Features
Big Brains Podcast: Shannon Lee Dawdy on how death in the US is changing
May 17, 2022
From green burials to DIY funerals, understand how death in America is changing with Shannon Lee Dawdy (Ep 84). Anthropologist examines what our rituals reveal about society, especially after 9/11.
News
“What do you know?”: A Course Work Feature on KNOW 40200 in the University of Chicago Magazine
July 05, 2016
Classicist Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer and microbiome expert Jack Gilbert question scientific knowledge.In the Media
A Utopia with Caveats: Why Peace on Earth Might Require Big Sacrifices, an interview with Ada Palmer
June 20, 2016
Announcements
Jennifer Pitts on Empires, Barbarians, and the Law of Nations
April 20, 2016
Jennifer Pitts will deliver the 2016 Nicholson Faculty Lecture on Thursday, May 5th at 4:30 PM in Classics 110. A reception will follow.News
Gary Tubb first scholar to hold Ramakrishnan Professorship to support study of Sanskrit
January 26, 2016
In the Media
Dario Maestripieri on changes in a man’s testosterone level show the kind of parent he will be
December 12, 2015
In the Media
Brilliant 10: Jack Gilbert Changes the World One Microbe at a Time
September 23, 2015
In the pursuit of research that impacts the way we manage the planet, Jack Gilbert’s projects tackle problems as diverse as water treatment, crop productivity, and human disease.Announcements
Macol Cerda appointed as Executive Director of the Stevanovich Institute
July 21, 2015
Macol Stewart Cerda, a leader in fostering collaborative research with broad societal impact, has been named executive director of the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of KnowledgeIn the Media
Fratricide, Matricide and the Philosopher—Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer in the London Review of Books
June 18, 2015
In the Media
Is the promotion of violence inherent to any religion? asks David Nirenberg
April 29, 2015