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Laura Demanski

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Editor of the University of Chicago Magazine. Erstwhile arts blogger. Ecstatic/heartbroken hockey fan--what did the Red Wings do last night?

Articles

  • Jul 16, 2024 | news.uchicago.edu | Laura Demanski

    University of Chicago Prof. John J. MacAloon has attended 16 Olympic Games. First as an engaged observer, and later with access to—and participation in—the behind-the-scenes work of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its local partners in the host cities. Trained as an anthropologist, MacAloon, AM’74, PhD’80, was a pioneer of the multidisciplinary field of Olympic studies.

  • Feb 29, 2024 | news.uchicago.edu | Laura Demanski

    Outsmarting cancer is a long game, says Prof. Kunle Odunsi. The director of the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center has devoted his career in gynecologic oncology to doing just that. Arriving in 2021, Odunsi was drawn to UChicago by the potential to join forces with partners, including Argonne National Laboratory and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, that can bring powerful tools and expertise to the effort against cancer.

  • Feb 16, 2024 | news.uchicago.edu | Laura Demanski

    On a hot morning this past summer, a sleepy John Crerar Library starts to rouse as Chicago Public Schools rising seniors arrived for a college-level robot programming course on the University of Chicago’s campus. On the first floor is the Computer Science Instructional Laboratory, with computer stations and classrooms. The lab doesn’t officially open until 10, but early-arriving students cajole a building manager into unlocking the glass doors a few minutes before the hour.

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Laura Demanski
Laura Demanski @lademans
13 Jun 25

Previewing the Summer/25 ⁦@UChicagoMag⁩ ! https://t.co/tdrJxNNdqq

Laura Demanski
Laura Demanski @lademans
8 Jun 25

Cubs TV guys got a little surly at the end there, saying Dingler sounds like someone out of “Boogie Nights” and then calling out Paws for putting ketchup on his hot dog (“respectfully, minus the respect”). 😂

Laura Demanski
Laura Demanski @lademans
30 May 25

I have always really liked the Oilers and their fans. I hope they get the Cup.