UChicago News

Third-year Niklas Thompson earns Goldwater Scholarship

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:23 -0500

Niklas Thompson, a third-year chemistry and mathematics major, has been selected as a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. In addition, Samuel Greene, a second-year chemistry major, received an honorable mention.

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University to bestow honorary degrees on three distinguished scholars

William Harms — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:21 -0500

The University of Chicago will present honorary degrees to an astronomer, a historian, and a biologist during the 511th Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, June 9 on the Main Quadrangle.

The honorary degree recipients are Geoffrey W. Marcy, an astronomer and exoplanet expert and professor of astronomy and director of the Center for Integrative Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley; Jean Meyer Barth, a scholar of Mexican history and professor of history at Centro...

UChicago scientists collect plethora of awards

Steve Koppes — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:23 -0500

Faculty members in the Physical Sciences Division have accumulated numerous honors and awards in recent months, including two National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards and four 2012 Sloan Research Fellowships.

Also receiving NSF CAREER Awards...

Three graduate students earn Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes

Steve Koppes — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:44 -0500

The winners of 2012 Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes are Mijo Simunovic, chemistry; Markus Kliegl, math; and Judith Kamm, chemistry.

The prizes are offered annually and jointly by the Physical Sciences Collegiate Division and the graduate Division of Physical Sciences, to graduate students in recognition of exceptional teaching in undergraduate physical sciences classes. The award includes $750 and a certificate.

“This year the Physical Sciences Collegiate...

Eight UChicago faculty members named American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows

Allan Friedman — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:26 -0500

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced its 2012 class of fellows on Tuesday, April 17. Eight University of Chicago faculty members have been elected to the Academy and are among 220 new fellows. The newly elected members are:

Marianne Bertrand, the Chris P. Dialynas Professor of Economics and the Richard N. Rosett Faculty Fellow in the University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Martha Feldman, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor of...

Four UChicago scholars receive Guggenheim fellowships

Allan Friedman — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:52 -0500

Four UChicago scholars—Alison Bechdel, John H. Cochrane, Adrian Johns, and Don Kulick—have been named 2012 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows. They are among 181 diverse scholars, artists and scientists selected this year in the 88th annual competition for the United States and Canada.

Chosen from a group of almost 3,000 candidates, the recipients have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the...

Janet Rowley to receive Japan Prize for role in development of targeted cancer therapy

John Easton — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:03 -0500

Janet Davison Rowley, the Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago, will receive the 2012 Japan Prize for Healthcare and Medical Technology. She will share the award with Brian J. Druker, from the Oregon Health and Science University, and Nicholas B. Lydon, formerly with Novartis. They were chosen for their roles in the development of the first...

Members of Chemistry faculty collect more honors for their research

Steve Koppes — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:46 -0500

The University of Chicago chemistry faculty has extended its string of honors and recognitions that began earlier this year.

Jared Lewis, assistant professor in chemistry, is among 16 scientific researchers nationwide to receive a 2011...

History of Science Society honors Robert Richards with its highest honor, Sarton Medal

William Harms — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00 -0500

The History of Science Society has awarded the Sarton Medal for Lifetime Achievement to Robert Richards, the Morris Fishbein Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Science and Medicine.

The Sarton Medal, which is the highest honor the society confers, recognizes a lifetime of exceptional scholarly achievement by a distinguished scholar.

Richards has served as the director of the Fishbein Center for the...

French Ministry of Culture to honor Sahlins for contributions

William Harms — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:28 -0500

Marshall Sahlins, the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Anthropology and a world-renowned ethnographer and historian of Polynesia, is receiving important recognitions in Europe this fall for his work.

Sahlins, who has taught in France and had six of his books published there, has been named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters), by the French Ministry of Culture. He is also receiving honorary doctorates from the...