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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
UChicago alumni investigate how animals make sense of their environments, offer guidance on research for medical students, and much more. Take a look at a selection of recent alumni books: bit.ly/3USI53g @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Releases
A selection of books, films, and recordings by UChicago alumni.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Taking a walk in nature significantly improved attention and memory, found Marc Berman, a pioneer in the field of environmental psychology. Learn more about his research: bit.ly/4gglkie
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Natural remedies
Psychologist Marc Berman’s research investigates the restorative power of the great outdoors.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Maria Hinojosa, LAB’79, is our Summer/26 UChicagoan. Read the full Q&A with the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Latino USA anchor and executive producer. bit.ly/4gei5YA @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Maria Hinojosa, LAB’79
Questions for the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Latino USA anchor and executive producer.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Einstein believed that “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.” Stephen D. Korshak, LAB’69, AB’74 (Class of 1973), agrees. Through his collection of iconic works of imaginative illustration, he shares the experience of wonder bit.ly/4xVSSIk @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Wonderland
Stephen D. Korshak, LAB’69, AB’74 (Class of 1973), has brought together some of the most iconic works of imaginative illustration.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
For more than a decade Chris Holmes, AB’94, has DJed on tour with Paul McCartney. He’s also played the keyboard for the Smashing Pumpkins and taken a parapsychology deep dive, among other projects. Read more about Holmes’s winding career: bit.ly/4zDh2ZU @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Music man
The long and winding road led Chris Holmes, AB’94, to an unexpected career as a performer, producer, and DJ.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
On June 25, 1975, the president of India declared a national emergency. The Emergency suspended civil liberties, prompting outrage from Indian students around the world, including Anand Kumar, PhD’85: bit.ly/4giRTMp @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Defender of democracy
How University of Chicago graduate student Anand Kumar, PhD’85, fought against authoritarianism in India.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Miltonathon was a spoken reading of the entirety of Paradise Lost organized by English Professor Timothy Harrison in February. Experience 10 hours of the “adventurous song”: bit.ly/4xVCTtJ
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Ten hours in paradise
Creating and condemning the world in a day.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On a NASA balloon 120,000 feet in the air, a device designed by UChicago scientists went looking for rare high-energy neutrinos. It was made "to catch something that’s never been seen before." Read more about its design and flight: bit.ly/4gfVzi2
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Particle chaser
High above Antarctica, a balloon-borne instrument searched for signs of elusive neutrinos.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Frances Oldham Kelsey, PhD’38, MD’50, prevented the sale of the birth-defect-causing drug thalidomide in the United States and went on to shape drug approval processes at the FDA. bit.ly/3U6JEdT @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Keeping watch
Frances Oldham Kelsey, PhD’38, MD’50 (1914–2015), shaped drug testing and approval processes at the FDA.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Summer/26 issue is here, with stories about the restorative power of nature; Frances Oldham Kelsey, PhD’38, MD’50; imaginative illustration; democracy in India; and much more. Plus, an inside look at the Chicago Minds campaign. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/summer26
Cover of the Summer 2026 issue of The University of Chicago Magazine, featuring a collage of grayscale and color images of various individuals and the words Chicago Minds.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“The picnic ended up being a four-hour Spanish feast. Along with pan con tomate, jamón iberico, picos (small, crunchy breadsticks), and a liter of a Catalonian chocolate milk drink called Cacaolat, Nieves and Judith had brought a Tupperware full of cubed tortilla de patatas.” bit.ly/4pzhvaL
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Tortilla de patatas con cebolla
Just three main ingredients (one controversial).
