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Ghez Becomes Latest Techer Nobel Laureate

Jan Nordén, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences On October 6, 2020, Andrea Ghez (PhD ‘92) was named one of four recipients of the Nobel Prize for Physics. Ghez, the Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics at UCLA, was recognized for her...

Thomas B. Howes

Tom Howes died peacefully at home on February 2, 2021. Tom was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, moving with his family to Chicago in 1928. He was a member of the National Honor Society each year at Fenger High School. Though active on the wrestling team, he was especially...

Francis E. Fairman

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Bringing Germany Home

Bringing Germany Home

Tyson Mao (BS ’06), co-owner of Wursthall, a German restaurant and bierhaus in San Mateo, California, serves up a recipe—courtesy of Wursthall’s chef Kenji López-Alt—for a modern take on a traditional comfort food.

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Devil’s Hoard Chocolate Soufflé

Devil’s Hoard Chocolate Soufflé

Andrew Casteel (BS ’00), founder of Laughing Monk Brewing in San Francisco, California, shares a recipe for Chocolate Soufflé made from Laughing Monk Devil’s Hoard Imperial Belgian Stout.

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Delicious. Now, What to Drink?

Delicious. Now, What to Drink?

Diego Benitez (PhD ’05), founder of Progress Brewing in South El Monte, California, knows a good meal is never complete without a complementary beverage. “I try to figure out the intricate and complicated relationship of physiological and psychological factors that determine taste preferences in people,” says Benitez, who has 10 years of professional pairing experience. Here are his thoughts on the perfect pairings for this German meal.

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