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| November 21, 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 | |
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| 1. 75 years of the atomic age | |
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| December 2 marks the 75th anniversary of Chicago Pile-1, the experiment under Stagg Field that achieved the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. The University of Chicago Magazine explores its legacy. More » | |
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| Read historian Richard Rhodes on the clashing personalities of the experiment's intellectual architects. |
| Learn more about the experiment's pioneers--and its inheritors. |
| Discover the origins of Henry Moore's Nuclear Energy sculpture. |
| Watch an interview with a lab assistant who helped build the pile. |
| Register for December 1 and 2 events featuring Rhodes, former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and composer Augusta Read Thomas. |
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| 2. #fakenews | |
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| L. Gordon Crovitz, AB'80, and business partner Steven Brill have a plan to address media credibility. More » | |
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| Read about one of Crovitz's earlier ventures--paywalls. |
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| 3. Fantastic beasts | |
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| Two newly discovered species suggest that mammals hit their evolutionary stride much earlier than scientists previously thought. More » | |
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| Meet creatures that UChicago faculty have helped to introduce. |
| Learn how elephants evolved with a genetic defense against cancer. |
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| 4. Photo recall | |
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| Photographer Danny Lyon, AB'63, remembers curator and mentor Hugh Edwards and the golden age of Chicago photography. More » | |
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| Learn more about Lyon and his civil rights and biker photos. |
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| 5. Going Dutch | |
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| Ahead of Thanksgiving, read about Jeremy Bangs, EX'67, and his pilgrim museum in the Dutch town of Leiden. More » | |
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| Learn how Bangs's mother brought cranberries to Leiden. |
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| Remembering 1942: Nuclear Reactions | |
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| November-December 2017 | |
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| Log on to AlumniU as we join the University community in commemorating the 75th anniversary of Chicago Pile-1. Three special online offerings trace the effects of the nuclear age on the sciences, arts, and humanities. | |
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| More events | |
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| Lite of the mind | |
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| The best medicine | |
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| Pritzker student Shirlene Obuobi takes a comic approach to medical school. More » | |
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| Learn cartooning from artist Ivan Brunetti, AB'89. | |
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