MONDAY,
DECEMBER 16, 2002
News
from the University of Chicago Magazine
Welcome to the DECEMBER edition of
UCHICAGO.EDU, a monthly e-bulletin
bringing you news about the University of Chicago and
its larger community of alumni and friends.
In this e-bulletin we offer links to
the latest U of C Magazine and other online news from
Chicago.
Here's a sampling from the DECEMBER
issue:
COVER
STORY
* THE COMPLEXITY
COMPLEX
More and more scientists are studying complex systems.
Is a new field arising, or is science simply getting more
complex? http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0212/features/index.html
ALSO
IN THE OCTOBER MAGAZINE
* THE REAL-LIFE
ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
The long-nosed Pinocchio is the stuff of high literary
culture and global popularity. What gives the puppet such
staying power? http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0212/features/puppet.html
* THREE MONTHS
AMONG THE PYRAMIDS
When John D. Rockefeller Jr. received an invitation to
visit the Oriental Institute's "dig" in Luxor,
his son begged to go along. David Rockefeller, PhD'40,
shares his travel memories: http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0212/features/pyramids.html
NEWS
AT CHICAGO
* RHODES GOES
TO RECENT COLLEGE GRAD
Sean Campbell, AB'02, is Chicago's 37th Rhodes Scholar
at Oxford University. Campbell, a history concentrator
who graduated Phi Beta Kappa, plans to study economic
and social history, focusing on social policy and the
history of efforts to fight poverty and homelessness.
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/02/021208.rhodes.shtml
* IT'S OFFICIAL: $200 MILLION RESEARCH
BUILDING IS UNDER WAY
On November 20 the University ceremonially broke ground
for the Interdivisional Research Building. When the IRB
is completed in 2005 it will house the Institute for Biophysical
Dynamics, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Ben
May Institute for Cancer Research, the James Franck Institute,
and the Department of Chemistry. http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/02/021122.irb.shtml
RESEARCH
AT CHICAGO
* NURTURE V.
NATURE: WHY BABY TALK MAY BE A NO-NO
A Chicago research team led by psychologist Janellen Huttenlocher
has found that preschool children benefit greatly when
parents and teachers speak to them in complex sentences--the
exposure increases their ability to understand and use
complicated sentences. Published in the November issue
of Cognitive Psychology, the study challenges a long-standing
contention that syntax develops uniformly and naturally
because of inborn characteristics. http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/02/021114.huttenlocher.shtml
* SOVIET-HISTORY
SCHOLAR WINS MELLON RESEARCH GRANT
Chicago professor Sheila Fitzpatrick, a leading scholar
on the former Soviet Union, is one of five humanities
scholars to receive a 2002 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Distinguished Achievement Award. Fitzpatrick will use
the three-year, $1.5 million award to develop three collaborative
projects, including one that focuses on developing a "neo-traditionalist"
paradigm of Stalinism. http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/02/021127.fitzpatrick.shtml
NEWS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
* FIND CHICAGO
WHEREVER YOU ARE
From Maine to California, and around the world, U of C
clubs and contacts offer a variety of programs and a chance
to connect with other Chicago alumni. To find out what's
happening in your region, visit the alumni Web site and
select a club near you:
http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu
* ALUMNI WEEKEND
IS FOR EVERYONE
Even alumni who are not observing a reunion in 2003 will
find lots of reasons to return to campus June 5 - 8. Bring
a friend and come back to Chicago to see what's new and
what's stayed the same. Tours, exhibitions, the faculty-led
UnCommon Core, and an All-Alumni Party on Saturday night
are open, and many events are free. Check out the Weekend
schedule: http://alumnireunion.uchicago.edu
SEE
THE U OF C
* SNOW COMES
TO CHICAGO--AND YOUR COMPUTER
Right now it's winter on the quads. If you'd like snowy
scenes from the Midway to use as a screensaver or desktop
wallpaper, go to: http://magazine.uchicago.edu/views
NEWS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
* FIND CHICAGO
WHEREVER YOU ARE
From Maine to California, and around the world, U of C
clubs and contacts offer a variety of programs and a chance
to connect with other Chicago alumni. To find out what's
happening in your region, visit the alumni Web site and
select a club near you:
http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu
JOIN
THE CHICAGO INITIATIVE
* MAKE A YEAR-END
GIFT ONLINE
For information on how to make an end-of-the-year gift
to any of Chicago's schools, divisions, and programs,
go to: http://chicagoinitiative.uchicago.edu/help/make_gift.shtml
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