The University of Chicago Magazine
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Sharing UChicago's stories since 1907.
In a new book Jens Ludwig challenges conventional wisdom on gun violence and suggests new approaches to solving the problem. https://mag.uchicago.edu/ludwig
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In a new book Jens Ludwig challenges conventional wisdom on gun violence and suggests new approaches to solving the problem. https://mag.uchicago.edu/ludwig
In Horror on the Brain: The Neuroscience behind Science Fiction, Austin Lim, PhD’14, explores brain science through horror and science fiction. Read about some of the science-and-fiction connections Lim explores in the book. https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/body-horror
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In Horror on the Brain: The Neuroscience behind Science Fiction, Austin Lim, PhD’14, explores brain science through horror and science fiction. Read about some of the science-and-fiction connections Lim explores in the book. https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/body-horror
What is KPTC? And how is W different from WB? ICYMI, test your knowledge of UChicago building abbreviations—and make it to class on time! https://mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/maroon-alphabet
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What is KPTC? And how is W different from WB? ICYMI, test your knowledge of UChicago building abbreviations—and make it to class on time! https://mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/maroon-alphabet
The Fall/25 issue of The Core is here, with stories on campus spaces, the aims of education, summer research, postal inspection, oral history, and much more. https://bit.ly/4nGrc5J
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Fall/25 issue of The Core is here, with stories on campus spaces, the aims of education, summer research, postal inspection, oral history, and much more. https://bit.ly/4nGrc5J
The Fall/25 issue of The University of Chicago Magazine is here. Sit in on a class about crony capitalism, learn what makes a good life, and discover how an alumna weaves together math and fiber arts, and much more. https://bit.ly/3J32Eod
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Fall/25 issue of The University of Chicago Magazine is here. Sit in on a class about crony capitalism, learn what makes a good life, and discover how an alumna weaves together math and fiber arts, and much more. https://bit.ly/3J32Eod
Our Summer/25 issue is here! Discover new materials that defy physics, a Bollywood cover band, superagers, the art of translation, the fight against book bans, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/summer25
July 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our Summer/25 issue is here! Discover new materials that defy physics, a Bollywood cover band, superagers, the art of translation, the fight against book bans, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/summer25
UChicago College students of the ’70s had their own academic rituals, larger-than-life professors, and career-altering courses. And they were the first patrons of the Reg. Read about academics in the 1970s at mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
April 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
UChicago College students of the ’70s had their own academic rituals, larger-than-life professors, and career-altering courses. And they were the first patrons of the Reg. Read about academics in the 1970s at mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
Built in 1960 as a men’s dorm, Pierce Tower was a lawless land in the ’70s. Read about the epic water fights, tennis ball cannons, beds in elevators, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
April 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Built in 1960 as a men’s dorm, Pierce Tower was a lawless land in the ’70s. Read about the epic water fights, tennis ball cannons, beds in elevators, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
The storied group Students for Violent Non-Action was started in reaction to the political and cultural upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read about how the group helped define student culture at the College: mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
Plus, a recipe for SNVA punch.
Plus, a recipe for SNVA punch.
April 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The storied group Students for Violent Non-Action was started in reaction to the political and cultural upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read about how the group helped define student culture at the College: mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
Plus, a recipe for SNVA punch.
Plus, a recipe for SNVA punch.
Yearbooks are SO 1960. Introducing the yearBox. The yearBox held a cookbook; a board game; an inflatable bust of University president Edward Levi, LAB’28, PhB’32, JD’35; a pocket guide to Hyde Park bars; and more. Take a closer look at mag.uchicago.edu/yearbox
April 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yearbooks are SO 1960. Introducing the yearBox. The yearBox held a cookbook; a board game; an inflatable bust of University president Edward Levi, LAB’28, PhB’32, JD’35; a pocket guide to Hyde Park bars; and more. Take a closer look at mag.uchicago.edu/yearbox
Maybe you’ve heard tell of the Lascivious Costume Ball—or maybe you were there yourself. Find out if the rumors are true at mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
April 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Maybe you’ve heard tell of the Lascivious Costume Ball—or maybe you were there yourself. Find out if the rumors are true at mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
This week we’re sharing our oral history of College life in the 1970s. First up: Big Ed, the world’s largest kazoo. When varsity football returned to UChicago, there were protests. There was also a new centerpiece of halftime shows: Big Ed and the kazoo marching band. mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
April 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This week we’re sharing our oral history of College life in the 1970s. First up: Big Ed, the world’s largest kazoo. When varsity football returned to UChicago, there were protests. There was also a new centerpiece of halftime shows: Big Ed and the kazoo marching band. mag.uchicago.edu/1970s
Big Ed, the 15-foot-long and couple-hundred-pound kazoo, trundles along in the 1974 reunion parade. Named after UChicago president (1968–75) Edward Levi, LAB’28, PhB’32, JD’35, Big Ed was the centerpiece of halftime shows for the newly reinstated varsity football program. Photo: Leslie Travis, AB’73
April 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Big Ed, the 15-foot-long and couple-hundred-pound kazoo, trundles along in the 1974 reunion parade. Named after UChicago president (1968–75) Edward Levi, LAB’28, PhB’32, JD’35, Big Ed was the centerpiece of halftime shows for the newly reinstated varsity football program. Photo: Leslie Travis, AB’73
The Spring/25 issue of The Core is here, with an oral history of College life in the 1970s you won’t want to miss. Plus, rock climbing, alumni turned UChicago faculty, cosplay, the 2024 Aims of Education address, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/spring...
