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Collaborative Research Project to Examine Sources of Happiness and Personal Fulfillment

Candace Vogler, the David B. and Clara E. Stern Professor of Philosophy at UChicago

A new research project at the University of Chicago and University of South Carolina will bring together scholars from different fields to study the factors that bring about deep happiness and a sense of meaning in one’s life.

Artist, DOVA Chair Jessica Stockholder Champions Contemporary Art at UChicago

Prof. Jessica Stockholder, Rose's Inclination, 2015. Paint, carpet, fragment of Judy Ledgerwood's painting, branches, rope, Plexiglas, light fixtures, hardware, extension cord, mulch, Smart Museum foyer, courtyard and sidewalks. Commissioned by the The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art. Courtesy of the artist, Mitchell-Innes & Nash Gallery, and Kavi Gupta Gallery

This promises to be a remarkable autumn for Stockholder. In addition to her installation, Rose's Inclination, at Smart Museum, her work will be shown at the renowned Kavi Gupta Gallery, at the international contemporary art exposition EXPO Chicago on Sept. 17 to 20, and at MK Restaurant. “For someone who wants to travel to all four different venues, you’ll see all the different parts of what I do,” Stockholder said.

UChicago Hosts ‘All-Star Team of Linguistics’ at 2015 Linguistic Summer Institute

Some 600 linguists and students from around the world came together last month when the University of Chicago hosted the 2015 Linguistic Summer Institute—a gathering that organizer Becky Fabrizio, AM’15, likened to “the all-star team of linguistics.”

Faculty Members Honored with Named Professorships

Two faculty members within the Division of the Humanities—Darby English and Theo van den Hout—have been recognized for their service and scholarship with named professorships.

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