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Philosopher Jonathan Lear has been appointed the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society.
A German student, a South Asian language, a UChicago career.
UChicago scholars Heather Keenleyside, AM'03, PhD'08, and Joela Jacobs offer two views of a burgeoning field.
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Associated Press (October 5, 2014)
The family of the late Don Liu, surgeon in chief at Comer Children's Hospital, finds support in each other--and offers it to those who have suffered similar losses.
Atlantic (October 3, 2014)
UChicago's Jayant Pinto leads a study that makes an ominous connection between the loss of the sense of smell and the risk of death.
Economist (October 3, 2014)
Chicago Booth PhD candidate Yanping Tu's research into
productivity shows that "the key step in getting things done
is to get started."
NBC News (October 1, 2014)
Evolutionary biologist Marcus Kronforst finds that a single gene determines whether monarch butterflies have the muscle efficiency to fly long distances.
Washington Post (September 30, 2014)
Economist Emily Oster attributes the rate of infant deaths in the United States--worse than 27 other wealthy nations--to "high mortality among less advantaged groups."
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PERSPECTIVE
Listen to Susie Allen, AB'09, read her essay about the human drama and sitcom qualities of the Reg's One True Floor.
 Play the audio clip.
GO ASK ALUMNI
Did you study abroad when you were in the College? What was your most exhilarating, embarrassing, or life-changing experience? Send your travelogues to uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu.
FROM THE EDITORS
The Sept-Oct issue of the Magazine is in the mail and available online.
Browse the magazine.
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FUTURE MAROONS
Dean of the College John Boyer, AM'69, PhD'75, will host an October 13 open house and reception for alumni families with prospective students.
Sign-up by October 8.
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