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CHICAGO NEWS

* TRUSTEES APPROVE $21 MILLION I-HOUSE RENOVATION
Reaffirming the central role of International House in the life of the University, on April 10 Chicago's trustees approved a $21 million budget to renovate the neo-Gothic building's exterior, systems, and bedrooms. Work on renovating I-House's facilities--and revitalizing its image--is already well under way.
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/030501/i-house.shtml

* CHICAGO ECONOMIST WINS JOHN BATES CLARK MEDAL
Steven Levitt, a microeconomist who studies the economics of crime and urban areas, has won one of the highest honors bestowed on an economist under 40, the John Bates Clark Medal. "Provocative subject matter," notes the April 26 New York Times, "has given Professor Levitt a higher public profile than most academics."
http:/www-news.uchicago.edu/citations/03/030426.levitt-nyt.html

For more on Levitt's research: http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0304/research/invest-sumo.html

RESEARCH AT CHICAGO

* LIFE BEGINS @ 26
Forget turning 21. A new survey by the National Opinion Research Center finds that most Americans think people need to be 26 to be considered grown-up. The survey, sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, asked respondents to rate seven steps toward adulthood--from full-time employment to parenthood. The most-valued step: completing one's education.
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/03/030509.adulthood.shtml

* DESPERATELY SEEKING IRAQI ANTIQUITIES
The looting of Baghdad's National Museum hit archaeologists at Chicago's Oriental Institute hard: over the years thousands of items excavated by U of C researchers had gone to the museum. The April 19 Chicago Sun-Times described the OI's "desperate attempt" to recreate the National Museum's inventory through an online database. http://www-news.uchicago.edu/citations/03/030419.scholars.html

MAROON SPORTS

* U OF C ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS INAUGURAL CLASS
Twenty-five men and women Maroon athletes have been selected as members of the inaugural class of the U of C Athletics Hall of Fame.
http://athletics.uchicago.edu/news/genhof-0501.htm

NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

* ALUMNI WEEKEND 2003: IF YOU WANT A DISCOUNT, ACT NOW!
Anyone registering by midnight May 12 will get $10 off total fees for the annual Alumni Weekend, June 5-8. Lectures, classes, tours, exhibitions are all free. Check out the schedule and register online NOW (final registration deadline is May 24).
http://alumnireunion.uchicago.edu

* TWO DISCUSSIONS--AND A CONTEST
The life of the mind continues at Chicago--here are three chances for you to join in.

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