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“I had only learned about castells four hours earlier, on a class excursion to Tarragona, where a photo of a pillar made of people standing on each other’s shoulders hung from a city wall.” bit.ly/3RNe0B5
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Assembling experience
On becoming part of a human tower.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Can you learn to be wise? Psychologist Howard Nusbaum, LAB’72, studies how we learn from experience. bit.ly/4yycpQ8
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Wise words
Psychologist Howard Nusbaum, LAB’72, studies how we learn from experience.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Turning away, says associate professor of English Ben Saltzman, is “the most ambiguous gesture because it often entails covering up the face, and the face is a source of expression, a source of information.” bit.ly/4vz5VOd
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Don’t look now
A new book explores the complex meanings of turning away.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Tenure, internships, sirens, and more. Check out a selection of recent alumni publications: bit.ly/4yyefQY @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Releases
A selection of books, films, and recordings by UChicago alumni.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Paige Reynolds, AM’90, PhD’99, is a scholar of Irish literary fiction, but romance fiction has always been close to her heart. She married the two interests in an exhibition she curated at the Museum of Literature Ireland in Dublin. bit.ly/4vDFTJG @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Hearts and minds
Paige Reynolds, AM’90, PhD’99, thinks romance fiction has something to teach us.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“As our son and daughter cruised through algebra II/trig and differential calculus, respectively, I swallowed my fear (and pride), opened the Khan app on my phone, and clicked into second-grade math.” bit.ly/4hnh8xY @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Tales of a fifth-grade repetend
Let knowledge grow from more < more.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Alumni News section of the Magazine features more than 40 bylined columns written by volunteer class correspondents. We asked the longest-serving correspondent and the newest member of the corps to answer a few questions. bit.ly/4gNYmj3
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Class correspondence
Meet the Magazine’s longest-serving class correspondent and the newest member of the corps.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A constructed language, or conlang, is an invented language with its own vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, like Esperanto, Klingon, and the various languages of Lord of the Rings. Meet the creators of UChiconlang, UChicago’s own constructed language: bit.ly/4vI0nBd
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A language that dare not speak the name “Northwestern”
Meet the creators of UChiconlang, UChicago’s own constructed language.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Dan Bulla, AM’07, has made his mark on Saturday Night Live with his music-driven digital shorts. At the show’s 50th anniversary, he joined Adam Sandler onstage to perform a song they cowrote. Read about Bulla’s comedy career: bit.ly/4ecV06d @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Funny business
With his music-driven digital shorts, Dan Bulla, AM’07, has made his mark at Saturday Night Live.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A surfing legend, Jesus Springs, anomalies, barbarism—Check out a selection of recent books by UChicago faculty bit.ly/3QCTdzA
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Fresh ink
A selection of recent books by UChicago faculty members.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“Almost all humor involves some kind of deception, involves some kind of trickery, some kind of misdirection,” says linguist Jason Riggle. In The Language of Deception and Humor, students explored how these two modes interact and help us make meaning. bit.ly/4g9nD6Y
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Talking out of both sides of your mouth
A linguistics class puts humor and deception under the microscope.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Artist and critic Maria Porges, MFA'79, began making ceramic sculptures again after teaching a course on the history of ceramics during the pandemic. bit.ly/4oqPNfV @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Recovered craft
An alumna connects with historical art forms—and revisits her own past—through clay.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“I hope the more time you spend with me, the better you become, whether that’s smarter, richer, or feeling more stable. I want to leave people better than I found them,” says Vivian Tu, AB’16, aka Your Rich BFF. bit.ly/4eiLmiu @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Money talks
Vivian Tu, AB’16, wants everyone to feel confident managing their finances.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“We’re not dealing with a regular trivia audience. We’re dealing with people who are used to being the smartest person in the room. They’re very willing to argue.” Three alumni discuss the art of writing for Global Pub Trivia Night. bit.ly/4vamD7i @uchicagoalumni.bsky.social
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Is trivia trival?
And other questions for the young alumni behind Global Pub Trivia Night.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
“If you don’t understand the political institutions in a society,” says economist and political scientist James A. Robinson, “there’s no way to make sense of the economic outcomes that they generate.” bit.ly/3S2S5FU
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The measure of an idea
James A. Robinson won acclaim showing how institutions shape nations. Now he’s asking what shapes the institutions.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“A lot of these plants we’re seeing here are adapted to blooming early in the spring, using stored nutrients. They put leaves up, they bloom, they produce seeds, they disappear.” Tour Jackson Park’s flowering ephemerals with Professor Emeritus Michael LaBarbera bit.ly/3QigN4C
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Springtime is ephemeral
Join a private tour of Jackson Park’s spring wildflowers with biologist Michael LaBarbera.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Bridge, Washington Prom, jazz clubs, Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap: Get swept away in the social whirl of the Hutchins College mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/un…
A group of people dancing in pairs, wearing mid-20th century clothing, on a wooden floor. The image is in black and white. The text reads: "An oral history of The Hutchins College: The Social Whirl."
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Could you make the grade in the Hutchins College? Try your hand at a selection of comprehensive exam questions from 1937. bit.ly/4uwzjEP
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So you think you can comp?
From 1931 to the early 1960s, students in the College had to make the grade.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“You took one test for every class. That was it, that was your grade. So if you weren’t feeling well that day, too bad,” says Marion Shorts, AB’46. Could you handle Hutchins-era comprehensive exams? Read about student life in the Hutchins College bit.ly/4uwvG1F
A vintage image features a person reading a book in a library, holding a pair of glasses. In the background, another person is reading. The text on the image reads, "An oral history of The Hutchins College: Comps.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“A full four years of liberal arts is good for a person. At least that was what they made us think at the University of Chicago. And I think they were right,” says Ken Green, SB’59. Read about the Great Books–based curriculum in the Hutchins College bit.ly/4uwvG1F
A group of people are seated around a large, dark wooden table in a meeting room, each with open books in front of them. The text reads "An oral history of The Hutchins College: The Great Books" with a green background.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“I was 14. I wasn’t the youngest,” says Coleman Seskind, AB’55, SB’56, SM’59, MD’59. Entrance to the Hutchins College didn’t require a high school diploma, and young teens studied alongside WWII and Korean War veterans. Read about student life in the Hutchins College bit.ly/4uwvG1F
A black-and-white photo of two people seated on a stone ledge, having a conversation. One is holding a book. They are in front of an ivy-covered building. Text reads: "An oral history of The Hutchins College: Early entrants, optional attendance."
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Robert Maynard Hutchins was just 30 when, in 1929, he became president of UChicago. The “boy wonder,” as the press nicknamed him had the longest tenure of any University leader to date. Read an oral history of the Hutchins College bit.ly/4uwvG1F
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Carrie Golus @carriegolus.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Just sent the Spring/26 issue of The Core to press. That’s Robert Maynard Hutchins on the cover, drawn by his wife, artist and novelist Maude Hutchins. He led the U of Chicago from 1929 to 1951 and made all kinds of radical educational experiments.
The cover of the Spring/26 issue of The Core, the alumni magazine for UChicago's undergraduate college, showing a line drawing of Robert Maynard Hutchins reading, with his other arm around a dog.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
“A university that is not controversial is not a university,” wrote Robert Maynard Hutchins, who led UChicago from 1929 to 1951, introducing bold innovations that transformed the College. Read an oral history of the Hutchins College bit.ly/4uwvG1F
A vintage photograph shows two people walking side by side, dressed in early 20th-century attire. The person on the left wears a suit and hat, while the person on the right wears a dress and coat. They are both smiling and appear to be conversing, surrounded by other people in a nighttime urban setting. The image has a sepia tone. Text over the image reads, An oral history of The Hutchins College.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
What’s on the cover of The Core? It’s a drawing of Robert Maynard Hutchins by his wife, Maude Hutchins, an artist and novelist. Read an oral history of the Hutchins College bit.ly/4uwvG1F
Black and white line drawing of Robert Maynard Hutchins reading a book and petting a dog
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Seymour Hersh, AB’58, is the subject of the new Netflix documentary Cover-Up. Learn more and read about other @uchicagoalumni whose names are in the news: bit.ly/3QVpuBR
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Notes
A selection of UChicago alumni whose names are in the news.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
“Learning essential for a Republic must not only look internally but also be receptive to the world and strengthened by its exchange with other parts of the globe.” UChicago College Dean Melina Hale, PhD’98, reflects on the civic nature of higher education: mag.uchicago.edu/university-n...
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Letter from the dean
Thoughts on the civic nature of higher education.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Did you know Chicago Booth’s Harper Center houses more than 650 pieces of contemporary art? Join Professor Canice Prendergast for a faculty tour of this hidden campus gallery. bit.ly/4tHk37Q
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Think pieces
Join a faculty tour of Chicago Booth’s astonishing contemporary art collection.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Two years ago, Harper Library’s vast reading room contained no books. Today, the shelves are bursting with donated volumes. Discover Harper Library’s one-of-a-kind and ever-changing collection. bit.ly/4bZDrH1
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The really big free library
A look at Harper Library’s big, beautiful collection of books you can keep.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Play along: Try your hand at a crossword puzzle by Eli Lowe, Class of 2027. mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/se…
A pen rests on an open magazine page featuring a crossword puzzle titled "Self-Reflection."
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Play was once thought to be something only humans did. But animal behavior expert Gordon Burghardt, SB’63, PhD’66, has dedicated has career to studying how animals play and experience emotions. bit.ly/4mpFB6u
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What animals feel
Gordon Burghardt, SB’63, PhD’66, has dedicated his career to understanding other species’ inner lives.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
All year UChicagoans and industry professionals have been coming together to celebrate the games they love, expand knowledge, and play. The Magazine took part in some of the many events the Year of Games has had to offer. bit.ly/3NWgNWV
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Let the games begin
UChicagoans and industry professionals have been coming together all year to celebrate the games they love, expand knowledge, and play.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Ever wondered what it takes to restore a pond from the mud up? UChicago’s Botany Pond now boasts native fish, turtles, blooming lilies, and islands for wildlife—and plenty to delight human visitors, too. Follow its journey: bit.ly/4dyET4p
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How to rebuild a pond
A beloved campus landmark enters a new era.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
“Most people don’t find copepods terribly charismatic. I do—I think they’re very cute. I could watch these guys all day.” Professor Michael LaBarbera shares the microscopic magic behind Botany Pond’s rebirth. Dive into all the tiny details: mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/ho…
Two people observe a jar filled with liquid outdoors near a pond and trees. One person holds the jar while pointing at its contents. The setting appears to be a garden or park.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
President Paul Alivisatos, AB’81, reflects on the powerful traditions and bold ambitions that define the University of Chicago. Learn more about his vision for the University’s next chapter: bit.ly/4soiuuo
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Endure and evolve
President Paul Alivisatos, AB’81, reflects on preserving, renewing, and expanding what makes the University of Chicago vital.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Out now: the Spring/26 issue of The Core! Check out an oral history of the Hutchins College, a Harper Library update, lessons from learning math as an adult, dispatches from Barcelona, and much more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/spring...
Cover of the Spring 2026 Core magazine. Featuring a line drawing of Robert Maynard Hutchins reading a magazine or book and petting a large dog.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Spring/26 issue of the Magazine is here, featuring an interview with President Paul Alivisatos, AB’81; a Botany Pond update; a celebration of games; My Rich BFF; SNL sketches; animals’ inner lives; Irish romance fiction; and much more. mag.uchicago.edu/current-issue
Cover of the Spring 2026 University of Chicago Magazine. With an illustration of the main quads imagined as a video game.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“What has amazed me is the extent to which people’s stories are grounded in their ability to negotiate the contradictions in their own lives.” Read about how Alphine Jefferson, AB’73, became an oral historian. mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanities/tr…
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“That is a true story.”
How Alphine Jefferson, AB’73, became an oral historian. As told to Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93.
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The University of Chicago Magazine @uchicagomag.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“Mr. Axelrod. It appears you never fulfilled your freshman swimming requirement,” read a message to David Axelrod, AB’76, from the registrar. On attending the College during a tumultuous era and graduating on time: bit.ly/4sv48sz
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How I passed the swim test
An excerpt from a speech to the Class of 2025.
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