Welcome to the JANUARY edition
of UCHICAGO.EDU, a monthly e-bulletin bringing you
online news about the University of Chicago and its
larger community of alumni and friends.
CHICAGO
IN THE NEWS
* SEX AND
THE (WINDY) CITY
The typical Chicago resident is now single for about
half of his or her adult life--a shift that has a
major impact on cultural institutions and how people
interact. That's according to the three-year Chicago
Health and Social Life Survey, led by University sociologist
Edward O. Laumann. The first representative sampling
of sex life in a major urban center, the study has
implications far beyond the Windy City: http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/04/040109.sex-market.shtml
* RED PLANET
ROVER USES MAROON TECHNIQUE
Spirit--one of NASA's twin Mars rovers that landed
in the Gusev Crater January 3--contains an instrument
that, using a technique invented at Chicago, will
identify the chemical composition of Martian rocks
and soil: http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/040108/rover.shtml
RESEARCH
AT CHICAGO
* THE SPINAL
FRONTIER
Chicago researchers have discovered a signaling pathway
that controls the growth of nascent nerves within
the spinal cord, guiding them toward the brain. The
information gained in the study, led by neurobiologist
Yimin Zou and published in the December 12 Science,
may help restore function to people with paralyzing
spinal cord injuries: http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2003/20031212-zou.html
* WHY DO
THE SCARED DIE YOUNG?
Researchers at the University's Institute for Mind
and Biology found that fear of new things can shorten
one's lifespan. In a study reported in the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences, Norway rats (chosen
for their relatively short life span) that showed
fear of new surroundings were more likely to die than
their less timid counterparts: http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/040108/rats.shtml
SEE
THE U OF C
* CHICAGOPHILE
GOES POSTAL...AND MORE
Cartoonist Jessica Abel, AB'91, creator of the Magazine's
Chicagophile column, has gone through her files and
found some images you can use as a screensaver or
desktop wallpaper. They also appear on a new series
of e-postcards.
To download a screensaver or wallpaper:
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/views/
To send an e-postcard:
http://greetings.uchicago.edu/magazine/
* UCHI-BLOG-O,
UCHI-BLOG-0
The Magazine has just launched a Web log, with news
and views from campus posted Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday at 3 p.m. Chicago time. Set your watch and
go to: http://magazine.uchicago.edu/UChiBLOGo/
INQUIRING
MINDS WANT TO KNOW...
* DID YOU
STEP ON THE PLAQUE?
If that question makes sense, you know a University
urban legend (step on the plaque of the University
seal in Mitchell Tower and you won't graduate on time).
For an upcoming issue the Magazine is tracking campus
lore and its relationship, if any, to reality. We'd
like your help. Send your favorite legend, and we'll
do our best to trace its genesis. Write: uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu
* WHAT YOU
HAVE THAT WE CAN SELL
Want to rent your Parisian apartment? Offer your services
as a proofreader? Find a like-minded soul in Omaha?
The Magazine's classified-advertising section offers
reasonable rates and a discerning clientele. For more
information, go to: http://magazine.uchicago.edu/about/ad-rates.shtml
FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
* ALUMNI
WEEKEND DETAILS ONLINE
Mark your 2004 calendar for Alumni Weekend, June 3
through June 6, and plan to return to the quads for
an extended weekend of activities open to all U of
C alumni, friends, and families: faculty-led classes,
tours, exhibitions, concerts, theater, alumni awards
assembly--plus picnics, parties, and family activities,
and the grand opening of Alumni House. Most events
are free; to check the schedule: http://alumnireunion.uchicago.edu
* CHICAGO
AFFINITY CARD HELPS FUND STUDENT AID
The University of Chicago VISA card supports student
aid--more than 70 Chicago students have already benefited--and
alumni programs. The card offers Value Miles, a low
introductory APR, no annual fee, and credit lines
up to $100,000--plus a wallet-sized portrait of campus,
guaranteed to stir memories and prompt admiring comments
whenever you use it: http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/visa/
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