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University of Chicago exhibit focuses attention on land mine survivors
Human Rights Program exhibit focuses attention on land mine survivors The University’s Human Rights Program is launching a photography series aimed at exploring how photography is used in human rights…
Andrew Grene, UN official with University of Chicago ties, among victims of Haiti earthquake
Andrew Grene, UN official with University ties, among victims of Haiti earthquake Andrew Grene, 44, a senior United Nations official in Haiti with longstanding ties to the University of Chicago…
Two University of Chicago Scientists Garner Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
The University of Chicago’s Edward Kolb and Michael Turner share the 2010 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, which the American Institute of Physics and the American Astronomical Society jointly award….
Landmark University Study of Chicago Public Schools Points to “Five Essential Supports” for School Reform
Leaders looking for ways to improve learning in urban schools can depend on five key factors which, when working together, have proven to boost student achievement, according to a landmark…
Chicago MLK Commemoration to Focus on Addressing Youth Violence, Connecting to Dr. King’s Vision
Maya Angelou’s timeless poem, “Still I Rise,” is the inspiration for the theme of this year’s Martin Luther King Commemoration service at the University of Chicago, the apex of the…
University of Chicago Applications to College Increase Significantly
The University of Chicago has recorded a substantial increase in applications to the College this year, forming the largest and most diverse undergraduate applicant pool in the school’s history while…
City of Chicago and University of Chicago Announce Developer for Harper Court
City of Chicago and University announce developer for Harper Court The City of Chicago and the University of Chicago on Thursday announced that Vermilion Development has been selected to redevelop…
Conrad Gilliam Named Dean for Research at the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division
Conrad Gilliam, PhD, has been named the Dean for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, a new position, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Gilliam, the…
University of Chicago Researchers Revisit Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Survival
Survival improves but prognostication tool sorely outdated Setting out to determine the survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center and their…
University of Chicago Professor Frank Richter Receives 2009 Harry H. Hess Medal for Evolution Research
The University of Chicago’s Frank Richter, SM’71, PhD’72, has received the 2009 Harry H. Hess Medal for outstanding research on the constitution and evolution of Earth and its sister planets….
