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| Alumni Weekend is this Thursday-Sunday. Hope to see you on campus! | |
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| May 30, 2018 | |
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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. Shades of meaning | |
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| Twenty-nine years after his death, the work of color theorist Faber Birren, EX'23, still influences science, commerce, and public policy. More » | |
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| Read µChicago's issue on intersections of art and science. |
| Learn how one campus building connects art with business. |
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| 2. Meteoric rise | |
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| Before she became a university president and head of a corporate foundation, Reatha Clark King, SM'60, PhD'63, was one of the less hidden figures in the space race. More » | |
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| Hear King speak at Alumni Weekend on Friday, June 1. | |
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| 3. The long founding moment | |
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| For law professor Alison LaCroix, the US Constitution opened rather than closed the book on such fundamental questions as the proper relationship between the central government and the states. More » | |
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| See how the Supreme Court just tipped the balance toward the states. | |
| Learn why democratic constitutions are sometimes built to fail. | |
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| 4. Stargazer's dilemma | |
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| Astronomer and astrophysicist Wendy Freedman's measurements of the Hubble constant are competing with an alternate take on the universe's expansion rate. More » | |
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| Hear Freedman discuss her new research into the birth of the universe on the Big Brains podcast. | |
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| 5. Avant-garde historian | |
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| Art historian Wu Hung discusses the emergence of contemporary Chinese art at the end of the Cultural Revolution. More » | |
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| Learn about Wu Hung's 2019 Mellon Lectures for the National Gallery. | |
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| Lite of the mind | |
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| Yanny vs. Laurel, demystified | |
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| Psychologist Howard Nusbaum, LAB'72, breaks down an internet meme, explaining the science behind why some of us hear "Yanny" while others hear "Laurel." More » | |
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