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Welcome to the FEBRUARY issue 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

Going Up: Applications to the College
As applications at colleges and universities nationwide rose this year, Chicago's College was no exception. The number of students applying for Fall 2008 admission rose nearly 20 percent—to 12,381. Hispanic and international-student applications also jumped by 34 and 23 percent, respectively:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/education/17admissions.html

Distinguished Committee Gets a Distinguished Name
Chicago's famous Committee on Social Thought—created in 1941 as a place where scholars can pursue fundamental issues from an interdisciplinary perspective—is now the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought. The name change, announced at a January 22 dinner, honors the economic historian who founded the committee, while also recognizing financial support from Nef and his widow, Evelyn Stefansson Nef:
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/080124/nef.shtml

Back on Top: Peace Corps Volunteers
For the second time in three years, the University of Chicago ranked first in Peace Corps volunteers from schools with 5,000 undergraduates or less. In all, 34 College alumni served as volunteers during 2007:
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/080124/peace-corps.shtml

Research at Chicago

Better Drug Targeting through Computation
Making an effective drug requires finding a good drug target. A new computational approach, developed by researchers from the University's Medical Center and Columbia University, provides guidelines for more efficient drug screening. The study, published in the February Genome Research, could speed the process and cut the cost of developing new drugs:
http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2008/20080201-drug-targets.html

Gadget

Why It's OK to Talk to Your Toaster
When people are lonely, they reach out not only to other people, but also to pets, gadgets, and God, says GSB behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley. Working with Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo and publishing the research in the February Psychological Science, Epley found that lonely people's humanlike connections with animals or the inanimate—or spiritual belief—offer the same physical and psychological benefits as human-to-human friendships.
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/08/080118.epley.shtml

Today @ UChiBLOGo

Ex Cathedra
The Magazine's Web log goes to a Div School Lunch where the speaker is a bishop with a lot of firsts:
http://uchiblogo.uchicago.edu

Final Call for Maroon Love Stories

If You Met Your Match on the Quads...
For the May–June/08 Magazine, we’d like to hear what made your wedding a truly Chicago experience. The deadline to share your love stories is February 14. Write us (subject line: “Maroon Weddings”) at
uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu.

From the University of Chicago Alumni Association

The University Wants You: Work in Alumni Relations and Development
If you have an interest in providing programs and services for your fellow alumni or in raising support for your alma mater, this is the time to act. Several positions are open in alumni relations and development. For information on positions, to apply online, and to check back regularly as new positions continue to be posted:
http://jobopportunities.uchicago.edu

Return to Campus for Alumni Weekend 2008
Alumni Weekend—four days of tours, lectures, parties, and exhibits—takes place June 5–8. College classes have special reunion celebrations on Friday, June 6, and throughout the weekend you’ll have your choice of other events—many of them free. For more information on events and travel and lodging, visit the Alumni Weekend Web site:
http://alumniweekend.uchicago.edu

BhutanChicago Around-the-World Education
There’s still time to check your vacation calendar against the list of alumni study trips for 2008 and choose a faculty-led vacation to suit your interests. Slots remain open for trips to China, Ukraine, Ireland, Spain, Bhutan, Morocco, Turkey, and the Mediterranean:
http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/study-trips.html

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