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Learning Through Play
Donning lab coats and pretending to be a group of time-traveling scientists in contact with the future would never qualify as a traditional teaching tactic. Nor would acting out a three-week sci-fi role-playing game along with 70 teenagers. But the team behind the Game Changer Chicago Design Lab believes such games can impart knowledge in ways that ordinary lectures can’t.
New Exhibit at Special Collections Unearths UChicago’s Research in Mexico
“Researching Mexico” explores the University's century-long tradition of research and exploration in Mexico by displaying documents, photographs, and artifacts of various expeditions made by UChicago scholars.
Combining Math and Music
Anthony Cheung’s formal mathematical training essentially ended with high school calculus. But as a musician and composer, he has explored mathematical phenomena in new ways, especially through their influence on harmony and timbre.
Joyce Kuechler Honored with Marlene F. Richman Award
Joyce Kuechler’s commitment to students has been recognized with the Marlene F. Richman Award for Excellence and Dedication in Service to Students. Kuechler, Department Coordinator for the Department of Art History, was praised in her nominations as a thoughtful and caring student advocate who offers a “mixture of compassion and practical advice.”
