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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2004
News from the University of Chicago Magazine

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
* RED PLANET ROVER USES MAROON TECHNIQUE

RESEARCH AT CHICAGO
* THE SPINAL FRONTIER
* WHY DO THE SCARED DIE YOUNG?

SEE THE U OF C
* CHICAGOPHILE GOES POSTAL...AND MORE
* UCHI-BLOG-O, UCHI-BLOG-0

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW...
* DID YOU STEP ON THE PLAQUE?
* WHAT YOU HAVE THAT WE CAN SELL

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
* ALUMNI WEEKEND DETAILS ONLINE
* CHICAGO AFFINITY CARD HELPS FUND STUDENT AID


YOUR CHICAGO CONNECTIONS
ABOUT CHICAGO.EDU
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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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ABOUT UCHICAGO.EDU
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