Meet a UChicagoan

A regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community.

 

UChicago student and gymnast fulfills Olympic dreams in Tokyo

Rising third-year Liza Merenzon relishes journey, despite being sidelined by injury

Artfully using LEGO as the building blocks of learning

Laboratory Schools teacher, alum Dave Kaleta pushes boundaries in creations, classroom

UChicago scholar inspires students to engage with our environment

In teaching and research, Sabina Shaikh reframes relationship between humans, nature

By studying wild bats, alum seeks clues to COVID-19 immunity

Holly Lutz, AB ’09, explores animal disease ecology with an eye to future pandemics

Navy veteran finds intellectual home at UChicago

Experience in foster care drives Ricky Holder’s study of child welfare, criminal justice