
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.Features »

The definition of persistence
A 90-year project chronicling the ancient Akkadian language culminates in the 21st volume of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary.
Smoke signals
Geophysicist Raymond Pierrehumbert studies global warming on Earth and the climate physics of distant planets.