Campus & Community

Q&A: Guns, Cities and the Death of Hadiya Pendleton

Prof. Jens Ludwig, co-director of Crime Lab discusses urban crime and gun legislation in wake of shooting


Time Magazine

From homeless shelter to elite science fair

U. of C. Lab High School student Lane Gunderman 'an incredibly amazing kid'


Law School clinic defends those in need

Trailblazing Federal Criminal Justice Clinic enables law students to help low-income clients in federal cases


Sarah Galer

Benjamin Mays found a voice for civil rights

UChicago alumnus, mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was movement’s intellectual conscience


Jason Kelly

David Axelrod on his move to the University of Chicago

David Axelrod, Team Obama's winning strategist, on ditching the campaign trail for a friendlier milieu: the University of Chicago


Center for Care and Discovery puts focus on patients

Adaptable design helps new hospital offer emerging technology and treatments


Jeremy Manier

House traditions nurture community

Unifying rituals in College’s 38 houses range from broomball to polar bear plunges


Dianna Douglas

New center kindles the future of energy

Energy Department awards $120 million to Argonne-led team for energy storage innovation


Foreign students find a home for the holidays

International students spend long holiday weekend in homes of host families in rural Illinois through the International House's Thanksgiving Homestay Program


Nate Silver finds his next frontier

College alumnus looks beyond politics to a science of prediction