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Argonne/UChicago scientists awarded supercomputing time to accelerate discoveries

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

Five researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, including two with University of Chicago affiliations, will lead projects that have been awarded a total of 80 million hours of computing time on Argonne’s Blue Gene/P. Using the …

Teach-In to offer look back on Haiti before earthquake and look ahead to its future

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

Fourth-year Adama Wiltshire hopes Tuesday’s Teach-In On Haiti does more than raise money for survivors of last month’s deadly earthquake. “Haiti has been ignored by everybody in the Western Hemisphere for decades,” said Wiltshire, a native of Trinidad. …

Experienced city planner to lead SECC as it broadens economic development scope

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

Wendy Walker Williams, an experienced city planner who has worked on economic development projects on the South Side and throughout Chicago, has been named executive director of the South East Chicago Commission, one of the city’s most enduring community …

Renaissance Society curator/writer Hamza Walker awarded $100,000 Ordway Prize

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

Hamza Walker, AB’88, Director of Education and Associate Curator for the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, has received one of the art world’s most prominent awards, the Ordway Prize. Selected from a global pool of contenders by a jury of …

UChicago sending second round of medical teams for Haitian relief effort

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

Three more teams from the University of Chicago Medical Center — a total of 22 people — will fly to Santo Domingo on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday to provide continued health care for the people of Haiti. A team of four plastic and reconstructive surgeons …

New Midway Market a convenient stop for students

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

Midway Market, a café and convenience store located in the lower level of the new South Campus Residence Hall, made its debut last week. The market “brings a new sense of life and vitality to this part of the campus while also providing new food service …

UChicago-sponsored research funding jumps 11% in FY’09

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

The University of Chicago received a record $471.8 million in research funding and 2,096 awards in FY’09 from federal and non-federal sponsors, surpassing previous-year funding by 11 percent. The Department of Health and Human Services, primarily the National …

Laboratory Schools and Alderman Hairston invite community to meeting on proposed expansion

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and 5th Ward Alderman Leslie Hairston invite community members to a public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11 to discuss advance planning for a possible expansion of the Lab Schools’ early childhood facilities. The meeting …

Presidential Early Career Award recipient Greg Engel visits White House

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CDT

University of Chicago chemist Greg Engel was among the scientists and engineers whom President Obama recently honored at the White House. "In his remarks, President Obama painted a bright future for science and science education as a path to reinvigorate the …

Arete Initiative draws faculty from across disciplines to examine big problems

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CDT

The University’s Arete Initiative, which encourages interdisciplinary research, has a name derived from the ancient Greek word for excellence in the fulfillment of human potential. Now in its third year, Arete is fulfilling its own potential—helping faculty and …

University names Chicago foundation leader to head its education research unit

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CDT

The University of Chicago has selected Paul Goren, senior vice president of Chicago’s Spencer Foundation and a national leader in the education foundation community, to head its Consortium on Chicago School Research, an organization that has become a …

University of Chicago medical team in place for Haitian relief effort

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CDT

A University of Chicago team of three physicians, two nurses and 1,100 pounds of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical supplies arrived in the Dominican Republic on Monday, Jan. 25, on its way to the small mountain town of Jimani, on the border between Haiti and the …

University faculty and administration speak at annual meeting of World Economic Forum

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CDT

As the world’s thought leaders, business elites and political heavyweights gather in Davos, Switzerland, this week, the University of Chicago will be well represented. Four members of the University’s faculty and administration have been invited to participate …

New Revels production to feature eternal North Side vs. South Side feud

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CDT

The University of Chicago Quadrangle Club Revels return this year with a new production titled One Touch of Nature, a tale filled with passion and wealth, as Gypsy magic tames the eternal struggle of North Side vs. South Side. Started in 1904, the Revels is a …

Prominent mathematician accepts appointment at UChicago

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CDT

Mathematician Ngô Bao Châu, who made one of Time magazine’s top 10 scientific discoveries of 2009, has accepted a faculty appointment at the University of Chicago. Ngô will become a professor of mathematics, effective Sept. 1, 2010. "This is one of the great …