* 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:
* 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:
* 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:
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