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December 6, 2016 | |
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| News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. | |
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Using the quantum Hall effect, physicist Jonathan Simon is blurring the line between matter and light. Read "Mirror Image" and more stories from the Physical Sciences Division in the Fall/16 Inquiry » |
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| 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | |
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| 1. Think outside the gift box | |
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| Forget the sweater, says Chicago Booth's Amit Kumar. Giving experiences, like a vacation or a dinner out, leads to more grateful recipients. More » | |
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| Read how one professor says the election will affect holiday spending. |
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| 2. Cracked case | |
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| A chance observation at an Italian museum helped Egyptologist W. Raymond Johnson, PhD'92, solve a millennia-old art history mystery. More » | |
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| See artifacts from the Oriental Institute's Egypt collection. | |
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Attend a lecture, film screening, or family event at the OI this winter. | |
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| 3. They've got the power | |
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Bipartisan energy reform is possible. Sam Ori, executive director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, identifies the areas where Congress can come together. More » | |
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Hear scholars debate Donald Trump's effect on the coal industry. |
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Learn what EPIC’s faculty director will bring to the Becker Friedman Institute. |
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| 4. Where the need is greatest | |
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| This past June, orthopedic surgeon Samer Attar, SB'98, MD'02, spent two weeks treating civilians in the last hospital (since destroyed) in Aleppo, Syria. More » | |
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| Read Attar's account of his time in Aleppo. | |
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| 5. A starchy surprise | |
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During the 70th Latke-Hamantash Debate, faculty members Wendy Freedman (astronomy), Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer (classics), Anne Rogers (computer science), and David Nirenberg (history) all came to the same conclusion. More » | |
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| Watch a video of this year's debate. | |
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Read eight of the best arguments from previous debates. | |
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In memoriam |
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What a character |
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From The Twilight Zone to The Thomas Crown Affair, actor Fritz Weaver, EX'51 (1926–2016), took on roles both serious and surreal. More » |
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Watch a clip of Weaver in The Twilight Zone. |
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| Lite of the mind | |
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| Sixteen questions | |
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| Ferris Bueller or UChicago? See if you can tell which lines are from a College uncommon admissions essay prompt and which are from a classic John Hughes flick. Take the quiz » | |
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| Read Roger Ebert's (EX'71) 1985 review of The Breakfast Club. | |
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