University of Chicago Chronicle

Math fellow continues Wirszup's work at CPS

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Second-year student Jerry Lo, who aspires to make mathematics both challenging and satisfying for elementary school students, is the first recipient of the Izaak Wirszup undergraduate fellowship. The new fellowship program honors the memory of the legendary University educator who championed mathematics education in Chicago Public Schools.

2009 Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

The Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is the nation's oldest prize given for undergraduate teaching.

Medical Center's Day of Service: A day of giving and receiving

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

After a day of hard work among friends and neighbors, community volunteers participating in the University Medical Center's Day of Service and Reflection begin to understand the fine line between giving and receiving.

A third source connected to depression in cancer patients

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Researchers in Psychology have found, for the first time, a biological link between cancerous tumors and negative mood changes that could help explain the connections between cancer and depression.

Crown family provides support for University's sustainability solutions

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

The University has developed an energy consumption reduction program with the first installment of a $2.5 million donation from James and Paula Crown of Chicago. The University's sustainability program also has attracted its first foundation grant, of $78,000, from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation.

Chicago Booth to host live webcast of �Future of Markets'

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

How much regulation do financial markets really need? Are government stimulus programs effective? Should bank executives' pay be restricted?

International students can now acquire business school loans without co-signer

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

The University has signed a participation letter with the new International Student Loan Program, which will provide loans requiring no co-signer to international students at the Chicago Booth School of Business.

The Wayne C. Booth Graduate Student Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Four graduate students have been awarded the Wayne C. Booth Graduate Student Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

Campus Catalyst trains students to manage non-profits

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

What started as a non-profit organization and student club, organized by two habitual volunteers, quickly evolved into a for-credit course and eventually expanded its reach from a North Side campus to the University's South Side.

Nimocks' role shifts from police work to community building

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Ann Marie Lipinski, Vice President for Civic Engagement, has appointed Rudy Nimocks to be the University of Chicago's Director of Community Partnerships, leveraging Nimocks' 20 distinguished years of service as chief of the University of Chicago Police Department to expand the University's collaboration with its neighbors.

Former Homeland Security chief Chertoff points to new national threats from small groups in ungoverned spaces

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, spoke to the Harris School's Dean's International Council earlier this month about the various emerging threats to U.S. security in a technology-driven world. He touched on a wide range of topics, from foreign militant groups to Mexican drug cartels to non-military issues such as pandemic flu.

Accomplished computational scientist has joined University-Argonne institute

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Daniel S. Katz has joined the Computation Institute as a senior computational researcher and high-performance computing/grid consultant. His appointment was effective Monday, April 27.

Oriental Institute offers free access to volumes of history

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

A wealth of material that documents the ancient Middle East has become available through a new, free online service at the Oriental Institute.

Jablonski tests morphological data against molecular data

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

During a seminar at another institution several years ago, University paleontologist David Jablonski fielded a hostile question: Why bother classifying organisms according to their physical appearance, let alone analyze their evolutionary dynamics, when molecular techniques had already invalidated that approach?

Two mathematicians garner fellowships

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Mathematicians at the University have received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the American Mathematical Society.

Scavvies take the games to whole new level of sport

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

The annual Scavenger Hunt Olympics take the games to a whole new level of sport�Scavvie sport, such as the horseshoe spoons competition at left. Jacob Friedman and Nate Stevens try to flip spoons into cups during the event. Scavenger Olympians also took on one of the most difficult tests of endurance as they tried to pick up marbles with chopsticks in the center of the Main Quad.

Learning from a master

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Edgar Meyer, a performer and composer who began learning the bass at age 5, teaches Kirsten Paige and Andrew Harmon in a master class in Fulton Recital Hall. Meyer, who has premiered works for the opening of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tenn., as well as commissions for the Montalvo Arts Center and New York's Lincoln Center, guided the two students through several pieces, challenging their performance skills.

Obituary: William Ferguson Sibley

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Chicago in the News

Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT