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| April 11, 2017 | |
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| News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. | |
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| SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | |
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| 1. So it keeps going | |
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| On the 10th anniversary of his death, remember Kurt Vonnegut, AM'71, through this decade-spanning interview from the Paris Review archives. More » | |
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| Get 15 pieces of life advice drawn from Vonnegut's work. | |
| Read how a UChicago professor inspired Vonnegut's writing. | |
| Poo-tee-tweet your favorite Vonnegut work with #MaroonVonnegut. | |
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| 2. Across the bookstore aisle | |
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| Both liberals and conservatives buy books on science--just different kinds of science, find UChicago researchers. More » | |
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| Learn how seating assignments can influence lawmakers' voting. | |
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| 3. Sea of change | |
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| In addition to opening jars, changing color, and using tools, octopuses can edit their own RNA, discovered Marine Biological Laboratory researchers--a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for genetic diseases in humans. More » | |
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| Learn more about octopuses' highly developed brains. | |
| Watch an octopus's camouflage abilities in action. | |
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| 4. Playing by new rules | |
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| Video game designer Robin Hunicke, AB'95, creates artistic adventures for the soul. More » | |
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| Watch Hunicke discuss diversity in the video game industry. | |
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| 5. Well versed | |
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| Tyehimba Jess, AB’91, has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his second collection, Olio, an exploration of race and identity. More » | |
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| Read a poem from Jess’s Olio or from his 2005 collection Leadbelly. | |
| Learn how Pulitzer Prize for Poetry finalist Campbell McGrath, AB'84, combats writer's block. | |
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Classroom calling |
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Kareem Sayegh, AB'13, never thought he'd be a teacher. Now there's no job he'd rather have than teaching math on the South Side. More » |
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Meet Misha Stallworth, AB'10, the Detroit Board of Education's youngest-ever member. |
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| Online networking event | |
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| Tues. 4/18/17 Noon-1 p.m. CDT | |
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| Connect with fellow alumni and start making your plans to come back to campus for Alumni Weekend 2017. Log on to network with classmates, learn about events, and more. UChicago staff will also be available to answer questions. | |
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| More upcoming events | |
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| Lite of the mind | |
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| Breakfast of champions | |
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| Serial podcast host Sarah Koenig, AB'90, tests her cereal knowledge on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. More » | |
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| Binge on Serial spin-off S-Town. | |
| Find your next podcast with our flowchart. | |
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