September 26, 2017

UChicago Short List
News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends.
Archival photo of children in classroom
Ready to learn: Chemistry professor Laurie Butler (left) and mathematician Lynne Butler, AB'81, SM'13, in the 1960s. More »
 
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
1. Time to get schooled
UChicago welcomes the Class of 2021. More »
Watch the Aims of Education address.
Read about how med school doesn't kill students' empathy.

2. What is the sound of one iceberg breaking?
Sound artists make a seven-minute loop of a giant iceberg splitting from the Ross Ice Shelf. More »
Learn more about research on continental glaciers.
Read about the economic impacts of climate change.

3. A wider scope
Nancy Grace Roman, PhD'49, didn't get tenure. She changed the course of astronomy instead. More »
Read about how the physics department combats sexism.
Meet twins Laurie and Lynne Butler--one a UChicago chemistry professor, the other a double alumna.
Learn about the last woman to receive a physics Nobel, in 1963.

4. Closing sale, all books must go!
Or not. Jeff Deutsch has a plan to save the Seminary Co-op. More »
Check out a list of professors' favorite books.

5. Dating advice from Studs Terkel
In a 1953 educational film, Terkel, PhB'32, JD'34--cast as a kindly diving coach--reassures young George about making a date. More »
Count the ways of UChicago weddings.
Learn how to combat loneliness.
 
PLUS . . .
 
The Wu-Tang Clan talks statistics with the Crime Lab . . . Grasping infinity . . . Hawks on the quads . . . Can an app save an ancient language? . . . The mysterious ways of the "L."
For more stories and events, visit news.uchicago.edu.

Homecoming 2017

Job opportunities
Chicago
Assistant Director, Digital Communications
Alumni Relations and Development, University of Chicago
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Washington, DC
Fellows
Public Interest Research Group
London
Special Projects
Cloudflare
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UChicagoan
Ken Nordine, EX'43
Jazz poet
At 97, Ken Nordine, EX'43, is still making word jazz. More »
Watch an animation set to his 1966 piece "Maroon."

AlumniU

Upcoming events
Wed.
09/27/17
Noon-1 p.m.
Webinar:
Harnessing Failure--To Succeed
Sun.
10/08/17
5:30-8 p.m.
Chapel Hill, NC:
Farm to Table Dinner at Peaceful River Farm
Fri.-Sun.
10/13-15/17
Chicago:
Logan Center Blues Fest
See more events across the country and around the world »

Lite of the mind
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Like sports?
Be thankful for the innovations of Amos Alonzo Stagg. More »
Watch a video of one of Stagg's worst seasons--found in a trash can.
Learn about UChicago's newest varsity sport: women's lacrosse.
Nominations for the 2018 Alumni Medal, Alumni Service Medal, Alumni Service, and Norman Maclean Faculty Awards close November 1. Learn more »
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