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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All clear after investigation briefly closes Metra station

Jeremy Manier — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:03 -0500

Chicago Police gave the all-clear Saturday morning after their investigation of a suspicious package near the 57^th Street Metra station determined the package posed no danger.

University of Chicago Police assisted Chicago Police and Metra Police after officials received a call reporting an unattended package near the station. While the package was being investigated, police closed the area immediately around the station.

At 9:50 a.m., the University of Chicago...

Admissions yield for College grows to 47 percent, with greater diversity

Jeremy Manier — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:05 -0500

The proportion of admitted undergraduate students who chose to attend the University of Chicago increased this year from 40 percent to 47 percent, reflecting greater diversity and broad enthusiasm for educational opportunities in the undergraduate College.

Such a large increase in admissions yield is unusual, and it is one indication of growing interest in the College among students of high ability around the world, said John W. Boyer, dean...

Federalist Society honors Elder Dallin H. Oaks, JD’57

Sarah Galer — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:10 -0500

“If you only do in the legal profession what you get paid for, you will miss some of your choicest opportunities,” said Elder Dallin H. Oaks, JD’57, a distinguished Mormon leader, to a group of University of Chicago law students.

The students had gathered at the Law School on May 3 to present Oaks with the Federalist Society’s 2012 Lee Lieberman Otis Award for Distinguished Service to honor his years of dedicated...

UChicago to webcast events from May 18-20 comics conference

Susie Allen — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:23 -0500

Update: Please note that the time for the panel discussion "Lines on Paper" has changed. The discussion will be webcast from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will be the only event webcast on Sunday, May 20.

UChicago will provide live webcasts for a number of events from “Comics: Philosophy & Practice,” a conference on May 18-20 that will bring together 17...

Participants gearing up for Scav Hunt after record-setting year

Megan E. Doherty — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:59 -0500

Leah Rand won’t be making any 3-D zoetropes this year, but she’s still planning on exhaustion. Scav Hunt leaves no one untouched.

“I’m always amazed that though I’m not building a juggling robot or marching around the Administration Building recreating the Battle of Jericho, I’m still completely wiped out at the end of each day.”

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College alumnus Arley D. Cathey pledges $17 million

Susie Allen — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:59 -0500

As Harper Memorial Library approaches its centennial, the University of Chicago is celebrating another major milestone for the historic space: the creation of the Arley D. Cathey Learning Center.

The new learning center comprises the existing Harper Library Reading Room and the Stuart North Reading Room, and will be named in honor of Arley D. Cathey Sr., MD. The name recognizes the generosity of his son, Arley D. Cathey Jr., PhB’50, who has made a pledge to UChicago of...

Transformative Odyssey Scholarship program celebrates fifth year

Brooke E. O'Neill (AM'04) — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:41 -0500

As soon as Ayoung Lee, AB’09, arrived on the UChicago campus, she felt harried. The daughter of South Korean immigrants, she had already set a timeline for herself: complete all required courses to earn a biology degree in three years and apply to medical school.

“When you come from a family of lower socioeconomic background, graduating early and having a succinct education isn’t really a matter of choice,” said Lee, who is from Centreville, Va. “It...

Prof. Donald Levine's course on Ethiopian culture connects with Chicago community

William Harms — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:22 -0500

On a recent spring day, a group of College students hopped on a bus headed to the Art Institute of Chicago to view some of the museum's spectacular objects from Ethiopia's past. The rich history and culture of this African nation, which many of the undergraduates had never studied, is the subject of an African Civilizations course that also seeks to make connections with Chicago's Ethiopian community.

The students are learning from a leading authority, Donald Levine, the...

UChicago to open bicycle center near Metra station at 53rd Street

Calmetta Coleman — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:59 -0500

The University of Chicago is bringing a bicycle center next to the Metra station at 53rd Street and Lake Park Avenue, providing a new place for cyclists to rent and store bicycles in Hyde Park.

The new center, which will be named the 53rd Street Bicycle Center, is set to open in coming weeks and will be operated by Bike and Park, a unit of Chicago-based Bike and Roll, which has locations at Millennium Park and Navy Pier. The...