May 1, 2018 News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends.

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

1. The city as social laboratory How can policy makers and social researchers work together to reduce violent crime? Cities across the country are learning from UChicago Urban Labs. More » Learn about a new gift for a Crime Lab-Chicago Police partnership. 2. From Vietnam to white power Charlottesville, Virginia, grabbed headlines last August, but the modern white power movement coalesced decades ago, says UChicago historian Kathleen Belew. More » Hear Belew explain this movement's tactics on This American Life. 3. Teaching doctors good habits How patient safety is built into residents' training at UChicago Medicine. More » Read about the UChicago Medicine trauma center, which opens today. 4. Predicting chaos Forget the butterfly effect. Machine learning can predict the future evolution of chaotic systems, from weather patterns to cardiovascular health. More » Learn about new strides in machine learning at Ryerson Laboratory. 5. Healthy skepticism With new Associated Press guidelines in place for reporting on polls, election-year political coverage is about to change. More » Read an opinion on the political stakes of flawed polling.

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Bruce Cumings on the Korea summit . . . New director for Marine Biological Lab . . . Cancer-fighting nanoflowers . . . Look back at 30 days of poetry . . . John Paul Stevens, LAB'37, AB'41, turns 98. For more stories and events, visit news.uchicago.edu.

Career opportunities Chicago Therapist in Private Practice Astute Counseling Services Los Angeles Financial Analyst III City National Bank Toronto Clinical Counselor Workplace Service Programs See more jobs » UChicagoan Criminal mastermind "Crime fiction is the place in literature where law and justice in society come together," says Sara Paretsky, AM'69, MBA'77, PhD'77. More »

Upcoming events

Sat. 05/05/18 10:00-11:30 a.m. Alexandria, VA: Tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House Thurs. 05/17/18 6 p.m. Chicago: Richard Ellis, Let There Be Light: The Observational Quest for the First Galaxies 05/26/18-11/25/18 Venice, Italy: Venice Architecture Biennial: Dimensions of Citizenship exhibit and opening programs See more events across the country and around the world »

Lite of the mind Seedy superlatives From best dressed to most explosive personality, here's what a yearbook of seeds might look like, courtesy of the University of Chicago Press. More »

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