Online Archive: 1998

Jan. 8, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 7 ACCOLADES University establishes charter school New initiative will research early childhood development Coursey among outstanding young academic leaders BSLC named in honor of Donnelleys University a leader in paving high-speed path for research Warm up to winter with Kuvia fun Discovery links yeast prion to 'mad cow'-type diseases Sweet home Chicago Honoring life, legacy of King American classical music: Exploring roots, reflections National Academy of Sciences symposium dedicated to Schramm William Pattison Rhodes no surprise to Parker's teachers David Schramm Turow to visit as Kovler Fellow Last chance to win raffle prizes, including airfare! Vice President for Investments appointed Jan. 22, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 8 Archbishop next Olin speaker Travelers treated to Blackwood's music Council begins discussion of curriculum proposal Search begun for Harris School Dean Searchable directory on-line 'Elvis' question gains national attention Folk Festival celebrates a world of music Who knew more about childhood, Freud or Disney? Research reveals innate ability to learn language DSPs, named professorships awarded What's new is old Prague Chamber Orchestra returns for encore performance Finding ancient galaxies in quasar 'shadows' Schramm memorial service Jan. 31 Robie House stamp honors Wright's contributions 'Globalization with a bite' You may already be a winner! New head volleyball coach at helm For the love of dance Students re-establish yearbook Feb. 5, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 9 College Bowl team reigns at Penn Drawing on instinct, artist finds her niche Health report: Monitoring pulse of Chicago Media attention opportunity for faculty to share expertise Hamada reappointed, Michael once again at helm Using modern technology to teach ancient languages Internet2 project gets boost from IBM donation Smart spotlights Knox's British art nouveau Global warming: Should U.S. ratify Kyoto accord? Teaching high-school students ways of the world From Cuba to Divinity School: a spiritual journey New life for biological sciences 'And the winners are . . . ': Campaign raffle winners announced Feb. 19, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 10 ACCOLADES To the highest bidder: Chanticleer brings a cappella sounds to campus Feb. 27 Hit season to close with The Cherry Orchard, An Ideal Husband Diplomat brings foreign-affairs expertise to classroom Getting help in emergency situation easy as 1-2-3 Reviving 'golden age' of faculty-student interaction In the lab with 'Mr. Clean' A matter of synapses A family with the 'right stuff' New center for theology named for Marty Grammy winner joins Gossett in conversation on opera Issues of crime and punishment: Chicago Policy Review Taking charge of 'surveying the world' New website helps with travel plans University holds room and board to 1997-98 rates Donations to annual charity campaign top $255,000 March 5, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 11 Nominations wanted for teaching awards 'Dream team' seniors gear up for final games COMING TO CAMPUS 'From Clay Tablets to CD-ROMs' Hospital-acquired infection discovered in community After mass extinction Lamont awarded NSF career grant Time is money Strategic planning: With J.D., M.B.A., grad to head for NFL Spectator sport: Young minds in action at Science Olympiad Theodore Schultz Tons of work ahead Tradition mingles with innovation in Sikander exhibit Poet Mark Strand to join University faculty this spring Strauss: Fight cases in court, not media Committee urges U.S. participation in accelerator project March 19, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 12 Alschuler: Dirty tricks a key element in O.J. victory Overdue book may have been missing for more than a century Yale Brozen INTERIM BUS SCHEDULE COMING TO CAMPUS Is solar energy a viable option for society? Winter Convocation March 20 Senate council approves report of Committee for Year of Reflection Crater chain points to impact of fragmented comet Career collector College revises curriculum Pursuit of a pathogen Where are the fathers? Researchers show existence of human pheromones Virtual pamphlets offer immediate aid Cone's Black Theology and Black Power revisited April 2, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 13 Tracking errant asteroids The Meaning of Music COMING TO CAMPUS The 'Gen X' challenge Sounding out Electra Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ Herpes virus: Disease is possible cure Virtual Mailroom gets word out to College students In sickness and in wealth Lights, camera, . . . reaction Bridging cultural misunderstandings Applicants sought for