If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The University of Chicago is, in many respects, the birthplace of social scientific research and practice on urban questions. Now, at a time when the rise in urban migration within and among countries has produced an array of changes, the University possesses a unique set of resources and opportunities to assess and meet these...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. On June 2, 2012, the University celebrated the achievements of exceptional alumni, faculty, and graduating students at the 71st Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony. Hosted by the Alumni Board of Governors, the ceremony was held at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel during Alumni Weekend. Alumni, faculty, and graduating students were honored...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Leon Botstein, AB '67, offers remarks after accepting an Alumni Medal at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on June 2, 2012. Botstein reflects on the power of nostalgia and the importance of scholarly discourse. He is president of Bard College, music director of the American Symphony Orchestra, and conductor laureate of the Jerusalem...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. On June 4, 2011, the University celebrated the achievements of the 2011 Alumni Award winners. Hosted by the Alumni Board of Governors, the 70th Annual Alumni Awards ceremony took place at Rockefeller Chapel during Alumni Weekend. Alumni and faculty were honored for their tremendous contributions to society, to the University, and...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. On June 4, 2011, the University celebrated the achievements of the 2011 Alumni Award winners. Hosted by the Alumni Board of Governors, the 70th Annual Alumni Awards ceremony took place at Rockefeller Chapel during Alumni Weekend. Alumni and faculty were honored for their tremendous contributions to society, to the University, and...

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If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Join Graduate Library School alumni for brunch and an engaging talk about Google Book Search presented by Law Professor Randal Picker, Paul H. and Theo Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law and Senior Fellow at the Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. An expert on digital rights...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Everyone is invited to attend this alumni-led panel discussion focused on professional networking techniques and best practices. The panel will be led by alumni representing diverse career backgrounds and class years. Following the discussion, there will be a networking reception featuring industry roundtables. The panel and...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Economist Lee Badgett, AB'82, will lecture on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate, providing new ways of framing the issue in light of her research into the economic, political, social, and personal stakes involved. Badgett is associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and holds a...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Join the chair of the University's Committee on Education, sociologist Stephen Raudenbush, for an overview of the Chicago Model for Urban Elementary Schooling. He will be joined by Sara Ray Stoelinga, AB'95, AM'01, PhD'04, director of planning and program development at the Urban Education Institute, as well as faculty members in...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Did you know that while the FDA requires a rigorous approval process for new drugs, there is no such requirement for surgery? Surgeons decide when and how to introduce a new procedure or technology. The University of Chicago Medical Center is a leader in the innovation and delivery of complex surgeries. It is also home to the...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. A new book titled Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago demonstrates that though there is no silver bullet for school reform, there is a reliable recipe. Join Timothy Knowles (John Dewey director of the Urban Education Institute and clinical professor in the Committee on Education), Tanika Island-Smith...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. In this talk, environmental scientist Pamela Martin will discuss the environmental impacts of the food system in the United States as well as the impact of our food choices. Working with undergraduate interns and graduate students over the past two years, Martin has been detailing energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Explore the baroque interest in meta-theatricality ("the play in the play") with deputy provost for the arts Larry Norman and Court Theatre artistic director Charles Newell. The discussion will concentrate on Pierre Corneille's 1636 L'illusion comique. The play is situated in the theatrical, literary, and artistic corpus of the...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Coronary disease is one of the world's biggest killers. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 80 million Americans suffer from at least one type of cardiovascular disease. Currently there are few options to reverse or slow down the progression of the damage caused by hardening of the arteries.Dr. Godfrey Getz...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. In cities all across the United States, millions of low-income families are living in racially and economically segregated neighborhoods characterized by high rates of crime, school dropout, unemployment, and other social problems. For decades public policy has contributed to the concentration of poverty within American cities,...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Geophysicists David Archer and Raymond Pierrehumbert provide a joint perspective on rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere and their expected impact on the earth's climate. It's more than just a question of magnitude--this talk will address just how long (in geological terms) increased emissions will impact the planet's temperature,...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Line up behind your College, division, or school banner (children will have their own Young Maroon banner) at the Bartlett Quadrangle. The University bagpipers will lead the procession through the quads to Rockefeller Memorial Chapel for the 69th Annual Alumni Awards, which celebrates alumni achievement. This year's speaker will...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Are you experiencing career-related angst? Are you wondering what to be or not to be in the current job market? Please join us for a panel session to gain insights from alumni representing a variety of industries and career paths. Alumni panelists will share their stories and recommendations about the job search process,...

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If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Former students of the Human Rights Program at The University of Chicago talk about their experience in the program. They talk about their Human Rights Internships and how those have impacted their lives.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Former students of the Human Rights Program at The University of Chicago talk about their experience in the program. They talk about their Human Rights Internships and how those have impacted their lives.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. James Dewey Watson, PhB'46, SB'47, won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the structure of DNA and remains one of the most influential researchers in the field of genetics. Back on campus to receive the 2007 University of Chicago Alumni Medal, Dr. Watson had a wide ranging discussion with alumni,...