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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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...

Fourth-year basketball players Johnson, Simpson named academic all-Americans

Dave Hilbert — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34 -0500

University of Chicago fourth-years Matt Johnson and Taylor Simpson have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division III basketball teams.

The College Sports Information Directors of America...

Fourth-year Leah Rand named Marshall Scholar

Susie Allen — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:18 -0500

Fourth-year Leah Rand has received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which will allow her to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Rand, 22, of Chevy Chase, Md., is majoring in HIPS (History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine) and minoring in art history at the University of Chicago.

Rand hopes to...

Herman L. Sinaiko, longtime College professor and Plato scholar, 1929-2011

Susie Allen — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:06 -0500

Update: A memorial service for Herman L. Sinaiko will take place Friday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. in Bond Chapel. Seating will begin at 3:30. Those who cannot attend the service may view it on cTV or at the UChicago Live page on Facebook.

Herman L. Sinaiko, a beloved teacher in the College and a scholar of Plato, died Sunday, Oct. 2 in Hyde Park after battling lung cancer...

University community mourns loss of Mandeep Bedi, AB’10

Sara Olkon — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:54 -0500

UPDATE: A campus remembrance of Mandeep Bedi’s life will be held Thursday, Sept. 1. Members of the campus community are welcome to attend.

It is customary in the Sikh tradition to wear white at the time of mourning. Elizabeth Bedi, Mandeep’s widow, invites guests to follow this tradition, if they choose, and to consider wearing white, light or bright colors.

The schedule for Thursday is as follows:

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Morgan Buerkett, rising second-year in College, 1992-2011

Sara Olkon — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:46 -0500

Morgan Buerkett, a rising second-year in the College, died Sunday, July 24 in a private plane crash. She was 19.

Her parents, Jon and Dana Buerkett, also died in the accident.

“She will be painfully missed,” said Susan Art, Dean of Students for the College.

Buerkett, also known as “Moe,” was a resident of Woodward House in her first year. She was a member of the volleyball team and belonged to the Delta Gamma sorority.

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Deborah Nelson named Deputy Provost for Graduate Education

Wed, 25 May 2011 15:12 -0500

Deborah Nelson, Associate Professor in English Language & Literature and the College, has been named to a three-year term as Deputy Provost for Graduate Education effective Sept. 1, Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced. She will succeed Cathy J. Cohen, the David and Mary Winton Green Professor in Political Science and the College and the inaugural Deputy Provost for Graduate Education, who will return full-time to the faculty.

Nelson will work closely with the deans,...

Sugarman Awards go to two graduate students in physics

Steve Koppes — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:53 -0500

Two graduate students in physics have received the 20th annual Nathan Sugarman Awards for Student Research.

Samuel Gralla received the award “for his contributions to our understanding of the motion of small bodies and black holes in general relativity, taking into account the forces that these bodies exert upon themselves.”

Imai Jen-La Plante received the award “for the first measurement at the Large Hadron Collider of the production of W-bosons in...

Two UChicago students named 2011 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Sara Olkon — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:22 -0500

College fourth–years Greg Nance and Ann Robbins are among the 30 United States students named 2011 Gates Cambridge scholars.

“This has been an extraordinary year for University of Chicago students seeking to study in the U.K.,” said Amanda Norton, Lead Adviser for Scholarships and Fellowships. “Annie and Greg are both tremendously energetic students who not only do very...