Beneath this bubble, a book-storing marvel
Architect Helmut Jahn's ambitious design of the new Joe and Rika Mansueto Library praised as "convention-busting"

Terrorism research gains world’s attention
Following Osama bin Laden’s death, experts like Robert Pape and Jenna Jordan ponder nation’s next steps.
Jeremy Manier
Fighting tuberculosis in India’s slums
Sandeep Ahuja, MPP’06, policy alum from the Harris School, finds innovative ways to track and treat impoverished TB patients
Steven Yaccino
$2 billion chip
Mathematics Prof. Benson Farb explains the hyberbolic paraboloid — the unique shape of Pringles potato chips
NBC Nightly News
Freakonomics ideas flourish in the classroom
Economist Steven Levitt’s national following has not dimmed his love of teaching undergraduates.
William Harms
Real “Glee” inspires alum’s choir film
Sparked by a College course, Marissa Flaxbart, AB'05, creates a documentary on show choir at her former high school.
Sara Olkon
UChicago nurtures city’s Internet start-up scene
With mentors from Groupon and other local companies, young entrepreneurs are joining Chicago’s burgeoning tech industry.
Rachel Cromidas
Opera gives voice to veterans’ memories
For Lyric Opera’s “Hercules,” famed director Peter Sellars reaches out to UChicago veterans and scholars.
Sara Olkon
University of Chicago launches new engineering program
Matthew Tirrell named Founding Pritzker Director of Institute for Molecular Engineering

Molecular Engineering names founding director
Matthew Tirrell, currently head of bioengineering at Berkeley, will lead new program poised for far-reaching innovation.
Steve Koppes
Jeremy Manier