Exhibiting Experimental Art in China
Although popular with foreign audiences, Chinese experimental art is still struggling for acceptance at home. As a form of art that seeks to position itself apart from official and academic art, experimental art has faced strict government censorship. ...
Equal Protection? The Supreme Court's Decision in Bush v. Gore
In a ruling that ended the contentious recount battle in Florida and effectively decided the 2000 presidential election, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Florida's highest court had violated the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to th...
Poetry reading by Forrest Gander
Born in the Mojave Desert in Barstow, California, Forrest Gander grew up in Virginia and spent significant periods in San Francisco, Dolores Hidalgo (Mexico), and Eureka Springs, Arkansas before moving to Rhode Island in 1982. He holds degrees in both...
Lecture by poet Forrest Gander
A lecture by Forrest Gander as part of the Poem Present series at The University of Chicago. Copyright 2004 The University of Chicago.
Poetry reading by Jim Powell and Ralph Johnson
A poetry reading by Jim Powell and Ralph Johnson as part of the Poem Present series at the University of Chicago. Copyright 2004 The University of Chicago.
Poetry reading by Joanna Klink
A poetry reading by Joanna Klink as part of the Poem Present series at The University of Chicago. Copyright 2005 The University of Chicago.
Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense
Under University of Chicago Professor Olaf Schneewind, researchers lead a collaborative effort to use modern science to protect the public from infectious agents. Copyright 2003 The University of Chicago.
Citizenship, Distrust, and Democracy
Danielle S. Allen, Dean of Humanities at The University of Chicago, discusses why our political life is characterized by so much distrust and gives her thoughts on how we can arrive at a place of more peaceful interaction. Copyright 2003 The University...
Emerging Infectious Diseases
New research led by University of Chicago Professor Olaf Schneewind on the mechanisms that bacteria use to cause human disease may help produce new therapeutics. Copyright 2005 The University of Chicago.
Theoretical Cosmology
What is dark matter? Is the universe speeding up? University of Chicago Professor Michael Turner clarifies how theoretical and experimental cosmologists challenge each other to unravel the deep mysteries of the universe. Copyright 2003 The University ...