Chicago

The University of Chicago was founded in 1890. It is a private university, which is considered one of the best in the world. The university has an impressive size. It comprises 243 buildings and covers an area of 211 acres. The university has a large number of laboratories, a magnificent library, its own observatory, a publishing center and a hospital.

The University of Chicago is known for its graduates. It has trained many Nobel Prize winners, such as Herbert Charles Brown, Milton Friedman, James Dewey Watson – Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. There he studied and Paul Ekman – an outstanding American psychologist, the largest specialist in the psychology of emotions, interpersonal communication, psychology and lie recognition. In 2009, Time magazine named Paul Ekman one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The faculty includes the best physicists, economists, sociologists and lawyers.