| September 26, 2017 | ||
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| News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. | ||
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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. |
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