ombudsperson Fluid beginnings Help needed to record books for blind, dyslexic Volunteer opportunities at Robie House 'Black Theology' venue change Making connections April 16, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 14 Archaeological breakthrough for Oriental Institute, Argonne Battling the 'Asian flu' Banking made easy All-American honors for Horne, Loyd Changes made to No. 2 bus route Coming to Campus Director of Community Affairs appointed Dual concentrations to be on diplomas 'Cultures & Historicities' honors anthropologist's contributions Celebrating 50 years of Israeli culture Mapping the universe The world according to Chicago Obituary: Viola Manderfeld Critically acclaimed quartet coming to campus Social Security, Medicare: What does future hold? College student wins Truman Scholarship April 30, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 15 Beyond expectations: Astronomy students honored More than 35,000 books at annual library sale Composer Boulez awarded Rosenberger Medal Obituary: Alberto Calderon Catalyst for change COMING TO CAMPUS Eastman to join Physics faculty at end of term 'Reading the Greens': A historical look Modernity in disguise 'Translating Knowledge' Laing Prize to Sahlins Three awarded Mellon Fellowships Mexico City's leader to speak at Rockefeller Chapel May 4 'Desktop delivery' of online Chronicle now available Service May 5 for Theodore Schultz On the air: Smart Museum backdrop for upcoming TV episode Sunstein: Court not 'moral compass' Sharing the spotlight Obituary: Valerio Valeri May 14, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 16 Seven on faculty elected to academies Exploring the fantastic and sublime in 600 years of African art Free 'desktop delivery' available Experimental filmmaker on campus Women rise to top spots in Law School Lawlor named Dean of SSA Ledbetter first Mitchell Professor of Human Genetics Experts best bet for mammogram readings In memoriam: J. Coert Rylaarsdam Exploring a relationship between Europe, U.S. 'Facing the Challenges of Global Warming' Goose Island taps Pub members for clever monikers New Director of Concert Office announced Study shows Americans' strong opinions on sex Three economists awarded Sloan fellowships Following Hubble's footsteps The real thing May 28, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 17 Alumni awards: Recognizing dedication, achievement, service to society Booth Prizes: Graduate students honored for excellence in teaching Welfare reform: How will new law be put into practice? Top honors to College students, recent grads College Convocation to move outdoors Divinity School to honor Marty with conference, first alumni reunion Questions of a civil society In memoriam: F. J. Gould, Professor Emeritus in the GSB In memoriam: Cyril Houle, Professor Emeritus in Education 1998 QUANTRELL AWARD: Steven Levitt Winners of the Quantrell Award 1938-1998 Maclean award recognizes contributions to student life Computational neuroscience: Unraveling mysteries of the brain Grad students in Physical Sciences awarded for teaching contributions 1998 QUANTRELL AWARD: Joseph Piccirilli Native American powwow on Midway June 2 Two new appointments in Provost's Office 60 years of celebrating excellence in undergraduate teaching ChicaGO READ! seeks new books Reunion '98: Lecture, town meeting, dance among events open to all 1998 QUANTRELL AWARD: Allen Sanderson 1998 QUANTRELL AWARDS: Laura Slatkin Slone named All-American Staff vacancies 1998 QUANTRELL AWARD: Stephen Stigler June 11, 1998 Vol. 17, No. 18 Accolades 'This is your brain on drugs' Astrophysicist Carlstrom wins MacArthur award Life stories Celebrating 7,489 years of service to University International mathematics conference coming up 2,340 students to receive degrees this weekend Honorary degrees to cosmologist, sociologist Fest continues tradition of fine arts under stars First foreign language certificates awarded Graduate students lead nation in Fulbright awards Faculty Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching: Lars Hansen University study urges annual mammograms after age 40 MAPH graduates: Healthy dose of humanities prescription for success Faculty Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching: Xiao-Li Meng Faculty Awards: Ian Mueller and Janel Mueller New Chief Investment Officer announced SSA Award for Excellence in Teaching: William Pollak Preschoolers show ability to grasp simple mathematics Gathering 'first light' Convocation: Here's the who, when and where Law School Award for Best Teaching:David Strauss Two top business executives, noted physicist join Board of Trustees In memoriam: Allen Wikgren Oct. 1, 1998 Vol. 18, No. 1 Accolades Appointments Secretary of Energy praises University, Argonne partnership