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TOP STORIES

Sound and fury signifying much
In Shakespeare's tragedies, Laura Bates's (PhD'98) inmate-students see a reflection of their own lives.


The dagger in the pomegranate orchard
UChicago's Cultural Policy Center partnered with the Smithsonian Institution for a DC workshop on how to protect cultural heritage abroad in the age of ISIS and other threats.


Research can be cool
Teens in a UChicago Medicine program used Jimmy Kimmel-style interviews and social media to persuade their peers that research is more than lab rats and paperwork.

 

CHICAGO IN THE NEWS

New Republic (May 14, 2015)
Life is "triggering." The best literature should be, too.
Students at Columbia University have gone too far, argues Ecology and Evolution professor Jerry Coyne, in requesting trigger warnings for Ovid's Metamorphoses.


Times of India (May 14, 2015)
Multiple languages make kids better communicators
UChicago psychologist Katherine Kinzler finds that children from multilingual environments are better at interpreting a speaker's meaning than those exposed only to their native tongue.


Money (May 11, 2015)
How a bowl of cashews changed the way you save for retirement
Chicago Booth's Richard Thaler pioneered behavioral economics--and changed the way companies manage their 401(k)s.


New Yorker (May 11, 2015)
Saul Bellow, film critic
Bellow, EX'39, wasn't a Psycho fan and found Citizen Kane "hammy."


Crain's Chicago Business (May 4, 2015)
20 in their 20s
The Crain's 2015 list includes balloon installation artist Willy Chyr, AB'09, and Chicago Booth student/gluten-free muffin mix developer Katlin Smith.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, May 21
Alliance for the Civil Society's First Chicago-Area Event
6-8 p.m. | Chicago


Wednesday, May 27
Book Presentation: Wealth Creators (Creadores de Riqueza)
7:30-9:30 p.m. | Santiago, Chile


Sunday, May 31
Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros
1:10 p.m. | Houston, TX

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ANNOUNCEMENT
 

The University of Chicago, in accord with federal regulations, is seeking public comments about the University in preparation for its decennial evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, its regional accrediting agency. A team representing the Commission will conduct a comprehensive evaluation visit in October 2015 to review the institution's ongoing ability to meet the Commission's Criteria for Accreditation. The University of Chicago has been accredited by the Commission since 1913.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING THE UNIVERSITY TO THE COMMISSION.

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Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its programs. Comments must be in writing and signed; comments cannot be treated as confidential.

ALL COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2015.

 


PERSPECTIVE

Heavy-metal Higgs
Hear what data from CERN's Higgs discovery sound like transformed into music.

 Hear the music.


GO ASK ALUMNI

Finals week memories
What is your favorite (if that's the right word) memory of finals week? Did you have a specific ritual or foodstuff that sustained you? Almost slept through an exam but got an A anyway? Send your finals week memories to uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu.


FROM THE EDITORS

Wordplay 101
Dora the Explorer's name comes from the Spanish word exploradora. What other everyday puns is Sadie Stein, AB'03, not noticing?

 Read the essay.

 

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