France Train Attack Raises Travel Safety Concerns
Video: Prof. Robert Pape deems terrorism on Amtrak a 'remote possibility' and warns against 'expensive' overreactions in wake of France train attack
CBS
The Gifts of a Teacher
In op-ed, alumnus remembers Lect. Emeritus and alumna Amy Kass as a powerful teacher and 'a model of what it means to live life wisely, and meaningfully'
A Crime and Policing Expert Critiques Black Lives Matter’s Police-Reform Plan
In op-ed, Prof. Harold Pollack calls on Black Lives Matter activists to 'embrace a broad approach to complicated problems that don’t have any single root cause'
New York Magazine
The rediscovery of this writer in the Renaissance opened the way to the modern world
In Q&A, Asst. Prof. Ada Palmer discusses how popularity of Roman writer Lucretius during Renaissance influenced modern thought
Square Root of Kids’ Math Anxiety: Their Parents’ Help
Study by Profs. Sian Beilock and Susan Levine finds parental anxieties can influence their children’s math performance
Drones bring new dimension to archaeology
Aerial surveys transform Oriental Institute studies of ancient dwellings, help track looting
UChicago
We Asked John Mearsheimer: What Should Be the Purpose of American Power?
In op-ed, Prof. John Mearsheimer cautions against frivolous conflict and warns of China’s regional hegemony
The National Interest
Amy A. Kass, RIP
Alumnus Yuval Levin writes tribute to alumna and former UChicago scholar Amy Kass
National Review