation. The botanical garden beds, which now number about 20, beautify the space and educate the visiting public about flora with labeled plan...

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Political thinker Levin passes final test

A PhD defense can be nerve-wracking, even for Yuval Levin, conservative author and former Bush administration staffer.


William Harms

The Point: Filling the appetite for ideas

Graduate students extend examination of contemporary life to broader literary audience.


Sara Olkon

Ebony Education Roundtable

Leading experts on education, including representatives of the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute, joined other national leaders in discussing the challenges of urban education Wednesday at International House during the Ebony Education R...

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Minow leads push for corporate reform

Nell Minow, JD’77, is shaping a national debate on executive salaries and accountability.


Meg Breslin