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Scholar reflects on the Olympics’ enduring appeal: ‘The ritual is central’
An attendee of 16 Games, UChicago anthropologist John J. MacAloon has studied the event for nearly five decades ...
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NASA’s Webb telescope peers into the boundary between day and night on a distant world
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have glimpsed tantalizing new details about what it’s like at the boundary of a tidally locked planet—that is, one where half of the planet is ...
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A new catalyst can “recycle” carbon dioxide into useful chemicals
A group of scientists with Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago, Northern Illinois University and ...
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Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics celebrates decade of impact
The Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics recently marked its ten-year anniversary with an event that brought together ...
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Four new members elected to the University of Chicago Board of Trustees
The University of Chicago Board of Trustees has elected four new members: Rebecca Jarvis, AB’03; Yong-Mee “Michele” Kang, ...
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UChicago alum named 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Umar Siddiqi, AB’24, is passionate about enhancing access and quality of care for patients through innovation. Siddiqi was ...
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Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers
The white paper represents the first public efforts by glaciologists to assess possible technological interventions that could help address catastrophic sea-level rise scenarios.
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Eight books to add to your summer 2024 reading list
“Apropos the Quantrell Award, I met Dana at the Honorands Reception for my award and picked up her book right afterwards.
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Three UChicago undergraduate students earn 2024 Goldwater Scholarships
University of Chicago rising fourth-year students Sarah Kress, Eva McCord and Joshua Pixley have been awarded 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, which support students who intend to pursue research ...