April 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Spring/25 issue of The Core is here, with an oral history of College life in the 1970s you won’t want to miss. Plus, rock climbing, alumni turned UChicago faculty, cosplay, the 2024 Aims of Education address, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/spring...
Our Spring/25 issue is now online! Read about heritage crops, medical ethics, UChicagoans involved in the Scopes “Monkey Trial,” a new book about millennial angst over having children, campus graffiti, orphaned oil wells, refrigeration, and much more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/spring25
April 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our Spring/25 issue is now online! Read about heritage crops, medical ethics, UChicagoans involved in the Scopes “Monkey Trial,” a new book about millennial angst over having children, campus graffiti, orphaned oil wells, refrigeration, and much more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/spring25
Students illustrated the covers of The University of Chicago Weekly (1892–1907). Each issue of The University of Chicago Weekly included a mix of sports results; student essays and stories; cartoons; campus news; and ads for bicycles, suits, medical schools, and fountain pens.
February 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Students illustrated the covers of The University of Chicago Weekly (1892–1907). Each issue of The University of Chicago Weekly included a mix of sports results; student essays and stories; cartoons; campus news; and ads for bicycles, suits, medical schools, and fountain pens.
On our Winter/25 cover: This photo of a playful reindeer in Tromsø, Norway, received an honorable mention in the annual Study Abroad Photo Contest. Photography by Evelina Swigart, Class of 2025.
January 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On our Winter/25 cover: This photo of a playful reindeer in Tromsø, Norway, received an honorable mention in the annual Study Abroad Photo Contest. Photography by Evelina Swigart, Class of 2025.
Our Winter/25 issue is here! Read about the new Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth; PME dean Nadya Mason; and retired federal judge David S. Tatel, JD’66. Plus, women printers, Rte 20, and ski history. Much more at mag.uchicago.edu/issue/winter25
January 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our Winter/25 issue is here! Read about the new Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth; PME dean Nadya Mason; and retired federal judge David S. Tatel, JD’66. Plus, women printers, Rte 20, and ski history. Much more at mag.uchicago.edu/issue/winter25
Make Laura Fermi’s 1949 recipe for pizza pie (American version). You’ll need a box of biscuit mix and a can of sardines.
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January 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Make Laura Fermi’s 1949 recipe for pizza pie (American version). You’ll need a box of biscuit mix and a can of sardines.
mag.uchicago.edu/university-n...
mag.uchicago.edu/university-n...
“There was something artistic that suddenly opened up in me.” Jared Janas, AB’94, discovered a passion for design while working on a University Theater production. Now he's a celebrated wig, hair, and makeup designer on Broadway. mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit... @uchicagocollege.bsky.social
January 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“There was something artistic that suddenly opened up in me.” Jared Janas, AB’94, discovered a passion for design while working on a University Theater production. Now he's a celebrated wig, hair, and makeup designer on Broadway. mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit... @uchicagocollege.bsky.social
When Edward Funk, AB’92, came to UChicago as a music major, “I thought I was going to be a rock star,” he says. Funk’s band OM performed at Beat Kitchen, Double Door, Morseland, and Schubas, and had a regular slot at Phyllis’ Musical Inn. But then ... mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit...
December 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM
When Edward Funk, AB’92, came to UChicago as a music major, “I thought I was going to be a rock star,” he says. Funk’s band OM performed at Beat Kitchen, Double Door, Morseland, and Schubas, and had a regular slot at Phyllis’ Musical Inn. But then ... mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit...
In a series of physical and digital collages, Elisabeth Hogeman, MFA’16, a lecturer in visual arts at UChicago, puts her spin on the tradition of the Dutch vanitas still-life to examine how we interact with domestic spaces. mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit...
December 19, 2024 at 7:40 PM
In a series of physical and digital collages, Elisabeth Hogeman, MFA’16, a lecturer in visual arts at UChicago, puts her spin on the tradition of the Dutch vanitas still-life to examine how we interact with domestic spaces. mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit...
“This isn’t a normal art exhibition.” Trent Davis, AB’23, staged an art show for science. Artworks were judged on how memorable or forgettable they were. Davis intended “Birthplace (Bownes)” to be forgettable, and “Bownes” to be memorable. Only one succeeded. mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit...
December 18, 2024 at 8:57 PM
“This isn’t a normal art exhibition.” Trent Davis, AB’23, staged an art show for science. Artworks were judged on how memorable or forgettable they were. Davis intended “Birthplace (Bownes)” to be forgettable, and “Bownes” to be memorable. Only one succeeded. mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanit...
What you remember is not that personal. According to assistant professor of psychology Wilma Bainbridge, people tend to remember and forget the same things. Her lab is working to understand what makes a work of art or a person’s face more or less memorable. mag.uchicago.edu/science-medi...
December 18, 2024 at 6:04 PM
What you remember is not that personal. According to assistant professor of psychology Wilma Bainbridge, people tend to remember and forget the same things. Her lab is working to understand what makes a work of art or a person’s face more or less memorable. mag.uchicago.edu/science-medi...
Cargo shorts, flannel shirts, graphic tees, silk headscarves. Ah yes, it must be finals week—at least according to the Maroon’s 1991 campus fashion series. Stephen Wessley, AB’90, and Megan Garvey, AB’92, model the “finals week” look (don’t forget your floppy disks and copy of Plato’s Republic).
December 12, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Cargo shorts, flannel shirts, graphic tees, silk headscarves. Ah yes, it must be finals week—at least according to the Maroon’s 1991 campus fashion series. Stephen Wessley, AB’90, and Megan Garvey, AB’92, model the “finals week” look (don’t forget your floppy disks and copy of Plato’s Republic).