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Francesco Rahe (left) and Anqi Qu (right). (Courtesy of Francesco Rahe and Anqi Qu)

An Interview with 2025 Rhodes Scholars Anqi Qu and Francesco Rahe

By Kalyna Vickers / December 6, 2024
For the first time since 2018, two UChicago undergraduates have received the Rhodes Scholarship. The Maroon spoke with the recipients and the CCRF about the research and fellowship process.
Left to right: DFI infectious disease specialist Christopher Lehmann, Director Eric Pamer, and hepatologist Matthew Odenwald.

Microbiome Research Facilities at Duchossois Family Institute Set to Begin Drug Testing by January

By Kyle Lin / December 2, 2024
Director of the Duchossois Family Institute Eric Pamer believes the facilities at the institute will be able to “manufacture eight of the seventeen strains” that will be used in the clinical trials in January.
The Maroons for Israel banner hangs on a lamp post outside of Kent Chemical Laboratory.

Maroons for Israel Banner Stolen

By Evgenia Anastasakos / November 30, 2024
A Maroons for Israel installation depicting news reports of hate crimes against Jewish people has been stolen at least twice since its installation on November 18.
The Arley D. Cathey Learning Center within Harper Memorial Library.

Alongside New Look, Harper Memorial Library Adopts New Policies and Projects

By Sidarth Bhatia / November 29, 2024
With the start of the academic year, Harper Memorial Library has reopened with a renovated interior and a project for sustainable book donations.
From left to right: professors Jonathan Levy, Robert Vargas, Eman Abdelhadi, and Gabriel Winant. (Courtesy of 3CT)

Center for Contemporary Theory Hosts Second Panel on University Values

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / November 29, 2024

At the Chicago Center For Contemporary Theory (3CT)’s second discussion in a sequence of talks called “On University Values,” panelists debated what they viewed as contradictions between the University’s...

Alice Phoebe Lou plays the Salt Shed.

Alice Phoebe Lou Invites Us to Her Garden

By Harmonie Ramsden / November 19, 2024
Alice Phoebe Lou, an image of whimsy in a sea of subtlety, charmed as the opening act for Clairo on October 16 at the Salt Shed.
The Midway Plaisance.

University Removes Via Loophole for Free Lyfts

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / November 15, 2024
Students using RideSmart by Via will no longer be able to increase their chances of receiving a free Lyft by maxing out the number of riders on a booking, the University announced in an email on Thursday.
Caroline Cohen, Michael Scodro, Kwame Raoul, and Kacey Coleman. (Courtesy of Caroline Cohen)

Annual Legal Forum Symposium Meets to Discuss Law and Disaster

By Grace Beatty / November 15, 2024
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul made a keynote appearance at this year’s Legal Forum Symposium to the role of law in facing disasters worldwide.
Hull Gate from the Joseph Regenstein Library.

University Budget Deficit Hit $288M in FY24, Now $221M

By Tiffany Li and Anika Krishnaswamy / November 13, 2024
During a third invite-only budget town hall, the University presented the progress made by its budget plan, including implementing new software to improve planning efficiency, expanding academic offerings, and limiting increases in spending.
Students walking in the Quad.

How Do Democratic and Republican Students Feel About Election Results?

By Derek Hsu / November 12, 2024
The Maroon sat down with Democratic and Republican students about the presidential election’s outcome.
Michael Greenstone (right) participates in a panel during the launch of the institute on October 30. (Courtesy of Jason Smith)

Michael Greenstone to Serve as Inaugural Faculty Director of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth

By Kalyna Vickers / November 7, 2024
The Maroon spoke to Greenstone, who was appointed to lead the institute that seeks to bridge the gap between economic research and the University of Chicago’s investments in energy technologies.
The David Rubenstein Forum.

UChicago Launches Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth

By Naina Purushothaman and Kalyna Vickers / November 6, 2024

The University launched its Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth with a day-long series of programs at the Rubenstein Forum on October 30. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Senator Dick...

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