| August 1, 2017 | ||
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| News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. | ||
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| 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | ||
| 1. Free verse | ||
| For years Mitsuye Yamada, AM'53, never spoke about her family's internment during World War II. When she finally did, she created poetry. More » | ||
| Learn more about Yamada. | ||
| 2. The truth is out there | ||
| In the search for alien life-forms, UChicago astronomer Jacob Bean advocates a broad approach. More » | ||
| Follow a UChicago debate on finding extraterrestrial life. | ||
| Fly along with the Hubble Space Telescope. | ||
| Learn about UChicago's participation in the Giant Magellan Telescope. | ||
| 3. OI case heads to SCOTUS | ||
| The Supreme Court will decide whether victims of a 1997 Jerusalem bombing can seek to enforce a $71 million judgment against Iran by seizing Persian artifacts held by the Oriental Institute. More » | ||
| Revisit the case's background. | ||
| 4. Is greed good? | ||
| Chicago Booth's John Paul Rollert, AM'09, explores greed's complicated relationship with capitalism. Watch the video » | ||
| Recall that making a profit was once considered immoral. | ||
| Read Rollert's thoughts on his business ethics class for MBA students. | ||
| 5. A beach umbrella and a book | ||
| There's still time to get in your summer reading. Quantrell and Graduate Teaching award-winning faculty offer their recommendations. More » | ||
| Get more faculty book recs from the College. | ||
| Skip the books and listen to these UChicago podcasts. | ||
| PLUS . . . | ||
| Harold Pollack's expanded financial index cards . . . Joseph Epstein's (AB'59) penny pinching . . . Dushime Gashugi's (AB'10) advice from billionaires . . . Bill Hayashi's (AM'65, PhD'76) self-awareness tips. | ||
| For more stories and events, visit news.uchicago.edu. | ||
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| Lite of the mind | ||
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| Pundamentals, anyone? | ||
| Challenge yourself to a UChicago admissions essay: Change one letter of any department to form a new name. More » | ||
| Read this year's College essay questions. | ||
| See how admissions could look in 20 years. | ||
| Stay at the Hilton Chicago downtown, and the hotel will donate to the Odyssey Scholarship Program. | ||
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