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Friday, November 11, 2004
News from the University of Chicago Magazine

Welcome to the NOVEMBER 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.

NEWS FROM CHICAGO

* TOWARD A MORE DIVERSE UNIVERSITY
The Provost's Initiative on Minority Affairs has issued its 2003-04 report, focusing on diversity at the University. The report includes recommendations and goals for recruiting and retaining faculty, students, and staff; student programming and support; and community relations:
* SCHOLARS GET NEW U OF C APPOINTMENTS
Seven faculty members--from the Biological Sciences Division, the College, and the Law School--have been appointed to named chairs or distinguished service professorships:

RESEARCH AT CHICAGO

* WATER, SUNLIGHT, OXYGEN...
...all can damage the humane genome. Which is why Chicago chemist Chuan He will use a $1 million grant from the W.W. Keck Foundation to study DNA repair:
* STAY UP AND BEEF UP
Chronic sleep deprivation may contribute to America's rising obesity figures. A study by Chicago researcher Eve van Cauter, published in the November Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, suggests that lack of ZZZs can disturb the "appetite control" hormone leptin:

TODAY @ UChiBLOGo

* HITTITE PARADE
The Magazine's Web log attends the Midwest film premiere of "The Hittites: The Empire that Changed the World":

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

* KNOW SOME ALUMNI WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
The Alumni Board of Governors, your voice on campus, will be electing new members in April. The 25-member group sets policy for the U of C Alumni Association and advises the University on matters of interest and concern to alumni. To read about the board's responsibilities and submit your nominations, go to:
* TRAVEL IN MIND FOR THE YEAR AHEAD
It's time to check your vacation calendar against the 2005 list of alumni offerings and choose the study trip that suits your interests. Mayan sites in the Yucatan, Sicily, the Greek Islands, Apollo sanctuaries in the Mediterranean, Oxford, the Galapagos, Russia, China, France, the Danube, Poland, and a transatlantic crossing aboard the Queen Mary 2—all are beckoning you:
* ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
The University's Athletics Hall of Fame has honored six new members for distinction in intercollegiate athletics and for contributing to athletics on campus:
Read about the 26 members of 2003's inaugural group:

THE MAGAZINE INVITES YOU TO...

* BROWSE OUR ONLINE CATALOG OF ALUMNI BOOKS
"In Their Own Words" offers an online listing, updated weekly, of works by alumni authors. To peruse the listing--or to enter your latest book--go to:
* ADD YOUR BIT, MAKE A GIFT
Since 1907 the University of Chicago Magazine has reported on the University scene, jigsawing into place all of the campus and alumni news that fits. Although alumni "subscriptions" are free, gifts from readers are always welcome--and this year we have a special thank-you, a 1,000-piece jigsaw of June convocation:

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