Alberto Calderon Professor Emeritus in Mathematics Former Ford, NBC director is new VP for University Relations University students are committed to community Compton Lectures peer into imaging McNally honored with Culpeper scholarship New Law School Dean appointed Faculty receive distinguished, endowed professorships Distinguished group joins the University's faculty Humanities Institute named after donor Franke Mandatory grants training sessions being offered Keeley new Human Resources director Professor Lynn co-founder of new public policy journal $7.2 million grant will help take scientists off road map Alumnus' $15 million gift to open athletics center doors Davison-Rowley receives prestigious Lasker prize University Theater students act as part of Steppenwolf troupe Oct. 15, 1998 Vol. 18, No. 2 Grant will allow D'Aunno to study drug addiction treatments Aims of Education Address encourages newest students Supporting United Way charities Diversity of first-year students evident Accolades 'What happens when Aristotle meets the Byzantine emperor? Kane donation marks the beginning of 'ambitious project' Hoop dreams could come true for one Structure of residential staff has built strong housing system Mellon grant provides first funds to make changes Physics alumnus wins Nobel Prize Packard Fellowship awarded to professor studying gene fragments Some school practices can create obstacles Supernovae workshop to explore theories related to expansion In Memoriam Oct. 29, 1998 Vol. 18, No. 3 Accolades The National Academy of Sciences' IOM welcomes Study abroad takes students beyond books, classrooms Conductor to lead orchestra down the Nile Night Ministry adds experience to student's theological studies Folkman fills lecture hall Humanities, Medicine faculty members Student residents treat children Two in Harris School receive second award Hughes grant benefits labs Biographical study unveils some of Justice Byron White's mystery Center studies to shed light on legal system Physicist Nagel receives Buckley Olin Center Lecture Series focusing on character of nations Employees benefit when they use new Medical professor will bring PEACE to patients with Alzheimer's Regenstein renovation will meet demands of 21st-century research Provost Stone to speak on Master Plan President encourages all to support Nov. 12, 1998 Vol. 18, No. 4 AAAS names three fellows from Chicago On the Air Apppointments Duality surrounds scholar in her teaching, life Kind Ness takes shape as company creates Harris conference scheduled Opera in the court Two-day symposium to look closely at sex discrimination Chicago pioneer got women onto courts, fields for variety of competitive athletics Open enrollment reminder Group provides a creative outlet to students who want to create images on film Trip to Macedonia began professorpis eminent career as language expert Conference speakers will discuss Holocaustpis meaning as century ends Research shows a substantial connection between intellectual growth, environment Web-based resources make job search easy Professor talks of physics, scientific dreams of future GSB alumnus is elected to the Board of Trustees Harris School, Physical Sciences offer new masterpis program Bhabha teams up with Toni Morrison to explore Global Fictions through discussion Muller selected as chair-elect to Association of American Medical Colleges Giving to Help kicks off, continues into new year Nov. 25, 1998 Vol. 18, No. 5 Accolades Preventing partner violence goal of APO Editors of the apocalypse New biopsych building to house interdisciplinary research labs Thanksgiving holiday bus schedule Chicago museum to exhibit Suchomimus Expedition unearths dinosaur fossil Discovery could lead to treatments for baldness Conference on Human Genetics brings DNA experts together Harris gives $5 million to establish Giving to Help Nussbaum receives DSP appointment Obituaries Rockefeller Chapel's new organist has set his sights Seventy-one-year tradition celebrates faith diversity Dec. 10, 1998 Vol. 18, No. 6 Accolades Admissions Office sees a 41 percent increase in early applicants to College Cardiac, Thoracic Surgery has new chief Convocation set for Dec. 18 Chemistry professor wins Dreyfus award Echocardiography lab gets accreditation Psychology professor discovers gesturing is integral to speaking Lincoln Academy Award winner making a difference NASA honor On the Air December 10 Photos For founders of Chicago's Political Union the mission is not impossible Three Chicago students named Rhodes scholars Rowley receives national science medal Professor receives Einstein for Schumann opera analysis Smart Museum acquires three masterpieces His work on Donne is immortalized on stage

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