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"Sad, Beautiful, Tragic”: UChicago Researchers Analyze the Emotional Range of Taylor Swift’s Music
A recent study by researchers Megan Mansfield and Darryl Seligman shows the emotional trends in Taylor Swift’s music and highlights its influence on her audience and the reasons for her continued popularity and success.
July 24, 2021
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2:27 p.m.
Adyant Kanakamedala
The Adventure of the American Mind
Grey City reviews "The Opening of the American Mind: Ten Years of The Point."
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June 13, 2021
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Brandon Shin
Neurodivergence at an Atypical School
UChicago has an extensive infrastructure devoted to meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities. But many of these students say it’s falling short.
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May 23, 2021
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12:34 p.m.
Oren Oppenheim
COVID-19 Posed a Challenge to Memory Loss Care, but Organizations Have Adapted
In October, Hyde Park was the first Chicago neighborhood to be designated as "dementia-friendly" by the D.C.-based organization Dementia Friendly America. The pandemic has required patience and creativity from seniors with memory loss and the organ…
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May 18, 2021
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10:10 p.m.
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The Illinois Juvenile Justice System Faces COVID-19
From isolation to disrupted educations, the pandemic deeply affected youth entangled in Illinois's juvenile justice system, and underlined some of the system's contradictions.
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April 27, 2021
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9:58 p.m.
Matthew Lee
A “Second Pandemic”: The Enduring Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Wellbeing
Grey City sat down with therapists and UChicago researchers to discuss the toll of the pandemic on mental health and wellness.
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April 20, 2021
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2:51 p.m.
Kelly Curry
Losing Faith in the Child Welfare System: Illinois Parents and Foster Caregivers Struggle During the COVID-19 Shutdowns
During the pandemic, parents looked for outside support. They struggled to find it.
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April 12, 2021
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7:58 p.m.
Matthew Lee
The Illinois Child Welfare System: Under Stress, Confronting COVID-19
The pandemic has only exacerbated the existing systemic issues faced by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the children and families it serves.
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April 6, 2021
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10:56 p.m.
Brandon Shin
A Tale of Two Curricula: General Education at St. John’s College and the University of Chicago
A small liberal arts college in Maryland shows a vision of what the University of Chicago might have been.
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March 30, 2021
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3:55 p.m.
Bryce Lanham
Over a Century of House Culture: The Story of Snell-Hitchcock
Over a century ago, Snell-Hitchcock residents launched The Section Six, an annual magazine documenting the dorm’s people and culture. Now, as its residents revive the publication, Grey City takes a deep dive into the dorm’s long history.
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March 9, 2021
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9:38 p.m.
University of Chicago
Spiritual Leader, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel, Scholar: Maurice Charles (M.Div. ’90, Ph.D. ’13) Returns to Hyde Park
Charles’s childhood and early work has influenced his approach to UCPD both as a student and now as dean of Rockefeller Chapel.
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February 10, 2021
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8:24 a.m.
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Is This the End of the World?
Grey City sits down with Doomsday Clock scientists and apocalypse scholars to discuss the recent surge in apocalyptic thinking.
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February 1, 2021
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8:41 p.m.
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“Founded to Exclude”: Greek Life, UChicago Theta, and the Push for Abolition
UChicago’s Theta is one of many sorority chapters nationwide to see mass disaffiliations from Greek life in recent months, as members decry their organizations’ roles in reinforcing structural racism.
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January 26, 2021
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4:43 p.m.
Stoicism 101
Everything is material, there's no supernatural realm, and you can reduce your suffering by changing your thinking about your problems: welcome to Stoic thought.
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January 12, 2021
Laura Gersony
An Arboreal History of the University of Chicago
Grey City tells the history of the Chicago region through the lens of its floral inhabitants.
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December 1, 2020
University of Chicago Photographic Archive
Maroon Archives Tell the Story of the 1918 Spanish Flu, a Picture Not Dissimilar From Today’s Coronavirus Pandemic
Viral testing and vaccines were years away from widespread use, but Chicagoans in 1918 implemented similar hygiene and social distancing measures to prevent the viral spread.
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November 17, 2020
Adrián Mandeville
The 2020 Presidential Election: UChicago Professors Weigh In
UChicago professors consider the logistical and political challenges that have emerged this voting cycle, from the fragility of American democracy to election manipulation.
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November 3, 2020
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