Campus & Community

Cinemetrics quantifies creativity in film

Online community advances new approach to study of movies


Game Changer lab uses games to help teens navigate tough social issues

Article features UChicago Game Changer Lab, founded by Prof. Melissa Gilliam, Asst. Prof. Patrick Jagoda to help students understand social, health-related topics


Welcome to Alumni Weekend

Dedicate a weekend to inquiry, discovery, and a lifetime of friendships at Alumni Weekend 2015, June 4–7. We look forward to welcoming you to campus for this year’s events.


When the Gangbangers Are (Mostly) White Guys

In interview, Prof. Harold Pollack, director of UChicago Crime Lab, discusses differences between Chicago gang violence and recent biker gang shooting in Waco, Texas


Vice

Obama library will be the jewel of the South Side

In op-ed, alumnus and activist Timuel Black describes the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side as ‘the chance of a lifetime’


Valerie Jarrett on the Obama Presidential Library

President Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett discusses process of bringing Obama Presidential Library to the South Side


Were Chicago's public schools ever good?

Article cites study by UChicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, which states the 'myriad issues with publicly reported data' that make year-over-year comparisons 'nearly impossible'


The Obama library is yours, Chicago. Now what?

Editorial states Obama Presidential Center on South Side ‘doesn't guarantee a transformation. It simply creates the opportunity’


Obama Presidential Library

Video: Carol Adams, member of UChicago’s Community Advisory Board, joins panel discussion with South Side officials about Obama Presidential Center