Shannon Delaney, Career Advancement Administrator: 1977–2012

Posted On Monday, November 19, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , ,   
Shannon Delaney was a tireless supporter of the students, staff and alumni at the University of Chicago in her role as associate director of administration and planning in the office of Career Advancement. Delaney, 35, died of natural causes at her home in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 9. Delaney came to ...

First Class of American Mathematical Society Fellows Includes 20 from UChicago

Posted On Monday, November 19, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , , ,   
Twenty University of Chicago faculty members have been named fellows of the American Mathematical Society for 2013, the program’s initial year. This inaugural class of 1,119 fellows represents more than 600 institutions. The fellow designation recognizes AMS members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization ...

Renaissance Society Names Solveig Øvstebø First New Executive Director in Nearly 40 Years

Posted On Monday, November 19, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , ,   
Greg Cameron, president of the board of The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, an internationally renowned contemporary art museum, today announced the appointment of Solveig Øvstebø (‘Săl-vēg ōvst-‘ē-bō) as the organization’s first new executive director in nearly 40 years. Øvstebø is currently the director of Bergen Kunsthall, a premier avant-garde contemporary ...

University Celebrates Legacy of its First Provost, Edward H. Levi

Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , , ,   
par par This year marks 50 years since the University of Chicago'e2'80'99s first provost, Edward Hirsch Levi, took office. In celebration, the University held a daylong event on Sept. 21 commemorating Levi'e2'80'99s influence and enduring legacy, including a discussion among six University provosts'e2'80rdblquote Kenneth W. Dam, Norman M. Bradburn, Edward O. Laumann, ...

University to Expand and Improve Campus Signage

Posted On Monday, October 29, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , ,   
Visitors will find the University of Chicago easier to navigate in the coming weeks and months, as new signs and maps are installed around campus and on major roadways. The new navigational tools are part of a four-year effort to expand, improve and unify University signage. Clear markers will guide pedestrians ...

Illinois State Board of Education Announces Hearings for FY 2014 Budget Development

Posted On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , , ,   
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education’s Finance and Audit Committee is hosting a series of budget hearings to gather public input as the Board prepares its Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) education budget recommendation for the Governor and General Assembly. The first hearing will take place immediately after the ...

Illinois State Board of Education Seats New Members of the Student Advisory Council

Posted On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , ,   
SPRINGFIELD – ISBE announced today the selection of 16 high school students from across the state to serve on the Student Advisory Council (SAC), which brings student concerns to the attention of the State Board of Education. This year’s SAC members are meeting for the first time Oct. 23-24 in ...

University of Chicago to Help Bring Gigabit-Speed Broadband Network to Mid-South Side

Posted On Friday, October 19, 2012 By . Under FEATURED, ILLINOIS  Tags: , ,   
  Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer this week announced investments in a project that will bring gigabit-speed connectivity to several neighborhoods near the University’s campus. The project, led by Gigabit Squared, a digital economic development company, will build the infrastructure needed to support a fiber ...

Book and Humanities Day Lecture Trace History of Japan’s Postwar Period Through Popular Music

Posted On Thursday, October 18, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , , ,   
In 1950, Japanese performers were permitted to travel overseas for the first time since the end of World War II. Iconic artists like Misora Hibari, Yamaguchi Yoshiko, and Kasagi Shizuko swept through the United States on multi-city concert tours. They were greeted by throngs of Japanese-American fans in cities like ...

Jens Ludwig elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine for research on social determinants of health

Posted On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , ,   
Jens Ludwig, one of the nation’s leading researchers applying scientific tools to the study of social issues such as crime, poverty, and health, has been elected to the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine. Ludwig, the McCormick Foundation Professor of Social Service Administration, Law and Public Policy, and Director of ...

34th annual Humanities Day invites visitors to ‘rediscover the humanities’

Posted On Friday, October 12, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , ,   
The Division of the Humanities will showcase its work on topics ranging from the life of Rudolph Valentino to gastromusicology in India at the 34th annual Humanities Day. The free, daylong festivities on Saturday, Oct. 20 will feature lectures and public conversation on literature, philosophy, linguistics, music, visual arts and more. “Humanities ...

Illinois State Board of Education awards $39.2 million in School Maintenance Grants

Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , ,   
State Matching Grant program helps 691 districts repair and improve facilities SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education announced it has awarded more than $39.2 million under the School Maintenance Grant Program to help 691 districts and vocational centers make necessary repairs and improvements on existing facilities. The dollar-for-dollar program ...

Synthetic universes: How simulations will help search for dark energy

Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , , , ,   
The Dark Energy Survey is one of the most ambitious astrophysics experiments ever launched. For five years, a custom-designed camera mounted on a telescope in Chile will collect images of distant galaxies in the southern sky over an area of 5,000 square degrees, corresponding to roughly one-eighth of the visible ...

SBE to Honor Those Who Excel in Education at Annual Banquet in Normal Illinois Teacher of the Year to be Named

Posted On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , ,   
NORMAL – More than 200 award recipients will be recognized Saturday, Oct. 20 for their outstanding service to students statewide at the 38th annual Those Who Excel/Teacher of the Year banquet in Normal. This year’s program recognizes 203 exemplary teachers, administrators, student support personnel, educational service personnel, community volunteers, board ...

Susan Michal Fisher, noted psychiatrist, 1937-2012

Posted On Saturday, October 6, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , ,   
Susan Michal Fisher, BS’59, a distinguished psychiatrist and a former clinical professor in Psychiatry and Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago, was particularly adept at understanding the needs of people suffering under a variety of conditions. Fisher, 74, a resident of Hyde Park, died June 21. Her life will ...

Dwarf species of fanged dinosaur emerges from southern Africa

Posted On Thursday, October 4, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , ,   
OCTOBER 3, 2012 A new species of plant-eating dinosaur with tiny, 1-inch-long jaws has come to light in South African rocks dating to the early dinosaur era, some 200 million years ago. This “punk-sized” herbivore is one of a menagerie of bizarre, tiny, fanged plant-eaters called heterodontosaurs, or “different toothed reptiles,” which ...

University of Chicago researchers to use science in study of wisdom

Posted On Thursday, October 4, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
OCTOBER 3, 2012 Scientists and scholars throughout the University of Chicago are organizing a new research project devoted to a systematic study of how people acquire and use wisdom in their decision-making. The Chicago Wisdom Project, funded with a $5 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, will support research projects, organize ...

UChicago community invited to propose mobile app ideas

Posted On Thursday, October 4, 2012 By . Under ILLINOIS  Tags: , , , ,   
OCTOBER 3, 2012 A newly expanded contest at the University of Chicago is seeking mobile app proposals from anyone with an idea for how technology can help at the University, in the city, or with everyday life. IT Services, UChicagoTech and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship will award a cash prize to ...
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