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Race Expert Returns to Campus
Political scientist Michael Dawson, who taught at Chicago from 1992
until his 2002 move to Harvard, returns to the faculty July 1. Principal
investigator for the Black Civil Society Study, Dawson was founding
director of the U of C's Center for the Study of Race, Politics,
and Culture:
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/05/050405.dawson.shtml
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Two College Third-years Named Truman Scholars
Of 75 U.S. college students receiving Truman scholarships this year,
two are Chicago undergrads. Economics major Anyu Fang will use his
$30,000 award to study human-rights law, while Kristin Greer Love,
a joint History and Law, Letters & Society major, will study
children's rights law:
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/05/050331.truman.shtml
Research
at Chicago
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Splash Dashed
Crash! Liquid hits flat surface. Splash! It's an inevitable sequence,
right? No. University physicists have discovered that the removal
of air eliminates the splash process--a discovery that could prove
useful in technological situations, such as ink-jet printing or
industrial washing, where splashing occurs:
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/050331/splash.shtml
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The Way Art Was
The Center for the Art of East Asia has launched the Ziangtangshan
Caves Project, a digital reconstruction of looted Buddhist cave
temples that may provide a global model for how archaeologists,
art historians, and museum directors can deal with issues of stolen
cultural artifacts:
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/050331/shrines.shtml
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More Space, More Gothic Grandeur
The Magazine's Web log digs the College Admissions Office's new
digs:
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/uchiblogo
From
the University of Chicago Alumni Association
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Alumni Weekend is for You:
All alumni are invited to attend the tours, classes, parties, receptions,ceremonies,
and family-friendly programs at Aumni Weekend, June 2-5. Many events
are free but most require reservations (and if you register by May
6, you'll receive a discount). To find out more and to register
online go to::
http://alumniweekend.uchicago.edu
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Oxford or Krakow this Summer?
Visit two of Europe's most engaging cities in company with distinguished
Chicago faculty. June 12-25, Professor David Bevington will accompany
alumni to Oxford for a two-week program of courses on history and
archaeology. August 31-September 8, Professor Bozhena Shallcross
will lead a Krakow-based program that explores Poland's lovely Malopolska
region. Both programs still have room for you but they're filling
fast. To see complete details:
http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/study-trips.html
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Chicago's Inquiring Minds--Online
The magic of cinema, free speech in wartime, rare new isotopes,
and Renaissance demonology are the hot topics this month for Research
at Chicago, an online site introducing you to the people and ideas
that make the University one of the world's premier centers of research
and learning. Through video interviews, lectures, news stories,
and multimedia presentations, Research at Chicago shares research
findings and provides a greater understanding of innovative work
across the disciplines. Visit:
http://research.uchicago.edu/highlights/
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