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C It Ysensors SEPT–OCT 2011, VOLUME 104, NUMBER 1 They say constant change hampers transformation KARTEMQUINFILMS CITY… SENSORS GRAVITATIONAL… ANAWAVES… CASTILLO BUSINESS… ETHICS We constantly keep the process nimble Successfully transforming a business against an ever changing landscape requires both focus and agility. At KPMG, we work with you, shoulder to shoulder, to ensure your company can accommodate change without losing sight of the end results you’re after. To learn how our innovative strategies can keep your enterprise agile in the face of continuous disruption, visit kpmg.com/us/strategy SPRING 2016 SPRING © 2016 KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and the U.S. member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. SPRING 2016, VOLUME 108, NUMBER 3 7749-Strategy-Nimble-7.5x10Print.indd 1 3/18/16 12:20 PM UCH_SPRING2016 cover and spine_v1.indd 1 4/26/16 11:09 AM 160511_KPMG_Chicago.indd 1 3/18/16 3:05 PM ALUMNI WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE! Don’t miss the best time of year to reconnect with everyone For the most critical questions. who made your UChicago experience unforgettable. Enjoy a range of exciting programs for all ages—from reunions, No matter how complex your business questions, we have the receptions, and celebrations to lectures, arts-focused events, capabilities and experience to deliver the answers you need to JUNE 2–5 | 2016 and family-friendly activities. move forward. As the world’s largest consulting fi rm, we can help you take decisive action and achieve sustainable results. www.deloitte.com/answers Audit | Tax | Consulting | Advisory Register now at Copyright © 2016 Deloitte Development LLC. All rights reserved. Consulting alumniweekend.uchicago.edu UCH_ADS_v1.indd 28 4/27/16 5:01 PM 160505_Deloitte_Chicago.indd 1 3/14/16 11:44 AM Features 28 OF MORALS AND MARKETS Reflections on teaching business ethics at Chicago Booth after the financial crisis. By John Paul Rollert, AM’09 32 A SINGULAR DISCOVERY Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves a century ago. Daniel Holz was part of the team of scientists that finally found them last fall. SPRING 2016 By Daniel Holz, SM’94, PhD’98, as told to Maureen Searcy VOLUME 108, NUMBER 3 36 GLIMPSES Poet and novelist Ana Castillo, AM’79, on feminism, writing, and a momentous education. By Laura Demanski, AM’94 38 THE NODE KNOWS The Array of Things takes Chicago’s pulse. By Susie Allen, AB’09 42 DOCUMENTARY VISION For 50 years, Kartemquin Films has focused its lenses on social forces and the human lives they shape. By Jason Kelly Departments 3 EDITOR’S NOTES On smartphone photography, and a contest. By Laura Demanski, AM’94 4 LETTERS Readers write in to confirm age is just a number; expand on Katherine Dunham’s (PhB’36) Hyde Park history; add thoughts about mortality and the right to aid in dying; diagnose income inequality; redress the Winter issue’s anagram inequality; and more. 9 ON THE AGENDA With new programs and online tools, Mark R. 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