Neil Shubin: Tracing fins to limbs
Since making headlines two years ago with a surprising 375-million-year-old fossil, the evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin continues to unlock the secrets of life’s formerly blurry transition from sea to land.
Hannah Hayes
Maroons leave a 100-year baseball legacy
Nearly 100 years ago, Chicago brought baseball to Waseda University in Japan. On March 21, the Maroons flew in for a rematch.
New, interdisciplinary arts center aims to nurture creativity
The Reva and David Logan Center for Creative and Performing Arts is scheduled to open in 2011.
Can cable TV raise the status of women?
Emily Oster, assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago, is doing research that shows improvements in attitudes and behavior in areas where cable television has been introduced.
Carmen Marti
Investing in opportunity
The University renews its financial commitment to students who can make the most of Chicago’s uniquely powerful and rigorous education—both undergraduate and graduate.
Bringing Health Care to the Neighborhood
UChicago Comer Children's Hospital Mobile Healthcare Van is connecting the South Side with much-needed pediatricians.
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Changes the Face of Astronomy
272 stars gave their lives for the photo spread on cosmic explosions that graced pages 80 and 81 of the March 2007 National Geographic.
Steve Koppes
The Economic Case for Early Education
James Heckman, the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor and a Nobel Laureate, argues that investing in early education offers the most cost-effective path to a whole range of social benefits.
Seeds of Change
Vivek Taparia, AB’03; chronicles his experiences raising women in India above the poverty line through microfinancing.
Vivek Taparia
Tomorrow with Alex Beinstein
This second-year College student hosts his own radio program.
Julia Morse