Graduate students create cultural criticism journal
Article highlights 'The Point,' a journal of cultural criticism created by Committee on Social Thought students Jon Baskin, Jonny Thakkar and Etay Zwick

Syria's agony in numbers: The growing refugee crisis
Lect. Azeem Ibrahim argues that Syria's refugee crisis is not receiving enough of an international response

Experts see potential ways out for Obama in debt ceiling maze
Prof. Eric Posner argues that the Constitution provides a U.S. President latitude to raise the debt ceiling

Quarter system makes time for study abroad
Dean John W. Boyer reflects on how UChicago's intensive quarter system increases student, faculty access to study abroad opportunities

Weber grill creator's family donates $10 million to Comer's neonatal ICU
Stephen family's gift to support research on early childhood illness, create professorship in neonatology

Baby talk bonanza
Prof. Dana Suskind is developing strategies to improve childhood intelligence by encouraging parents to talk to infants from birth
Slate
Thirty years later, a MacArthur 'genius' reflects
Prof. Ramon Gutierrez explains how receiving grant impacted his research
NPR.org
New Hyatt Place Hotel Opens in Hyde Park
Neighbors welcome new hotel, which has hired primarily South Side residents
DNAinfo Chicago
Better than a meaningless teacher checklist
UChicago's Consortium on Chicago School Research finds most CPS teachers support new evaluations

The habits of supremely happy people
Prof. John Cacioppo says face-to-face contact with friends is crucial to emotional health
