RECENT DISCUSSIONS
- On the rebound
- Bobos in parodies
- Glimpses
- Home alone
- The origins of writing
- Man of letters
- First light
- Legacy: Lorenzo Dow Turner, PhD’26
- Base in Beijing
- The nature of loneliness
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On the rebound
Coach Craig Robinson, MBA’91, is working to bring back the banner years of Oregon State University basketball. By Lydialyle Gibson
March 14, 2011 at 6:27 PM | Comments (0)
Bobos in parodies
David Brooks, AB’83, proves he can take a punch line, selecting the best spoofs of his New York Times op-ed columns.
March 14, 2011 at 6:25 PM | Comments (0)
Glimpses
The first woman president of both Colgate and Swarthmore Universities, Rebecca Chopp, PhD'83, waves a flag for the liberal arts. By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
March 14, 2011 at 6:24 PM | Comments (0)
Home alone
Doctoral student David Schalliol, AM'04, photographs Chicago-area isolated buildings, capturing neighborhoods in flux. By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
March 14, 2011 at 6:23 PM | Comments (0)
The origins of writing
An Oriental Institute Museum exhibit shows how four distinct writing systems emerged independently. By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
January 13, 2011 at 3:55 PM | Comments (0)
Man of letters
Excerpts from Saul Bellow’s lifetime correspondence, including glimpses of Hyde Park and his University colleagues, make a vibrant addition to the writer’s canon.
January 13, 2011 at 3:53 PM | Comments (0)
First light
Joining on to build the next biggest and best telescope, Chicago secures its astrophysics footing. By Benjamin Recchie, AB’03
January 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM | Comments (0)
Legacy: Lorenzo Dow Turner, PhD’26
A linguist who identified the African influences in the Gullah dialect. By Jason Kelly
November 12, 2010 at 5:16 PM | Comments (0)
Base in Beijing
The University's new Center in Beijing guarantees established Chicago–China partnerships will continue to flourish. By Laura Demanski, AM'94
November 12, 2010 at 5:12 PM | Comments (0)
The nature of loneliness
Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo digs for the roots of social isolation and its effects on health and humanity. By Lydialyle Gibson
November 12, 2010 at 5:08 PM | Comments (0)