Illustrated ideology

The art of Soviet-era children's literature shifted from experimental and avant-garde to a realistic, government-mandated style under Stalin

Course of treatment

Monica Vela, MD’93, who has faced health-care disparities as both physician and patient, teaches students about the issues that afflict underserved communities, inspiring many to reach out.

57th variety

With Caffe Florian closed, the Magazine provides a guide to current dining on 57th Street.

Glimpses: Esther Conwell

At a time when science was a man’s field, physicist and chemist Esther Conwell conducted research that won her a 2010 National Medal of Science.

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The definition of persistence

The definition of persistence

A 90-year project chronicling the ancient Akkadian language culminates in the 21st volume of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary.

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Smoke signals

Smoke signals

Geophysicist Raymond Pierrehumbert studies global warming on Earth and the climate physics of distant planets.

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Media Lab maverick

Media Lab maverick

Joi Ito takes his Silicon Valley venture-capital savvy to MIT's Media Lab.

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Lite of the Mind

Heard mentality

Overheard on the "Overheard at UChicago" Facebook page.

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